Within the context of twentieth century Canadian and Italian immigration history, John Potestio profiles the lives and contributions of Italian immigrants who settled in Thunder Bay from Azzano Decimo, a small town in the Friuli region of northern Italy. From the early 1900's to the postwar period, these newcomers brought with them skills and an entrepreneurial bent that set them apart from other Italian immigrants. Based on published secondary sources in both English and Italian and on a series of interviews with Azzanesi now living in Thunder Bay, Potestio argues convincingly that these men and women have contributed significantly to the economic and social growth of the community and that the men in particular such as Pietro Belluz, Umberto (Bret) Badanai, Giovanni Dolcetti, and Anthony Sante Pigat found a niche in the business and construction industries both as company owners and skilled workers that earned them an unparalleled reputation all out of proportion to their numbers -- p. [i].
The historic role of the Welch Company in opening the doors of emigration to thousands of newcomers primarily from Southern Italy as well as other parts of Europe in the post Second World War period is the most significant aspect of this story. Here, Potestio examines the importance of the Welch Contract as the key to providing stable work on the Canadian National Railway work gangs, an important factor in the permanent settlement of many immigrants and their families in various communities across Canada. Potestio's history of the Welch Company is yet another chapter in the history if the Italians in Canada."--from pub. website.
One man's account of growing up Italian, emigrating to Canada as a boy, and subsequently trying to fit into Canadian society. He ultimately succeeds in reconciling these two, often conflicting, identities. In his own words, the author concludes: 'that complete assimilation of newcomers is neither possible nor desirable. What I have attempted to show in this memoir is that I am fully integrated into Canadian life but I still retain numerous Italian traditions. Any attempt on my part to either hide or abandon my own ancestors’ heritage would be a betrayal of my true identity. It would also be a betrayal of what Canada stands for.'"--
Italians in Toronto provides an insightful account of how village and regional groups transplanted their communities into the city that is now one of the largest expatriate centres for Italians in the world. The history of Italian migration to Canada is
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