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> Exploring the Italian Canadian World War II experience

 

The Community Historical Recognition Program, Citizenship and Immigration Canada has funded several projects on the experiences of communities affected by wartime measures and/or immigration restrictions applied in Canada in the past. These projects include publications, exhibitions, monuments and documentaries. The following projects focus on or feature the Italian Canadian World War II experience:

 

Association of Italian Canadian Writers Partnership

AICW Remembers the Internment of Italian Canadians
Publications:
Behind Barbed Wire: Creative Works on the Internment of Italian Canadians
Beyond Barbed Wire: Essays on the Internment of Italian Canadians

 

Canadian Italian Business and Professional Association of Toronto

Documentary: Piazza Petawawa, the Paradox

 

Italian Canadian Community Centre of the National Capital Region

Community, Internment and War
Memorial Wall: Dante Park, Ottawa 
Commemorative Booklet: Memories to Memorial: The Internment of Ottawa's Italian Canadians during the Second World War

 

Italian Cultural Centre Society

A Question of Loyalty
Publication: INJustice Served, the story of BC’s WWII Italian Enemy Aliens
Theatre Production: FRESCO
Exhibition: Beyond the Barbed Wire: Experiences of Italian Canadians in WWII

 

Mariano A. Elia Chair in Italian-Canadian Studies

Documentary: The Italian Question: The Internment of Italian Canadians during the Second World War

 

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For Teachers

Download our classroom activity and link to other resources on the experience of Italian Canadians during World War II. You will also find resources on the experiences of other groups in Canadian history. These are either related to or can be compared with the experience of Italian Canadians.

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Museums, Archives and Other Resources

We have provided a select bibliography of resources used by our own researchers and project staff. The list includes museum and archival collections in Canada, which are available to the general public. Other published and unpublished materials are also indicated. Links are provided, where available.

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