{"id":293,"date":"2013-02-14T14:46:31","date_gmt":"2013-02-14T19:46:31","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.kmhs.ca\/?page_id=293"},"modified":"2020-12-17T21:35:39","modified_gmt":"2020-12-18T02:35:39","slug":"the-family","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/kmhs.ca\/footnotes\/the-family\/","title":{"rendered":"The Family"},"content":{"rendered":"

The Portuguese family served as the central organizing principle of the Portuguese community. Portuguese immigrants\u2019 primary objective was to own property to guarantee their security.[1]<\/a> With this as the primary objective, Portuguese men, women, and children financially contributed to purchasing their first home and, in some cases, their business. Men worked at a variety of and, at times, multiple jobs as business owners, labourers, and construction workers. In particular, the Pavao brothers\u2019 father worked as a tobacco picker and dishwasher.[2]<\/a> Furthermore, children were often required to assist in their parents\u2019 business or find part-time employment in addition to their studies. Specifically, the Pavao brothers worked in their parents\u2019 general store while also cleaning the poultry house below their apartment.[3]<\/a> Most important, women were central to the functioning of the family by providing two roles: the caretaker and breadwinner.[4]<\/a> Similar to men, women worked at a variety of and, at times, multiple jobs as labourers, factory workers, and cleaners.[5]<\/a> The Pavao brothers\u2019 mother cleaned chickens during the day and office buildings in the evening.[6]<\/a> In addition to fulfilling their caretaking and breadwinning responsibilities, some women attempted to learn English and upgrade their skills.[7]<\/a><\/p>\n

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[1]<\/a> Amelia Libertucci, \u201cSchooling in Little Portugal: The Portuguese Experience\u201d (Masters Thesis, University of Toronto, 2011), 24.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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[2]<\/a> Cochrane, Kensington<\/em>, 73.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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[3]<\/a> Anonymous, \u201c\u2018We were poor,\u2019 says Victor. \u2018Full-time poor,\u2019 says John,\u201d Toronto Star<\/em>, 21 December 2003.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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[4]<\/a> Libertucci, \u201cSchooling in Little Portugal,\u201d 24\/25.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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[5]<\/a> Wenona Giles, Portuguese Women in Toronto: Gender, Immigration, and Nationalism <\/em>(Toronto: University of Toronto Press, 2002), 37.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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[6]<\/a> Cochrane, Kensington<\/em>, 71\/72<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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[7]<\/a> Giles, Portuguese Women in Toronto, 37.<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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