ItalianCanadiansWWII

On June 10, 1940, after Italy's declaration of war on Great Britain and her allies, Canadian PM Mackenzie King, declared 31, 000 Italian Canadians as ENEMY ALIENS. They were fingerprinted, photographed & ordered to report monthly to the RCMP. Of these, ca.600 were sent to internment camps. 
Columbus Centre's project, Italian Canadians as Enemy Aliens: Memories of WWII acknowledges, commemorates & educates about the WWII internments. 

* Visit website: www.ItalianCanadianWW2.ca

* Get a copy of Beyond Barbed Wire: Essays. (Co-publication with AICW, in partnership with Accenti and Guernica)

* Visit the exhibit at Columbus Centre in the JD Carrier Gallery. Mon to Fri, 10am-5pm.

* See the travelling exhibit, Ordinary Lives, Extraordinary Times: Italian Canadian Experiences During WWII, now touring Canada from 2013-2016.

*NEW* Now taking proposals for a new monument to be unveiled onsite on June 10, 2013. Proposals due Mar. 15, 2013.

For more info, email info@italiancanadianww2.ca