DIVERSE
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ORAL HISTORY
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SOCIETY &
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WORKING
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RESOURCES
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1949-1964

Chrystia Chomiak

Myrna Kostash Chrystia Chomiak grew up in the 1950s and 1960s in a modest bungalow in Canora, a core neighbourhood of Jasper Place. Her parents,

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1949-1964

Barrie Touchings

Barrie Touchings was two years old when his parents bought a house at 10450 154th Street. His paternal grandmother had come from England and grandfather

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1990-Present

Cynthia Palmaria

Cynthia Palmaria was born and raised in the Philippines. Her parents joined the first stream of temporary foreign workers (TFWs) who came to Canada in

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1913-1949

Jean Edouard Côté

Jean Edouard Côté grew up in the West End east of 149th Street, and was born in the old Misericordia Hospital. He’s a third generation

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