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1.	Anonymous. Christina Robarts interviewing Anonymous on her experiences living as a new Canadian in Newfoundland and Labrador, March 4, 2013. Speaker's name withheld by request.	Personal experience narratives; People;	Anonymous interviewed by Christina Robarts on Monday, March 4, 2013 on the topic of her experience as a new Canadian in Newfoundland and Labrador. She talks about where she is from and when she came to Canada (00:19); where in Romania she is from (00:36); what her educational background (00:52); what languages she speaks (01:12); when she came to Canada (1:25); why she came to Canada (1:46); what her reaction was to coming to Canada and any cultural differences that she noticed (2:26); what she likes most about Canada (4:35); what she doesn’t like about Canada (5:33); how she involves herself in the community (7:05); what holidays does she celebrate and what traditions does she follow for them (10:10); what Canadian holidays has she adopted and what she does to celebrate them (12:25); ways she maintains her culture and traditions (13:08); how she keeps in contact with people from back home and the means of communication (14:25); what her reaction was going home after living away for a long time(15:00); why she thinks it is important to keep up her culture and traditions is discussed till the end of the interview (16:13). Speaker's name withheld by request.

2.	Baciu, Alina. A collection of Romanian books owned by Alina Baciu.	Books;

3.	Baciu, Alina. Alina Baciu showing off a traditional Romanian embroidered shirt.	Embroidery; Clothing; Shirts

4.	Baciu, Alina. Christina Robarts interviewing Alina Baciu on her experiences moving to Canada and living in Newfoundland and Labrador, February 11, 2013.	Personal experience narratives; People;	Alina Baciu interviewed by Christina Robarts on Monday, February 11, 2013 on the topic of her experience moving to Canada and living in Newfoundland and Labrador. Allina talks about why she and her family immigrated, the different places she has lived, her family, and her husband’s work (00:18); where in Romania she is from (1:24); Alina’s and her husband’s educational background: nursing and engineering (2:17); what languages she speaks and what languages they speak with their kids: Romanian, English, and French (5:36); why she came to Canada and her experience coming to Canada: unstable social and economic situation in Romania (7:50); what her reaction was to Canada and getting help and support moving to and living in Canada (13:11); how she interacts within the community and what she does in her spare time (22:00); coming back from the United States, working, and being a stay at home mom, and a talking about going to school as a child (22:53); describes block apartments in Romania (25:40); what holidays she celebrates and the traditions that she follows: Christmas, Thanksgiving, Easter, and New Year’s (Sorcova) (26:50); what Canadian holidays that she and her family have adopted: Thanksgiving and Halloween, (56:46); how often she goes home and what was her reaction to going home(1:04:21); becoming a Canadian citizen ( 1:14:00); maintaining cultural traditions: Christmas songs, participate in the sharing culture at The Rooms during multicultural week, talking in Romanian (1:15:22); talking to her family through Skype and travelling to Romania and having her parents come to Canada (1:19:45); material culture that Alina owns in her house that is part of maintaining traditions and culture: Romanian decoration plates, religious icons, leather belts, dolls, national costume, photos, and woven textiles. (1:21:52); what questions her children ask about the Romanian culture (1:31:05); reading traditional Romanian stories to her children (1:32:40); impressions about Canadian culture: community and family (1:34:21); taking care of cemeteries in Newfoundland and the merry cemetery in Romania (1:38:13); talking about travelling to see lighthouses and the local community (1:43:00); describing more about the merry cemetery(1:48:57); showing photos of houses from a village museum in Bucurest and family photos is discussed till the end of the interview (1:55:48).

5.	Baciu, Alina. Religious icon on the wall in Alina Baciu's daughter's room.	Ceremonial objects; Religion; Religious art; Devotional objects;

6.	Baciu, Alina. Religious icon on the wall in Alina Baciu's son's room.	Devotional objects; Ceremonial objects; Religion; Religious art;

7.	Baciu, Alina. Religious icon on the wall in the living room.	Devotional objects; Religion; Religious art; Ceremonial objects;

8.	Baciu, Alina. Reliogious Icon in Alina Baciu's room.	Devotional objects; Ceremonial objects; Religion; Religious art;

9.	Baciu, Alina. Romanian decorative plate located on the wall in the kitchen, owned by Alina Baciu.	Wall hangings; Plates

10.	Baciu, Alina. Romanian decorative plates located on the wall in the kitchen, owned by Alina Baciu.	Wall hangings; Plates

11.	Baciu, Alina. Romanian decorative plates located on the wall in the kitchen, owned by Alina Baciu.	Wall hangings; Plates

12.	Baciu, Alina. Romanian doll dressed in traditional clothing owned by Alina Baciu's daughter.	Dolls (toys);

13.	Baciu, Alina. Romanian doll dressed in traditional clothing owned by Alina Baciu.	Dolls (toys);

14.	Baciu, Alina. Romanian embroidery over a window in the dining room, owned by Alina Baciu.	Embroidery;

15.	Baciu, Alina. Romanian embroidery owned by Alina Baciu.	Embroidery;

16.	Baciu, Alina. Romanian embroidery owned by Alina Baciu.	Embroidery;

17.	Baciu, Alina. Traditional leather belt for male Romanian clothes.	Belts; Clothing

18.	Baciu, Alina. Traditional leather belt for male Romanian clothes.	Belts; Clothing

19.	Brace, Amanda. Ghost story from Victoria Street, St. John's.	Storytelling; Tales; Ghost stories	Recording of a ghost story told by Amanda Brace, a Grade 8 student at St. Peter's Junior High. Recorded in the Newman Wine Vaults Provincial Historic Site as part of the Young Folklorists Program run by the Heritage Foundation of Newfoundland and Labrador in May, 2011. Amanda writes, "The story I chose takes place in downtown St. John's. I came across it doing my heritage fair project on folklore. The story is called 'The Haunted House of Victoria and Bond' and is about a young couple moving back from America and the fright they get the first night they moved."

20.	Brace, Ashley. Phantom fires in St. John's.	Storytelling; Tales; Ghost stories;	Recording of a ghost story told by Ashley Brace, a Grade 8 student at St. Peter's Junior High. Recorded in the Newman Wine Vaults Provincial Historic Site as part of the Young Folklorists Program run by the Heritage Foundation of Newfoundland and Labrador in May, 2011. Ashley writes, "This story comes from downtown St. John's on one of the oldest lanes in the city, Willicott's Lane, which is in the neighbourhood that burned down in the great fire of 1892. I found the story on the Haunted HIke website. In the story, it tells the tale of a house that is said to be haunted by a phantom fire. I chose to share this story because it was very unique and I had never heard anything like it before."

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