Italian Canadians as Enemy Aliens: Memories of WWII
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Toronto, Ontario Canada
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www.ItalianCanadianWW2.ca
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On June 10, 1940, after Italy's declaration of war on Great Britain and her allies, Canadian PM Mackenzie King, declared 31, 000 Italian Canadians considered a threat to the nation as ENEMY ALIENS. These individuals were fingerprinted, photographed, and ordered to report monthly to the RCMP. Of these, about 600 were sent to internment camps across Canada. No official charges were laid on these ind...ividuals. This was made possible under the implementation of the War Measures Act. Columbus Centre's project acknowledges, commemorates & educates on the WWII internments. Visit our exhibit onsite. Get your copy of Beyond Barbed Wire. Visit our website, www.ItalianCanadianww2.ca.
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world war ii internment italian canadians internees internee mussolini world war two ww2 concentration camps wwii world war 2 second world war internment camps mackenzie king canada war concentration camp internment camp adolf hitler italians travelling exhibit toronto exhibit exhibit launch injustice 1940 italy italian canadan justice italian canadia enemy alien enemy aliens italian canadian war measures act
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Toronto, Ontario Canada
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Education
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www.ItalianCanadianWW2.ca
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On June 10, 1940, after Italy's declaration of war on Great Britain and her allies, Canadian PM Mackenzie King, declared 31, 000 Italian Canadians considered a threat to the nation as ENEMY ALIENS. These individuals were fingerprinted, photographed, and ordered to report monthly to the RCMP. Of these, about 600 were sent to internment camps across Canada. No official charges were laid on these ind...ividuals. This was made possible under the implementation of the War Measures Act. Columbus Centre's project acknowledges, commemorates & educates on the WWII internments. Visit our exhibit onsite. Get your copy of Beyond Barbed Wire. Visit our website, www.ItalianCanadianww2.ca.
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world war ii internment italian canadians internees internee mussolini world war two ww2 concentration camps wwii world war 2 second world war internment camps mackenzie king canada war concentration camp internment camp adolf hitler italians travelling exhibit toronto exhibit exhibit launch injustice 1940 italy italian canadan justice italian canadia enemy alien enemy aliens italian canadian war measures act
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