Coming to Pier 21: Conversations with Italian Women
Coming to Halifax Documentary on YouTube (27 minutes)
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Beginning with a screening of the short documentary, Coming to Halifax, and followed by a conversation and Q&A with filmmaker Nancy Spina, we shared the challenges and courage of Italian women who came to Canada to start a new life. Mary Wooldridge (nee Naccarato) and Jill Hotchkiss (nee Pucci) also shared their families stories of coming to Pier 21.
It was a touching and enlightening conversation that brought a uniquely female perspective to the immigrant experience. 
Special Guest: Nancy Spina
2021-2022 Lillian Robinson Scholar, Institute Simone de Beauvoir at Concordia University Nancy is an educator and a researcher. She is a first-generation Italian-Canadian and is currently the Vice-president of the Italian Canadian Cultural Association of Nova Scotia (ICCANS). She is passionate about recovering the history of Italians and Italian-Canadians women in Halifax. |