The Harvest of a New Life: Documenting, Thinking and Representing the Italian-Canadian Experience
Name/Title
The Harvest of a New Life: Documenting, Thinking and Representing the Italian-Canadian ExperienceEntry/Object ID
2022.86.01Tags
Canadian History, Social History, Immigration, War History, Second World War, International Nickel Company of Canada (INCO)Scope and Content
Book containing a collection of essays pertaining to the history of Italian Immigration in the Sudbury area.Context
The book was published after a conference had been held at Laurentian University in the year 2000 on the history of Italian Immigration in the Sudbury area. The conference was titled "The Harvest of a New Life: The Italian Presence in Sudbury". It is broken down into four parts, each containing essays, they are as follows: Part 1: Chronicles of the Italian Presence in Sudbury - "Sudbury's Italian Landscape" by Diana Iuele-Colilli - "The Catholic Church and Italian Culture in Sudbury" by Noel Simard - "'Don't Go Down in the Mine, Momma!' Women in Production Jobs at Inco During World War II, 1924-1945" by Sandra Battaglini Part 2: Formulations of Identity: - "Of Literatures, Museums, and Italian-Canadiana" by Francesco Loriggio - "Italian-Canadian Writing and Identity: Questions of Culture and Politics" by Joseph Pinto - "Language and Ethnic Identity: Italians in North America" by Jana Vizmuller-Zocco - "The Slippery Logic of Identity" by Paul Colilli Part 3: Writing the Experience - "Tales of a West End Italian Boy" by Nic Battigelli - "Exploring My Italian Heritage Through Writing" by Rosanna Battigelli Part 4: Community Leadership: - "Mamma Mia, I'm Italian" by Rick Bartolucci - "From Pier 21 to Sudbury Junction" by Sonia Del Missier - "Club Montessori: A Tradition of Fellowship, Leadership and Service" by Peter DiPietrantonio - "Afternoon Meditations on Community Leadership" by Paul ColilliCollection
District of Sudbury Collection, Sudbury HistoryCataloged By
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Secondary Source