italian canadians as enemy aliens: memories of wwii - exhibit launch at columbus centre, may 2012
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Pictures taken at Book and Web launch and Exhibit launch of Italian Canadians as Enemy Aliens: Memories of WWII.TRANSCRIPT
Italian Canadians as Enemy Aliens: Memories of WWIIEvent Pictures
Project by Columbus Centre of Toronto
March 31, 2012 Book and Website Launch
Left: Licia Canton, President of Association of Italian Canadian Writers (AICW), introducing the co-publication, Beyond Barbed Wire.Right: Domenico Capilongo, reading from his article in AICW’s publication, Behind Barbed Wire.
Book and Website Launch cont.
Left: MP Joe Oliver taking the stage to address the crowd. Right: View of guests.
Book and Website Launch cont.
Left: Individuals who interviewed or donated towards the project receive their framed certificates of contribution.Right: Granddaughters of Timmins internee stand beside display banner profiling their grandfather.
May 31, 2012Exhibit Launch
Left: View of audience during welcoming remarks and special presentation.Right: Pal Di Iulio, CEO of Columbus Centre, welcomes the crowd.
Exhibit Launch cont.
Left: Lucy Di Pietro, Project Director, during special presentation to the families.Right: Special acknowledgement to the families of internees, all of whom donated and/or interviewed towards the projects.
Exhibit Launch cont.
Left: Children of internees stand present at ribbon-cutting ceremony and unveiling of Commemorative Wall.Right: Eldest two cutting the ribbon.
Exhibit
Top left: Commemorative Wall and display case leading up to exhibit room.Bottom left: Close-up of names on Commemorative Wall.Right: Commemorative Wall highlighting around 600 internees and about 100 others who were briefly detained.
Exhibit cont.
Left: Introductory Wall.Right: Section 1, Life in Canada.
Exhibit cont.
Left: Section 1, Life in Canada and Section 3, Becoming the Enemy (Internee Wall).Right: Computer station with easy access to www.ItalianCanadianWW2.ca
Exhibit cont.
Left: Section 4, Italian Canadians Today, with view of archival letter and apology plaque gifted to son of internee by Windsor City Police.Right: Section 3, Becoming the Enemy (Life in Camp), with view of artworks produced by an internee.
Exhibit cont.
Top left: Touch-screen video monitorBottom left: Section 3, Becoming the Enemy with view of monitorRight: Video monitor with (blackboard) internee silhouette.
Exhibit cont.
Left: Section 3, Becoming the Enemy with view of display cases.Right: Feedback Wall with comments from opening night.