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    A Child of Colonialism and World War Ii: My Memoirs
    A Child of Colonialism and World War Ii: My Memoirs
    A Child of Colonialism and World War Ii: My Memoirs
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    A Child of Colonialism and World War Ii: My Memoirs

    By Sybil Gibbs

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    A child born in 1938 in the Caribbean, known then as the West Indies, writes and illustrates about her life experiences of first hand events during Colonialism and World War II , emigration to Canada, and retirement. My Memoirs may be of interest to students of Colonialism, Imperialism and World War II in the Caribbean.
    LanguageEnglish
    PublisheriUniverse
    Release dateJun 27, 2012
    ISBN9781475931716
    A Child of Colonialism and World War Ii: My Memoirs
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    Sybil Gibbs

    Sybil Gibbs, retired educator of forty years, has a Bachelor ‘s degree in Sociology and Mathematics, from York University, Canada and a Master’s degree in Education and Computer Studies from the University of Toronto , Canada; taught all levels including adults and varied subjects in Trinidad and Tobago, Canada and Bangkok, Thailand. Born in Trinidad and Tobago, during Colonialism and World War II, she lives in Toronto, Canada, she loves to travel and has two children and three grand children.

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      A Child of Colonialism and World War Ii - Sybil Gibbs

      Copyright © 2012 by Sybil Gibbs.

      Author Credits: 2012, Sybil A. Gibbs-Songui

      Editor: Sybil Gibbs (B.A. York University)

      (M. Ed. U. of Toronto)

      Proof Readers: Beryl Walker (B.A. U. of Alberta)

      Graham Summerhayes

      Computer Assistance: Dean Ifill

      Color Picture: Susan Horton-Ifill of sheVisions

      All rights reserved. No part of this book may be used or reproduced by any means, graphic, electronic, or mechanical, including photocopying, recording, taping or by any information storage retrieval system without the written permission of the publisher except in the case of brief quotations embodied in critical articles and reviews.

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      Any people depicted in stock imagery provided by Thinkstock are models, and such images are being used for illustrative purposes only.

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      ISBN: 978-1-4759-3170-9 (sc)

      ISBN: 978-1-4759-3171-6 (ebk)

      Library of Congress Control Number: 2012911172

      iUniverse rev. date: 06/21/2012

      CONTENTS

      DEDICATION

      NOTE FROM THE AUTHOR

      FOREWORD

      PREFACE

      ACKNOWLEDGMENTS

      INTRODUCTION

      COLONIALISM

      WORLD WAR II

      FAMILY LIFE IN THE CARIBBEAN

      EDUCATION

      CAREER

      FAMILY LIFE IN CANADA

      CONCLUSION

      APPENDICES

      BIBLIOGRAPHY

      DEDICATION

      This family memento, A Child of Colonialism and World War II is dedicated firstly to my children, Susan and Aretha, my grandchildren Christina, Thianna, Christopher, and secondly to all children needing the care and protection of their guardians. It is my hope that the world will become a better and safer place for all beings on the planet Earth.

      NOTE FROM THE AUTHOR

      The characters and names in My Memoirs are nonfictional. They are members of my family, and the names of actual places that exist in the world. Any mention of names that may be synonymous to that of any person is strictly coincidental and bears no relationship to anyone living or dead.

      FOREWORD

      A Child of Colonialism and World War II relates the true life experiences of the author, from birth to retirement. It reports on events which I have been

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