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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Title | Oral History with Aldona Morkunas |
| Date | 6 Mar 2014 |
| Document Type | Oral History (Video) |
| Name | Morkunas, Aldona |
| Interviewer | Sanchini, Laura |
| Date of Recording | 6 Mar 2014 |
| Duration | 00:20:14 |
| Reference | 14.03.06AM |
| Library / Archive | Canadian Museum of Immigration at Pier 21 |
| Description | Aldona Morkunas arrived from Lithuania via Germany as a displaced person in 1947. She relates how her family came to Canada after the end of the Second World War. Living through Russian occupation of Lithuania, she describes how they fled to Germany during the war and how their plight was used as propaganda by the Nazis. After the war, they refused to go back to Russian-occupied territory and remained in camps until Canadian emigration agents arrived. |
| Theme(s) | Displaced Persons and Refugees; Departures: Port Conditions and Organisation; Arrivals: Ports and Early Experiences |
| Country (from) | Lithuania |
| Country (to) | Canada |
| Places | Hamburg, Germany; Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada |
| Ports | Halifax, Nova Scotia, Montreal, Quebec, Canada |
| Nationality | Lithuanian; Russian |
| Keywords | foreign occupation, communism, Second World War, Nazis, propaganda, education, suicide, death, agent, camp, health and sickness, medical examination, domestic service, convent, accommodation, food, chocolate, employment |
| Language | English |
| Copyright | Canadian Museum of Immigration at Pier 21 |