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Righting Canada’s Wrongs: Italian Canadian Internment in the Second World War

Righting Canada’s Wrongs: Italian Canadian Internment is designed to provide an introductory-level overview of the internment of Italian-Canadians during the Second World War. This title makes use of photos and illustrations, firsthand accounts, and sections of easily digestible text to engage students with the material. The titles in this series are ideal for introductory-level university classes where students may not have encountered these subjects before.

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Pamela Hickman

PAMELA HICKMAN is the author of over thirty-five non-fiction books for children, including winners of the Green Prize for Sustainable Literature, the Best Book Award from the Society of School Librarians International, and the Canadian Authors Association Lilla Sterling Memorial Award. She co-authored the first book in this series, Righting Canada's Wrongs: Japanese Canadian Internment in the Second World War. She lives in Canning, Nova Scotia.

Jean Smith Cavaluzzo

JEAN SMITH CAVALLUZZO is a Toronto writer interested in social justice issues. She has degrees in sociology and social work as well as a diploma in journalism. Her articles have appeared in Chatelaine, the Toronto Star, Eye-talian Magazine, and the Globe and Mail. She has also written for CBC radio. She lives in Toronto, Ontario.

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The introduction provides a brief summary of the history of Italian immigrants in Canada and internment during the Second world War and outlines the goals of the book. ; 3 $0.30

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This chapter discusses the factors that led millions of Italians to emigrate in the 19th and early 20th centuries. It illustrates this with drawings, photographs, documents and firsthand accounts. ; 16 $1.60

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This chapter discusses the factors that led many Italian immigrants to make Canada their new home. It illustrates this with drawings, photographs, documents and firsthand accounts. ; 22 $2.20

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This chapter discusses Mussolini and the rise of Fascism in Italy and how it affected Italians living in Canada. It illustrates this with drawings, photographs, documents and firsthand accounts. ; 6 $0.60

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This chapter covers the outbreak of war and the role Italian Canadians played on the home front. It illustrates this with drawings, photographs, documents and firsthand accounts. ; 4 $0.40

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This chapter describes how the actions taken by the Canadian governemnt against Italian Canadians after the outbreak of war. It illustrates this with drawings, photographs, documents and … ; 12 $1.20

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This chapter related the experiences of Italian Canadians who were imprisoned and forced to work as a result of their being labeled ‘enemy aliens’. ; 10 $1.00

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This chapter describes the wartime experiences of Italian Canadians who weren’t inturned and how their lives were made more difficult by widespread predjudice and mistrust. It illustrates … ; 10 $1.00

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This chapter describes the end of the internment and the experiences of Italian Canadians after the war. It illustrates this with drawings, photographs, documents and firsthand accounts. ; 12 $1.20

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This chapter describes efforts that have been made to acknowledge and apologize for the actions of the Canadian government towards Italian Canadians during the second world war. ; 4 $0.40

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