Italian Canadians as Enemy Aliens:Memories of World War IIBook and Website LaunchColumbus Centre, March 31, 2012

Italian Canadians as Enemy Aliens: Memories of WWII new website, www.ItalianCanadianWW2.ca

Left: Splash page

Right: Homepage

Beyond Barbed Wire: Essays on the Internment of Italian Canadians

Edited by Licia Canton, et.al

The Association of Italian Canadian Writers (AICW), in partnership with Guernica Editions and Accenti Magazine, and co-publisher Columbus Centre of Toronto.

Also available…

A second volume by AICW, in partnership with Guernica Ed. And Accenti Magazine:

Behind Barbed Wire: Creative Works on the Internment of Italian Canadians

Edited by Licia Canton et. al.

Fictional stories, poems, and other works inspired by the internment.

View of internment camp in the winter, 1942.

View of internment camp in the summer, 1940.

Guard tower overlooking Camp Kananaskis, AB, 1939.

Internees at Camp Kananaskis, AB, 1941.

Italian Canadian internees at Camp Fredericton

(also known as Camp Ripples), NB, 1943.

Left: Internee Ruggero Bacci of Toronto.

Right: Internee Osvaldo Giacomelli of Hamilton.

Left: Internee Eliseo Orlando of Toronto.

Right: Internee Carmine De Marco of North Bay.

Brothers from Montreal, Giuseppe Di Pietro (left) and Antonino Di Pietro (right), both interned.

Brothers from Timmins, Leopoldo Mascioli (left) and Antonio Mascioli (right), both interned.

Left: Internee Rev. Libero Sauro of Toronto. Right: Internee Dr. Luigi Pancaro of Sudbury.

Left: Internee Massimo Iacopo Magi of Toronto.

Right: Internee Nicola Zaza of Toronto.

Top Left: Internee Leonardo Frenza of Montreal.

Top Right: Frenza with daughter, Ninetta Ricci.

Bottom: Screen cap of Ricci’s interview with the project.

Left: Internee Felice Martiniello of Sydney.

Right: Screen cap of son’s, Frank Martinello’s, interview with the project.

Left: Enemy alien Toni Ciccarelli of Toronto.

Right: Screen cap of Ciccarelli’s interview with the project.

Screen caps: 86 interviews nationwide, featuring personal testimonies from enemy aliens and their families, and others affected by the internment.

A selection of items from the Italian Canadian Enemy Aliens (ICEA) Digital Archives, Columbus Centre Collection

Image Credits:

In order of appearance:

Barbed Wire barricades at an internment campPetawawa, ON | ca. 1940 | Photograph from the March of Time film Canada at War | Wide World Photos | Columbus Centre Collection

Italian Canadians as Enemy Aliens: Memories of WWII, splash and home pages. © 2012.

Cover of Beyond Barbed Wire: Essays on the Internment of Italian Canadians, co-publication with Association of Italian Canadian Writers (AICW), in partnership with Guernica Editions and Accenti Magazine.

Cover of Behind Barbed Wire: Creative Works on the Internment of Italian Canadians. Second volume by Association of Italian Canadian Writers (AICW), in partnership with Guernica Editions and Accenti Magazine.

View of internment camp in the winter, 1942 by internee Oscar Bendl │Oil on paper │ Gifted to internee Carmine De Marco │ Courtesy of Judy Jessen, granddaughter of Carmine De Marco | Columbus Centre Collection

View of internment camp in the summer, 1940 by internee Oscar Bendl | Oil on paper │Private Collection of the Prasifka Family | Columbus Centre Collection

Guard tower overlooking Camp Kananaskis, AB, 1939. Glenbow Archives NA-5474-4

Internees at Camp Kananaskis, AB, 1941. Glenbow Archives NA-5124-22

Italian Canadian internees at Camp Fredericton, NB │1943 │Courtesy of the Giacomelli Family │ Columbus Centre Collection

Ruggero Bacci, Toronto internee │ Courtesy of the Bacci Family Columbus Centre Collection

Osvaldo Giacomelli, Hamilton internee │ Courtesy of the Giacomelli Family │Columbus Centre Collection

Eliseo Orlando, Toronto internee | Courtesy of the Cozzi-Orlando Family │Columbus Centre Collection

Carmine De Marco, North Bay internee | Courtesy of Anthony De Marco │Columbus Centre Collection

Giuseppe Di Pietro, Montreal internee | Courtesy of the Biscottii-Di Pietro Family Columbus Centre Collection

Antonino Di Pietro, Montreal internee | Courtesy of the Biscottii-Di Pietro Family Columbus Centre Collection

Leopoldo Mascioli, Timmins internee | Courtesy of Joan McKinnon and Sandra O’Grady │Columbus Centre Collection

