Archival Research of Italian-Canadian Immigration and Culture
Archival Research of Italian-Canadian Immigration and Culture exhibits undergraduate research biannually with Italian-Canadian Narratives Showcase (ICNS) and available online directly from the homepage of Italian Canadian Archives Project (ICAP).
History and Purpose of Online Exhibits
Archival Research of Italian-Canadian Immigration and Culture was established by Sandra Parmegiani and Teresa Russo at the Ninth Annual ICAP Conference in 2019 for the purpose of encouraging and showcasing undergraduate research in the field of Italian Canadian Studies.
The site represents projects by undergraduate students at University College in the University of Toronto and the University of Brock, Niagara. Students research national, provincial, and local city archives to learn more about Italian immigration to Canada, Italian heritage and traditions, and Italian-Canadian contributions. The projects are initiated in Dr. Teresa Russo’s Italian Canadian Studies courses and culminate in an undergraduate conference presentation at the end of each term. A selection of the academic posters (with student permissions) is published as contributions of Italian-Canadian Narratives.
Table of Contents
- Italians on the Frontiers
- In this issue:
- Introduction
- Edoardo Ferrari-Fontana: An Early Italian-Canadian’s Impact on the Toronto Music Scene
- Italian Labourers and Exploitation on the CPR in Montreal
- Italian Canadian Women During War Periods
- Anti-Italian Riots in Canada
- Italian-Canadians in the Toronto Garment Industry (1950-70s)
- Laying the Foundation for Worker’s Rights: The role of Italian Canadians in the unionization of the residential construction industry in Toronto
- The Complexity of Union Life and Italian Immigrant Workers
- Facer Street District: “Little Italy”
- Donald Ziraldo
- Acknowledgements
- Bibliography
Italians on the Frontiers
Brock University and University College Projects – Inaugural Issue, 2019
In this issue:
Introduction
Teresa Russo
Edoardo Ferrari-Fontana: An Early Italian-Canadian’s Impact on the Toronto Music Scene
Cristian Delfino
Italian Labourers and Exploitation on the CPR in Montreal
“Italian Immigrant Workers in Railroad Construction”
Sam Caravaggio and Teresa Russo
Italian Canadian Women During War Periods
“Italian Canadian Women Gain Employment During War Years”
Daniella Pace
Anti-Italian Riots in Canada
“Anti-Italian Riots in Canada during the Declaration of War 1940”
Christina Ioanna Coutsougeras
Italian-Canadians in the Toronto Garment Industry (1950-70s)
“Italian Canadian Women in the Workplace”
Samantha Greco and Teresa Russo
Laying the Foundation for Worker’s Rights: The role of Italian Canadians in the unionization of the residential construction industry in Toronto
“Laying the Foundation for Worker’s Rights”
Faye Varanesi
The Complexity of Union Life and Italian Immigrant Workers
“A Complex Affair: Union Participation and Italian Immigrant Workers”
Carmen Russo
Facer Street District: “Little Italy”
“An Introduction to Facer Street District: ‘Little Italy’”
Elizabeth Colantoni
Donald Ziraldo
“The Life and Legacy of Donald Ziraldo”
Joseph Rossi
Acknowledgements
Thank you to the following academics for their support and advice to the students at the 2019 ICAP conference:
Carmela Colella, University of Brock, Niagara
Gabriella Colussi-Arthur, York University
Jean B. Ntakirutimana, University of Brock, Niagara
David Sharron, Archivist, University of Brock, Niagara
Sandra Parmegiani, University of Guelph
Ernesto Virgulti, University of Brock, Niagara
Bibliography
How to cite these Academic Posters and Essays in issue 1, Italians on the Frontiers
MLA STYLE: Author. “Title.” Title of container, Other contributors, Number (vol. and/or no.), Publisher, Publication Date, Location (pages, paragraphs and/or URL, DOI or permalink). 2nd container’s title, Other contributors.
Caravaggio, Sam. “Italian Labourers and Exploitation on the CPR in Montreal.” In Archival Research of Italian-Canadian Immigration and Culture, supvr. Teresa Russo, issue 1: Italians on the Frontiers, University of Guelph, October 2019, Guelph (academic poster, www.italianheritage.ca/list-of-projects/immigration). Italian-Canadian Narratives Showcase (ICNS), Sandra Parmegiani and Sharon Findlay.
