The Portuguese in Canada

by Teixeira, Carlos; Da Rosa, Victor M. P.

• ISBN13: 9780802095602
• ISBN10: 0802095607
• Edition: 2nd
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2009-03-09
• Publisher: Univ of Toronto Pr

Summary

Even though the Portuguese are relatively new to Canada, they have made major contributions to the cultural mosaic of the country. Containing many new essays, this second edition of The Portuguese in Canada updates the work that filled a gap in the scholarly literature of multiculturalism in Canada.The contributors come from a variety of disciplines -- anthropology, geography, history, literature, linguistics, sociology, and urban planning -- and are from Portugal, Canada and the United States. Essays examine the history of the Portuguese diaspora, the Portuguese presence in Newfoundland and its fisheries, language and identity, urban experiences (especially in Montreal and Toronto), and history and literature. This second edition of The Portuguese in Canada conveys the multi-faceted contributions the Portuguese have made to Canada and considers possible future growth and development of Portuguese-Canadian culture and heritage.

Table of Contents

List of Figures and Tables	p. vii
Acknowledgments	p. ix
Contributors	p. xi
A Historical and Geographical Perspective	p. 3
The Portuguese Diaspora	p. 18
Newfoundland and the White Fleet
The White Fleet and the Iconography of Control	p. 45
Portuguese Fishermen in Newfoundland	p. 61
Remembering the Portuguese	p. 77
Immigration from Portugal to Canada
Azorean Diaspora and Cultural Retention in Montreal and Toronto	p. 91
Portuguese Women's Activism in Toronto's Building Cleaning Industry, 1975-1986	p. 109
Portuguese Mobilization against Deportation: The Case of Helder Marques	p. 136
Invisible No More? Citizenship and Politics among Portuguese Canadians	p. 161
Portuguese Communities and 'Little Portugals'
On the Move: The Portuguese in Toronto	p. 191
The Portuguese Community in Quebec	p. 209
The Portuguese in British Columbia: The Orchardists of the Okanagan Valley	p. 226
History, Cultural Retention, and Literature
Value Conflicts and Cultural Adjustment in North America	p. 255
Literature of Portuguese Background in Canada	p. 269
Reflections on a Society in Rapid Transition	p. 281
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