Antonio Mascioli, Timmins internee | Courtesy of Joan McKinnon and Sandra O’Grady │Columbus Centre Collection

Reverend Libero Sauro, Toronto internee | Courtesy of the Sauro Family │ Columbus Centre Collection

Doctor Luigi Pancaro, Sudbury internee | Courtesy of Maggie Pallotta │Columbus Centre Collection

Massimo Iacopo Magi, Toronto internee | Courtesy of the Magi Family │Columbus Centre Collection

Nicola Zaza, Toronto internee |Courtesy of Dolores Di Rocco │ Columbus Centre Collection

Leonardo Frenza, Montreal internee; Leonardo Frenza with daughter, Ninetta Ricci, Cartier St., Montreal, a month after Leonardo’s release from Camp Petawawa April 1942; Interview with Ninetta Ricci │ All courtesy of the family of Leonardo Frenza │ Columbus Centre Collection

Felice Martiniello, Sydney internee; Interview with Frank Martinello | Courtesy of Frank Martinello │ Columbus Centre Collection

Antoinette (Toni) Ciccarelli. C. 1940; Interview with Antoinette (Toni) Ciccarelli; Courtesy of Antoinette (Toni) Ciccarelli | Columbus Centre Collection

Screen caps: Interviews with Aldo Bacci; Linda Rosati and Noreen Alberico; Geno Scattolon; Galileo Ricci; Gerard and Victor Di Battista; Eugene Guagnelli; Chester Capponi; Assunta Dotto; and Mildred Steer │ With permission from the individuals │Columbus Centre Collection

Selection of items: Domenico Gaggi, Registration Certificate and Certificate of Naturalization; Arrest photo of Windsor Italian Canadians; Luisa Guagnelli; John Edward De Toro │ With permission from Linda Rosati and Noreen Alberico; Windsor Star; Eugene Guagnelli, and John Edward De Toro | Columbus Centre Collection

Acknowledgements:Project Team:

Project ManagementLucy Di Pietro, Hons BA, MMStProject Director

Project StaffLouanne Aspillaga, Hons BA, MAProject Coordinator

Krystle Copeland, Hons BA, MAProject Assistant

Melina De Guglielmo, Hons BA, BEdPT Researcher

Stefanie Petrilli, Hons BFA, MAExhibit/Collections Coordinator

Travis Tomchuk, Hons BA, MA, PhDLead Researcher/Senior Writer

For the Columbus Centre:

Board of Governors 2009-2012Karen Manarin, Chair (current)Nick Sgro, Chair (2010-2011; 2009-2010)

Nick AmetranoTony BarbosaJohn BozzoFilomena FrisinaEster BucciMarianne CoriglianoArmando CristinzianoLiana FlabianoTony GencoAnna IafrateLenny LombardiMario LongoStephen PasqualeSusanna Ranalli-De SantisTeresa SantoroJason Sordi

ManagementUgo Di Federico, AdministratorPal Di Iulio, CEO/Executive Director

Project DevelopmentVirginia Ariemma

Accounting & Financial ReportingOlimbi Idrizllari, Accounting Clerk

Mario Reyes, Accounting Manager

Yongmei Xu, Accounting Supervisor/Payroll &Human Resources

Paul Pass, Accounting Manager

Marketing & PromotionsStefanie Polsinelli, Communications & Marketing Coordinator

For research and interview work:

Local Research/InterviewsVittorina Cecchetto Sarah CozziRay CulosAdriana DaviesGrant KarcichFrancesca L’OrfanoNadia MiorCristina PietropaoloJoyce PillarellaJohn PotestioChristine SansaloneNick Sehl

Local VideographersDavid BatesVittorina Cecchetto Julian ColilliSpencer JohnstonMaverick FilmsAdriana RinaldiAnna Wilkinson

TranscriptionsElissa D’SouzaFrancesca L’OrfanoNadia MiorLisa KadeyMelinda RichterEmily Rondel

Video ConsultantZak Rogers

For writing, translation and editing work:

Translation & EditingLicia Canton, EditorVittorina Cecchetto, Italian Translator Giulia De Gasperi, Italian TranslatorJuliana Gaubert, French TranslatorEmanuele Oriano, Italian Translator

For design and development work:

Evaluation & User TestingChristine Lockett

Exhibit DesignSheila Dalton

Website Design & ProgrammingKevin Robb, Miromo Rachelle Au, Savoury Scott Cameron, SavouryDiane Lee, Savoury

Graphic Design & IllustrationBrian Boyd, Villa Charities Inc - GraphicsJemma KimGiancarlo Piccin, Villa Charities Inc - GraphicsTara Winterhalt

THANK YOU ALL!