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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…
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The ASPHS’ 55th annual conference at York University – a success!
The 55th annual conference of the Association for Spanish and Portuguese Historical Studies (ASPHS) took place between April 22nd and 25th, at York University’s Keele Campus and in downtown spaces associated with Toronto’s Portuguese community. I had the privilege of co-organizing it with my colleague Dr. Aitana Guia, the MacKenzie-Papineau Memorial Fund Chair in Modern…
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Meeting of Camões I.P. cátedras at Oxford University
I had a wonderful and productive time at the 2nd meeting of Camões I.P. cátedras at Oxford University on April 15. It was a great opportunity to meet my colleagues from around the world, learn about their work, discuss ways we can collaborate, and propose new exciting projects. I am looking forward to the next meeting…
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