Colantoni. Elizabeth. “An Introduction to Facer Street District: ‘Little Italy’.” In Archival Research of Italian-Canadian Immigration and Culture, supvr. Teresa Russo, issue 1: Italians on the Frontiers, University of Guelph, October 2019, Guelph (essay, www.italianheritage.ca/list-of-projects/immigration). Italian-Canadian Narratives Showcase (ICNS), Sandra Parmegiani and Sharon Findlay.
Colantoni. Elizabeth. “Facer Street District: ‘Little Italy’.” In Archival Research of Italian-Canadian Immigration and Culture, supvr. Teresa Russo, issue 1: Italians on the Frontiers, University of Guelph, October 2019, Guelph (academic poster, www.italianheritage.ca/list-of-projects/immigration). Italian-Canadian Narratives Showcase (ICNS), Sandra Parmegiani and Sharon Findlay.
Coutsougeras. Christina Ioanna. “Anti-Italian Riots in Canada.” In Archival Research of Italian-Canadian Immigration and Culture, supvr. Teresa Russo, issue 1: Italians on the Frontiers, University of Guelph, October 2019, Guelph (academic poster, www.italianheritage.ca/list-of-projects/immigration). Italian-Canadian Narratives Showcase (ICNS), Sandra Parmegiani and Sharon Findlay.
Coutsougeras. Christina Ioanna. “Anti-Italian Riots in Canada during the Declaration of War 1940.” In Archival Research of Italian-Canadian Immigration and Culture, supvr. Teresa Russo, issue 1: Italians on the Frontiers, University of Guelph, October 2019, Guelph (essay, www.italianheritage.ca/list-of-projects/immigration). Italian-Canadian Narratives Showcase (ICNS), Sandra Parmegiani and Sharon Findlay.
Delfino, Cristian. “Edoardo Ferrari Fontana.” In Archival Research of Italian-Canadian Immigration and Culture, supvr. Teresa Russo, issue 1: Italians on the Frontiers, University of Guelph, October 2019, Guelph (essay, www.italianheritage.ca/list-of-projects/immigration). Italian-Canadian Narratives Showcase (ICNS), Sandra Parmegiani and Sharon Findlay.
Delfino, Cristian. “Edoardo Ferrari Fontana: An Early Italian Canadian’s Impact on the Toronto Music Scene.” In Archival Research of Italian-Canadian Immigration and Culture, supvr. Teresa Russo, issue 1: Italians on the Frontiers, University of Guelph, October 2019, Guelph (academic poster, www.italianheritage.ca/list-of-projects/immigration). Italian-Canadian Narratives Showcase (ICNS), Sandra Parmegiani and Sharon Findlay.
Greco. Samantha. “Italian-Canadians in the Toronto Garment Industry (1950-70s).” In Archival Research of Italian-Canadian Immigration and Culture, supvr. Teresa Russo, issue 1: Italians on the Frontiers, University of Guelph, October 2019, Guelph (academic poster, www.italianheritage.ca/list-of-projects/immigration). Italian-Canadian Narratives Showcase (ICNS), Sandra Parmegiani and Sharon Findlay.
Pace, Daniella. “Italian Canadian Women During War Periods.” In Archival Research of Italian-Canadian Immigration and Culture, supvr. Teresa Russo, issue 1: Italians on the Frontiers, University of Guelph, October 2019, Guelph (academic poster, www.italianheritage.ca/list-of-projects/immigration). Italian-Canadian Narratives Showcase (ICNS), Sandra Parmegiani and Sharon Findlay.
Pace, Daniella. “Italian Canadian Women Gain Employment during War Years.” In Archival Research of Italian-Canadian Immigration and Culture, supvr. Teresa Russo, issue 1: Italians on the Frontiers, University of Guelph, October 2019, Guelph (essay, www.italianheritage.ca/list-of-projects/immigration). Italian-Canadian Narratives Showcase (ICNS), Sandra Parmegiani and Sharon Findlay.
