14. Literature of Portuguese Background in the Context of Literature in Canada

Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents v
3. Figures and Tables vii
4. Acknowledgments ix
5. Contributors xi
6. 1. A Historical and Geographical Perspective 1
7. 2. The Portuguese Diaspora 18
8. PART ONE. Newfoundland and the White Fleet
9. 3. The White Fleet and the Iconography of Control 45
10. 4. Portuguese Fishermen in Newfoundland 61
11. 5. Remembering the Portuguese 77
12. PART TWO. Immigration from Portugal to Canada
13. 6. Azorean Diaspora and Cultural Retention in Montreal and Toronto 91
14. 7. Portuguese Women’s Activism in Toronto’s Building Cleaning Industry, 1975–1986 109
15. 8. Portuguese Mobilization against Deportation: The Case of Hélder Marques 136
16. 9. Invisible No More? Citizenship and Politics among Portuguese Canadians 161
17. PART THREE. Portuguese Communities and ‘Little Portugals’
18. 10. On the Move: The Portuguese in Toronto 191
19. 11. The Portuguese Community in Quebec 209
20. 12. The Portuguese in British Columbia: The Orchardists of the Okanagan Valley 226
21. PART FOUR. History, Cultural Retention, and Literature
22. 13. Value Conflicts and Cultural Adjustment in North America 255
23. 14. Literature of Portuguese Background in the Context of Literature in Canada 269
24. 15. Reflections on a Society in Rapid Transition 281