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1. Ethnic food practices, health, and cultural racism: Diabetes risk discourse among racialized immigrants in Canada

   19 Mar 2025 | Essay | Contributor(s):

   By Eric Ng

   Type 2 diabetes is more prevalent among racialized immigrant groups in Canada compared to the general population. Hence, “ethnicity” is identified as a risk factor for diabetes, focusing on ethnic...

   https://hsscommons.arcsoft.uvic.ca/en/publications/7771/?v=1

2. A Cross-cultural, Trans-generational Portrait of Italian-Canadians in Adriana Monti’s Two Short Films

   22 Oct 2026 | Article | Contributor(s):

   By Anna Foschi Ciampolini

   Adriana Monti is an Italian-Canadian independent producer, feminist filmmaker and author. She started her career in Italy in the late 1970s by developing a collaborative and experimental style that...

   https://hsscommons.arcsoft.uvic.ca/en/publications/4642/?v=1

3. And My Immigrant Ship Sails On: Returning on Deck with Ricci’s Lives of the Saints Trilogy

   22 Oct 2026 | Article | Contributor(s):

   By Gabriel Niccoli

   This article addresses the theme of nostos and of immigrant journeying by locating the author and his memories on the very liner Saturnia that brought, in an eerily fanciful quirk of fate, Ricci’s...

   https://hsscommons.arcsoft.uvic.ca/en/publications/4658/?v=1

4. Sabato Rodia’s Towers in Watts: Art, Migration, and World Heritage

   22 Oct 2026 | Article | Contributor(s):

   By Luisa Del Giudice

   https://hsscommons.arcsoft.uvic.ca/en/publications/4546/?v=1