I now have an office at the Robarts Centre for Canadian Studies, Room 728, Kaneff Tower, York University (Keele Campus). You can reach me at gilberto@yorku.ca Come visit.

Starting on November 1st, 2015, I will be a postdoctoral visitor with the Robarts Centre for Canadian Studies at York University, working in close relationship with the Clara Thomas Archives and Special Collections, the Department of History, and the Portuguese faculty at the Department of Languages, Literature, and Linguistics. My responsibilities will include directing the…

Yesterday I gave an interview for the OMNI TV show “Nós Portugueses,” hosted by Bill Moniz. Our conversation focused on diaspora, multiculturalism, and the political life of Portuguese Canadians. The show should air on November 22. Ontem dei uma entrevista para o programa “Nós Portugueses” da OMNI TV, entrevistado pelo apresentador Bill Moniz. A nossa…

Since coming into power in 2006, Prime Minister Stephen Harper has taken various steps to redefine Canadian citizenship and reassert its value under a territorial, militaristic, loyalist, conformist and Anglocentric interpretation. As numerous commentators have noted, these reforms have unfolded within Harper’s broader campaign to (re)define the meaning of being Canadian along conservative ideals and…

My article “Moving the ‘Less Desirable’: Portuguese Mass Migration to Canada, 1953-74” is now available online on The Canadian Historical Review website. Abstract: The sovereignty of migration policy-makers is never absolute. This has been true for both receiving and sending states. One important check on the receiving nation’s immigration policy implementation was the sending nation’s…

As the PCHP’s president and lead curator, I am grateful to the Museum Strathroy-Caradoc, and particularly its curator Christian Siroyt, for inviting us to display our traveling exhibit “The Portuguese in Toronto, 1953-2013” in their beautiful building (and town), and for being so easy to work with throughout the curating process. My gratitude extends to…

On June 6, we launched the PCHP’s strategic plan Preserve, Share, Explore and fundraising campaign with York University. The event, which was part of the Dundas West Fest program, was held at the IC Savings branch in Little Portugal and hosted by its manager Anabela Taborda. We were honoured by the presence of academic, cultural,…

Many thanks to our Heritage Toronto volunteers and everyone who joined us on the PCHP tour of Portuguese-Canadian history through Kensington Market and Portugal Village. We had a great time talking history and sharing our research face-to-face with fellow Torontonians of all backgrounds.