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Back to school: Mary Avendano, left, and Cristina Barbona are hoping an English program for foreign-trained health care workers will land land them jobs as nurses
Back to school: Mary Avendano, left, and Cristina Barbona are hoping an English program for foreign-trained health care workers will land land them jobs as nurses

Back to school: Mary Avendano, left, and Cristina Barbona are hoping an English program for foreign-trained health care workers will land land them jobs as nurses

Date3/23/1990
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Original Toronto Star caption: Back to school: Mary Avendano; left; and Cristina Barbona are hoping an English program for foreign-trained health care workers will land land them jobs as nurses.
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Call Number / Accession NumberTSPA_0005552F
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