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Back home in Jamaica, in Portugal, in Greece, there was the support network of the extended family
Back home in Jamaica, in Portugal, in Greece, there was the support network of the extended family

Back home in Jamaica, in Portugal, in Greece, there was the support network of the extended family

Date10/21/1980
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Original Toronto Star caption: Back home in Jamaica; in Portugal; in Greece; there was the support network of the extended family. When a mother went out to work her mother or aunt could babysit. When a husband took off with the guys; there were plenty of wives to sympathize. But here is Canada; thousands of miles from that warm family network; these immigrant women can face a life of loneliness; said Judith McCallum; a Jamaican immigrant who went through that lonely period herself and is now starting a support group for the single immigrant; men and women.
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Copyright HolderToronto Star (Firm)
Call Number / Accession NumberTSPA_0023814F
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