Victoria Book Launch: No Free Man

3277 Douglas Street, Victoria, British Columbia V8Z 3K9
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Please join author Bohdan Kordan along with The Ukrainian Cultural Center of Victoria and the University of Victoria's Department of Germanic and Slavic Studies for the launch of his new book, No Free Man: Canada, the Great War, and the Enemy Alien Experience.

The event will be held Friday, March 10th, at 3:00 p.m. at the Ukrainian Cultural Centre at 3277 Douglas Street. Bohdan Kordan will be present to sign books.  The project is funded by a grant from the Endowment Council of the Canadian First World War Internment Recognition Fund.  

No Free Man

Canada, the Great War, and the Enemy Alien Experience

An exploration of the "enemy alien" experience in Canada during the Great War.

Approximately 8,000 Canadian civilians were imprisoned during the First World War because of their ethnic ties to Germany, Austria-Hungary, and other enemy nations. Although not as well-known as the later internments of Japanese Canadians during the Second World War, these incarcerations played a crucial role in shaping debates about Canadian citizenship, diversity, and loyalty. Read more >