Comments on: bm305 Occupation, WWII and Immigration http://citizenreporter.org/2009/05/bm305-occupation-wwii-and-immigration/ Under-reported news by a Portuguese-American, activist-journalist based in Amsterdam. Mon, 06 Feb 2012 16:21:30 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: bicyclemark http://citizenreporter.org/2009/05/bm305-occupation-wwii-and-immigration/comment-page-1/#comment-168452 bicyclemark Mon, 10 Aug 2009 18:19:30 +0000 http://citizenreporter.org/?p=1747#comment-168452 Hi Gerry! Ooh I honored to hear from another member of the clan. You're right, Part II is not to be found, I never got around to putting it up.. yet. I will. I promise. Ill let you know when I do, Ill make it this month. Oh and if you see cousin Petra, tell her you met her housemate. Hi Gerry! Ooh I honored to hear from another member of the clan. You’re right, Part II is not to be found, I never got around to putting it up.. yet. I will. I promise. Ill let you know when I do, Ill make it this month. Oh and if you see cousin Petra, tell her you met her housemate.

]]> By: Gerry Timmermans http://citizenreporter.org/2009/05/bm305-occupation-wwii-and-immigration/comment-page-1/#comment-168448 Gerry Timmermans Sun, 09 Aug 2009 15:03:57 +0000 http://citizenreporter.org/?p=1747#comment-168448 Hi there. That was an interesting interview to say the least. I looked around for part II but I couldn't locate it. My name is no co-incidence, Hugh is my uncle and I'm very proud of him a) for having the fortitude to write and publish this book b) for being the family historian c) for being an all-around good guy most of the time :) I know that he mentioned that the topic of the war would come up quite often amongst his siblings, but it really wasn't discussed much in my house when I was young. I learned most of what my parents endured during a visit (with my parents) to Nord Brabant about 15 years ago ... that's when the stories really started to fly. I learned lots from uncle Hugh's book as well and I find this a very interesting part of my family's history. Anyway, I could just be blind, but, if you could post a link to part II I would appreciate being able to have a listen. Thanks. Gerry Timmermans Ottawa, Ontario, Canada Hi there.
That was an interesting interview to say the least. I looked around for part II but I couldn’t locate it. My name is no co-incidence, Hugh is my uncle and I’m very proud of him
a) for having the fortitude to write and publish this book
b) for being the family historian
c) for being an all-around good guy most of the time :)

I know that he mentioned that the topic of the war would come up quite often amongst his siblings, but it really wasn’t discussed much in my house when I was young. I learned most of what my parents endured during a visit (with my parents) to Nord Brabant about 15 years ago … that’s when the stories really started to fly. I learned lots from uncle Hugh’s book as well and I find this a very interesting part of my family’s history.

Anyway, I could just be blind, but, if you could post a link to part II I would appreciate being able to have a listen.

Thanks.
Gerry Timmermans
Ottawa, Ontario, Canada

]]> By: bicyclemark http://citizenreporter.org/2009/05/bm305-occupation-wwii-and-immigration/comment-page-1/#comment-165727 bicyclemark Tue, 02 Jun 2009 23:45:44 +0000 http://citizenreporter.org/?p=1747#comment-165727 I did notice that yes. good you pointed it out. Times have changed.. the generation I grew up in was taught all about where we came from and our traditions despite being located in North America. Indeed Hugh was very clear on that one. I did notice that yes. good you pointed it out. Times have changed.. the generation I grew up in was taught all about where we came from and our traditions despite being located in North America. Indeed Hugh was very clear on that one.

]]> By: David P http://citizenreporter.org/2009/05/bm305-occupation-wwii-and-immigration/comment-page-1/#comment-165723 David P Mon, 01 Jun 2009 21:02:53 +0000 http://citizenreporter.org/?p=1747#comment-165723 Nice interview, and what a story. One interesting observation: It was revealing when you asked Hugh if he bonded with his fellow Dutch immigrants in Canada, and his reply was essentially that most immigrants back then were focused on assimilating to Canadian society. It seems as though immigrants at that time (at least to Canada and the U.S.) were quite eager to "blend in." That was certainly also the case with my grandparents, who came to the U.S. from Poland in the 1920s. Nice interview, and what a story.

One interesting observation: It was revealing when you asked Hugh if he bonded with his fellow Dutch immigrants in Canada, and his reply was essentially that most immigrants back then were focused on assimilating to Canadian society. It seems as though immigrants at that time (at least to Canada and the U.S.) were quite eager to “blend in.” That was certainly also the case with my grandparents, who came to the U.S. from Poland in the 1920s.

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