Italian Canadian internment in the Second World War
Title
:
Italian Canadian internment in the Second World War
Personal Author EPSB
:
Pamela, Hickman
Summary
:
When Canada declared war on Italy on June 10, 1940, the government used the War Measures Act to label all Italian Canadians who received citizenship after 1922 as enemy aliens. Immediately the RCMP starting arresting men, young and old, and a few women. They were taken from their homes, offices or social clubs without warning. In all, about 600 people were sent to internment camps. None of them were ever charged with anything. Eventually they were all released, but the stigma of internment lived on for decades. It wasn't until the adminstration of Prime Minister Brian Mulroney that the Canadian government issued an apology for it's actions.
Year Published
:
2012
Series
:
Righting Canada's wrongs ;
Volume
:
2
Physical Description
:
111 pages : chiefly illustrations (some colour), colour maps, portraits (some colour) ; 29 cm
Subject
:
World War, 1939-1945 -- Italian Canadians.
Italian Canadians -- Evacuation and relocation, 1940-1945.
World War, 1939-1945 -- Prisoners and prisons, Canadian.
Italian Canadians -- History -- 20th century.
Added Author
:
Smith Cavalluzzo, Jean,
Summary
:
When Canada declared war on Italy on June 10, 1940, the government used the War Measures Act to label all Italian Canadians who received citizenship after 1922 as enemy aliens. Immediately the RCMP starting arresting men, young and old, and a few women. They were taken from their homes, offices or social clubs without warning. In all, about 600 people were sent to internment camps. None of them were ever charged with anything. Eventually they were all released, but the stigma of internment lived on for decades. It wasn't until the adminstration of Prime Minister Brian Mulroney that the Canadian government issued an apology for it's actions.
ISBN
:
9781459400955
Publisher
:
Toronto, Ontario : J. Lorimer & Company, [2012]
©2012
| Library | Call Number | Type | Item Barcode | Status |
|---|
| Westbrook | TR 971 | Book | 30197000227965 | Teacher Materials |