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Baker, Katharine F. "A Tale of Two Grandchildren: The Quest for My Hidden Azorean Heritage." Avòs e Migração: Raízes e Identidade. Organização: Manuela Marujo, Departamento de Espanhol e Português/Universidade de Toronto. 5-13 PDF document

Simas, Richard. "Walk Back, Look Ahead, a Chronicle." Montreal, 2009. PDF document

Marques, Domingos and Marujo, Manuela. "Chapter Two: Opening the Door: A Photographic Essay." With Hardened Hands: A Pictorial History of Portuguese Immigration to Canada in the 1950s. Etobicoke: New Leaf Publications, 1993. Selected Photographs:

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Pages 26-27

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Photograph #1 (top):

"Before boarding the S.S. Homeland, A group of Azoreans from Ribiera grande disctrict say farewell."

Photograph #2 (bottom):

"A group from Horta District - Corvo, Flores, Faial and Pico islands - pose for an official photograph before departing from São Miguel."

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"Arrival aboard Olympia, a group of Portuguese from Azores - March 1956."

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"Manuel Trinidade was not alone on this Quebec farm - with him was a herd of 80 cows and six long days of work every week caring for them."

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127 "Just like in Santa Maria, Azores, 3-year-old Eduardo Andrade walks barefoot on a Saskatoon sidewalk."

Marques, Domingos and Medeiros, João. "Chapter II: Stories Told by the First Immigrants." Portuguese Immigrants: 25 Years in Canada. Toronto: Marquis Printers and Publishers Inc.,1980. Book Cover

Portuguese Immigrants: 25 Years in Canada

Selected Stories:

  • Manuel Arruda. "The First Group from the Azores." 41. PDF document
  • Manuel Trinidade. "I felt Obliged to Emigrate to Canada." 49-50. PDF document
  • Manuel Arruda. "Abandonned at the Station." 56. PDF document
  • Manuel Trinidade. "My Sweat Ran Into the Bucket." 69. PDF document