Italian-Canadian Narratives Showcase
Italian-Canadian Narratives Showcase
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Mandi: Exploring Italian-Canadian Heritage Through Sound

Mandi: Exploring Italian-Canadian Heritage Through Sound

Toronto-raised, London-based musician David Zucchi has released his debut solo album, Mandi, a deeply personal exploration of family history and the Italian-Canadian immigrant experience. Released through the Toronto-based label people | places | records, this album reconstructs and reimagines audio recordings made by Zucchi's father’s family in 1959—just eight years after emigrating from Italy to Canada.

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The Quiet Immigrant Project

The Quiet Immigrant Project is beginning a new rotating installation exhibit which celebrates and tells the stories of Italian women immigrating to Canada. The exhibit presents an opportunity to hold a dialogue about identity, community, education, legacy, and culture. The physical exhibit will be in place from February 1-April 11, 2024 at the Vaughan Civic Centre Resource Library. There will also be a digital social media campaign set for 2024, which celebrates 52 women over 52 weeks. Links to the Quiet Immigrant Project’s website and social media can be found below.

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Narrating oneself elsewhere ~ Anna Ciardullo Villapiana

Narrating oneself elsewhere ~ Anna Ciardullo Villapiana

“Narrating oneself elsewhere, a journey through mementos and places rooted in the soul" is the trailer of the poetic study by Anna Ciardullo Villapiana and Stella Gualtieri Paola, with the participation of Prof. Gabriel Niccoli. ICAP (Italian Canadian Archives Project) - Studies on Italian diaspora in Canada. Poems by Anna Ciardullo Villapiana. Readings by Gianluca Lalli and Stella Paola. Music (Francesco DeGregori, Gianluca Lalli and Juneyt).

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Adriana A. Davies, From Sojourners to Citizens: Alberta’s Italian History. Guernica Editions, 2021

Adriana A. Davies, From Sojourners to Citizens: Alberta’s Italian History. Guernica Editions, 2021

Historian Adriana A. Davies’ book From Sojourners to Citizens: Alberta’s Italian History is a unique and comprehensive history that documents the presence of Italians in Alberta in every era of immigration from the 1880s to the present. Most of the Italian-Canadian immigration history to date has been focused on Ontario or Quebec because of the size of the Italian communities in these provinces.

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