Parmegiani, Sandra. “Opening Remarks.” In Archival Research of Italian-Canadian Immigration and Culture, supvr. Teresa Russo, issue 1: Italians on the Frontiers, University of Guelph, October 2019, Guelph (www.italianheritage.ca/list-of-projects/immigration). Italian-Canadian Narratives Showcase (ICNS), Sandra Parmegiani and Sharon Findlay.
Rossi, Joseph. “Donald Ziraldo.” In Archival Research of Italian-Canadian Immigration and Culture, supvr. Teresa Russo, issue 1: Italians on the Frontiers, University of Guelph, October 2019, Guelph (academic poster, www.italianheritage.ca/list-of-projects/immigration). Italian-Canadian Narratives Showcase (ICNS), Sandra Parmegiani and Sharon Findlay.
Rossi, Joseph. “The Life and Legacy of Donald Ziraldo.” In Archival Research of Italian-Canadian Immigration and Culture, supvr. Teresa Russo, issue 1: Italians on the Frontiers, University of Guelph, October 2019, Guelph (essay, www.italianheritage.ca/list-of-projects/immigration). Italian-Canadian Narratives Showcase (ICNS), Sandra Parmegiani and Sharon Findlay.
Russo, Carmen. “A Complex Affair: Union Participation and Italian Immigrant Workers.” In Archival Research of Italian-Canadian Immigration and Culture, supvr. Teresa Russo, issue 1: Italians on the Frontiers, University of Guelph, October 2019, Guelph (essay, www.italianheritage.ca/list-of-projects/immigration). Italian-Canadian Narratives Showcase (ICNS), Sandra Parmegiani and Sharon Findlay.
Russo, Carmen. “The Complexity of Union Life and Italian Immigrant Workers.” In Archival Research of Italian-Canadian Immigration and Culture, supvr. Teresa Russo, issue 1: Italians on the Frontiers, University of Guelph, October 2019, Guelph (academic poster, www.italianheritage.ca/list-of-projects/immigration). Italian-Canadian Narratives Showcase (ICNS), Sandra Parmegiani and Sharon Findlay.
Russo, Teresa. “Introduction: Italians on the Frontiers.” In Archival Research of Italian-Canadian Immigration and Culture, supvr. T. Russo, issue 1: Italians on the Frontiers, University of Guelph, October 2019, Guelph (www.italianheritage.ca/list-of-projects/immigration). Italian-Canadian Narratives Showcase (ICNS), Sandra Parmegiani and Sharon Findlay.
Russo. Teresa. “Italian Canadian Women in the Workplace.” In Archival Research of Italian-Canadian Immigration and Culture, supvr. T. Russo, issue 1: Italians on the Frontiers, University of Guelph, October 2019, Guelph (essay, www.italianheritage.ca/list-of-projects/immigration). Italian-Canadian Narratives Showcase (ICNS), Sandra Parmegiani and Sharon Findlay.
Russo. Teresa. “Italian Immigrant Workers in Railroad Construction.” In Archival Research of Italian-Canadian Immigration and Culture, supvr. T. Russo, issue 1: Italians on the Frontiers, University of Guelph, October 2019, Guelph (essay, www.italianheritage.ca/list-of-projects/immigration). Italian-Canadian Narratives Showcase (ICNS), Sandra Parmegiani and Sharon Findlay.
Varanesi, Faye. “Laying the Foundation for Worker’s Rights.” In Archival Research of Italian-Canadian Immigration and Culture, supvr. Teresa Russo, issue 1: Italians on the Frontiers, University of Guelph, October 2019, Guelph (essay, www.italianheritage.ca/list-of-projects/immigration). Italian-Canadian Narratives Showcase (ICNS), Sandra Parmegiani and Sharon Findlay.
Varanesi, Faye. “Laying the Foundation for Worker’s Rights: The role of Italian Canadians in the unionization of the residential construction industry in Toronto.” In Archival Research of Italian-Canadian Immigration and Culture, supvr. Teresa Russo, issue 1: Italians on the Frontiers, University of Guelph, October 2019, Guelph (academic poster, www.italianheritage.ca/list-of-projects/immigration). Italian-Canadian Narratives Showcase (ICNS), Sandra Parmegiani and Sharon Findlay.