This collection of nine essays originated in a symposium on Austrian immigration to Canada held at Carleton University in May 1995. Held in conjunction with the larger Austrian immigration to Canada research project, initiated to mark the Austrian millennium in 1996, the conference brought together European and Canadian scholars from several disciplines. The full range of immigrant and refugee experience in Canada is addressed: culture, politics, demographics, identity, language, memory, hardship and achievement.

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"The Canadian and the Austrian researchers and writers involved in this, the most comprehensive project ever conducted on Austrian emigration, paint a vivid and multifaceted picture of Austrian identity in the old world. They review relations between Austria and Canada, the push and pull factors determining the Austrians' arrival to the new continent, the destiny of the refugees from Nazi-occupied Austria, a statistical analysis of data obtained through questionnaires, and a review of the contribution distinguished Austrians have made to the development of their new home country, Canada." - Walther G. Lichem, Austrian Ambassador to Canada