About this Event
Join us to celebrate the publication of “Transformations: The Italian Canadian Experience”, two commemorative anthologies outlining the experiences, challenges and accomplishments of Italian immigrants across Canada.
Angelo Bolotta, project leader and editor, outlines how these powerful personal, family and community-based stories now serve as a lasting historical record of the resilience and resourcefulness of the Italian immigrant spirit. Also captured—through their own words—are the values that first-generation Canadians iternalized and carried forward from their immigrant parents and grandparents. Associate editor, Dr. Gina Valle, will share extracts from this national collection, along with other guest readers.
Copies of both volumes will be available for purchase at the event, while supplies last.
Event sponsored by the National Congress of Italian Canadians - Toronto District.
Bio
Angelo Bolotta
Angelo Bolotta was born in a small village in the mountains of Calabria. In 1955, he emigrated to Canada with his mother to join his father in Toronto. He became a career educator, curriculum leader, administrator, and university instructor, with over 40 years of experience in public education, mostly with the Toronto Catholic District School Board. Angelo is the lead author of six high school textbooks for Canadian history, civics, and economics. He has also been a leader in the Italian-Canadian community since 1972. For the past 13 years, Angelo has been collecting stories chronicling the experiences and accomplishments of Italian immigrants across Canada. Angelo has served on the Board of Directors for the National Congress - Toronto District since 2016. He is the editor of “Transformations: The Italian Canadian Experience” (Volume One) and the co-editor of Volume Two along with Dr. Gina Valle.
Event Venue & Nearby Stays
Joseph D. Carrier Art Gallery, Columbus Centre, 901 Lawrence Avenue West, Toronto, Canada
CAD 6.66
