Books – Ethnic Studies

After Identity

Mennonite Writing in North America

Robert Zacharias (Editor)

Mennonite writing through the lens of identity.

Published March 2016 | Ethnic Studies, Literary Criticism
Transnational Radicals

Italian Anarchists in Canada and the U.S., 1915–1940

Travis Tomchuk (Author)

Fleeing repression at home and abroad, Italian anarchists established strength through transnationalism.

Published March 2015 | Studies in Immigration and Culture, Ethnic Studies, History, Immigration
Invisible Immigrants

The English in Canada since 1945

Marilyn Barber (Author), Murray Watson (Author)

Giving voice to the English immigrant.

Published March 2015 | Studies in Immigration and Culture, Ethnic Studies, History, Immigration
The Showman and the Ukrainian Cause

Folk Dance, Film, and the Life of Vasile Avramenko

Orest T. Martynowych (Author)

The colourful life of a charismatic champion of Ukrainian independence.

Published October 2014 | Studies in Immigration and Culture, Ethnic Studies, History, Immigration, Performing Arts
Young, Well-Educated, and Adaptable

Chilean Exiles in Ontario and Quebec, 1973-2010

Francis Peddie (Author)

Chileans exiled following Pinochet’s coup make homes in Canada.

Published September 2014 | Studies in Immigration and Culture, Ethnic Studies, History, Immigration
The Search for a Socialist El Dorado

Finnish Immigration to Soviet Karelia from the United States and Canada in the 1930s

Alexey Golubev (Author), Irina Takala (Author)

The untold story of the founding and subsequent destruction of a Finnish socialist community in the Soviet Union.

Published March 2014 | Studies in Immigration and Culture, Ethnic Studies, History, Immigration
Rewriting the Break Event

Mennonites and Migration in Canadian Literature

Robert Zacharias (Author)

A thoughtful and engaging argument that re-situates the discourse of migrant writing in Canada.

Published October 2013 | Studies in Immigration and Culture, Ethnic Studies, History, Immigration, Literary Criticism
Ethnic Elites and Canadian Identity

Japanese, Ukrainians, and Scots, 1919–1971

Aya Fujiwara (Author)

An intriguing study of the roles of ethnic community leaders in shaping Canada’s multiculturalism policy.

Published September 2012 | Studies in Immigration and Culture, Ethnic Studies, History
Storied Landscapes

Ethno-Religious Identity and the Canadian Prairies

Frances Swyripa (Author)

Storied Landscapes is a beautifully written, sweeping examination of the evolving identity of major ethno-religious immigrant groups in the Canadian West. Viewed through the lens of attachment to the soil and specific place, and through the eyes of both the immigrant generation and its descendants, the book compares the settlement experiences of Ukrainians, Mennonites, Icelanders, Doukhobors, Germans, Poles, Romanians, Jews, Finns, Swedes, Norwegians, and Danes.

Published October 2010 | Studies in Immigration and Culture, Ethnic Studies, History
Families, Lovers, and their Letters

Italian Postwar Migration to Canada

Sonia Cancian (Author)

Families, Lovers, and their Letters takes us into the passionate hearts and minds of ordinary people caught in the heartbreak of transatlantic migration. It examines the experiences of Italian migrants to Canada and their loved ones left behind in Italy following the Second World War, when the largest migration of Italians to Canada took place.

Published May 2010 | Studies in Immigration and Culture, Ethnic Studies, History