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Interview for Building Toronto’s Skyline podcast
This morning I was interviewed by Nick Ainis for his podcast Building Toronto’s Skyline, about my latest book Militants, Mobsters and Mavericks: The Men Who Built Modern Toronto in the 1960s-70s. Check it out. Part 2 coming out next week.
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Book Launch Reception Dates
Wednesday, October 7, 6:00pm-8:00pm@ Museum of Toronto Thursday, October 15, 6:30-pm-8:30pm@ Casa Do Alentejo Community Centre Wednesday, October 21, 6:30pm-8:30pm@ A Different Booklist Tuesday, October 27, 7:30pm-9:00pm@ Columbus Centre Join us for book readings, signings, conversations, roundtables with community members, and Q&A sessions with author Gilberto Fernandes and friends.Entrance is free. All are welcome.
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My debut at Toronto Mike’d podcast
I had a great chat at Toronto Mike’d podcast, talking about my new book. Here is the full episode.
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Book launch event at Museum of Toronto, October 7
The Museum of Toronto, located on 401 Richmond St. West, is hosting a reception celebrating the release of my new book Militants, Mobsters and Mavericks on October 7, starting at 6:30pm. This is a free event. Here is the RSVP: https://museumoftoronto.com/event/book-reception-militants-mobsters-and-mavericks/ All are welcome!
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Announcing my new book! Militants, Mobsters, and Mavericks: The Men Who Built Toronto in the 1960s-70s.
I am thrilled to announce that my new book Militants, Mobsters and Mavericks: The Men Who Built Modern Toronto in the 1960s–70s, published by Lorimer, is finally out and available in every major bookstore. This is a gripping look at the underbelly of Toronto’s explosive postwar growth in the 1960s and 1970s, at a time…
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Canada Day interview for Senso Magazine on Canadian multiculturalism
A few weeks ago, I gave an interview to Telma Pinguelo of Senso Magazine about my views on the past and present of multiculturalism in Canada. You can find that interview in the link below.
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“Preserving Portuguese Immigrant History: A Symposium on Community Archiving,” UMass Lowell
I was invited to do a virtual presentation about the PCHP at the “Preserving Portuguese Immigrant History: A Symposium on Community Archiving,” hosted by the Saab Center for Portuguese Studies and the University of Massachuetts — Lowell Library. The program also included presentations by Nicole Catarino about UML’s Portuguese American Digital Archive, Chelsea Fernandes about UMass Dartmouth’s…
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Home is the Journey: Tales from Portugal’s Diasporas podcast – launched!
Home is the Journey: Tales from Portugal’s Diasporas, a new podcast co-hosted by myself and Miguel Moniz, is now live. Home is the Journey is a critical exploration of current issues and longstanding themes influencing and confronting Portuguese migrant communities around the globe. We host the thinkers, doers, creators, storytellers, and other folks who discern and…