Baciu, Alina. Christina Robarts interviewing Alina Baciu on her experiences moving to Canada and living in Newfoundland and Labrador, February 11, 2013.

• Main Author: Robarts, Christina
• Other Authors: Baciu, Alina
• Format: Audio
• Language: English
• Published: 2013
• Subjects: Migration/settlement; Social beliefs; practices and customs; Personal experience narratives; People; Baciu; Alina; Newfoundland
• Online Access: http://collections.mun.ca/cdm/ref/collection/ich_oral/id/67

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); ...