• Enemy Aliens - Internment in Canada 1914–1920
    February 11, 2023 to April 23, 2023 Credit: City of Toronto Archives, Fonds 1244, Item 867A During the First World War, national security fears and wartime prejudice drove the policy of internment, which lasted until 1920. During this time, Canada interned 8,579 people identified as “enemy aliens”, …
  • Broken Promises
    February 11, 2023 to April 23, 2023 Credit: Image provided courtesy of Nikkei National Museum & Cultural Centre. 1994.69.4.29.1. Grounded in research from Landscapes of Injustice – a seven-year multi-disciplinary, multi-institutional, community engaged project – this exhibit explores the …
  • Why isn’t it called “Japantown”?
    © Government of Canada. Reproduced with the permission of Library and Archives Canada (2023). Source: Library and Archives Canada/RG18, vol. 3567, file c315-36-3. Page 119/136 Many Canadian cities have a Chinatown. There are neighbourhoods called Greektown, Little Italy and Little Portugal. In …
  • Welcoming the Sick and Afflicted: Canada’s Tubercular Admissions Program, 1959-1960
    by Jan Raska, PhD, Historian During World Refugee Year (1959-1960), the Canadian government appeased public demands for a humanitarian response by implementing a special program that brought 325 tubercular refugees and 501 family members to Canada. Despite federal concerns about the financial cost …
  • Stefano Paoli
    Alumni Type: Immigrant Country of Origin: Italy Port of Entry: Halifax Date of Arrival: Thursday, November 11, 1954 Age on Arrival: 16 My dad Stefano Paoli at the tender age of 16 left his small town of Vallelonga (CZ) in Calabria Italy to join my grandfather Vincenzo and my uncle Vito Paoli who …
  • LCdr Richard L. Johnson
    Richard (Dick) Johnson served in the RCN from 1939 to 1972. He began his naval career at 17 as an Ordinary Seaman and finished his service as a Lt Commander, the Commanding Officer of the 726 Communications Squadron in Halifax. During the Second World War years he served his country in convoys that …
  • Antonio, Renata Cuccaro
    In the winter of 1952, at 2:00 a.m., Antonio, Renata and their sons Tullio and Mauro boarded the ship Vulcania, destination, Canada. This is a glimpse of their immigrant story. Antonio Cuccaro was born in Maddaloni in 1912. Renata Cavallotti was born in Milan in 1921. In June 1942, they were …
  • The tiny Lebanese village that changed the face of Halifax
    Left: The mountain village of Diman and surrounding villages (photo courtesy of Jasmine Ghosn); right: The 161 unit Brenton Suites building, backgrounded by the 84 unit Trillium building, both projects led by Diman-born developer Wadih Fares. In the north of Lebanon, 1,400 metres above sea level, …
  • Francesco and Isabella Taccogna
    Francesco and Isabella Taccogna …
  • Tony Manzo and Family
    Tony Manzo and Family …