By: Harry Vjekoslav Herman, Ph.D.
© 2007
Tpb: 141 pages
Price: $15 CAD USD $11
Herman’s documentation of the surprisingly high concentration of Macedonian immigrants in Toronto’s restaurant industry appears at first to be a striking case in point. However, this micro-level study indicates instead that ethnicity does not have to be restrictive but can in fact be manipulated to secure both economic and social gains. The significance of Men in White Aprons lies not only its revelations about ethnicity but also in the intimacy of its portrait of Toronto’s Macedonian community. Herman has also included a brief history of the Macedonian people, a survey of the social and economic conditions in Canada at the time of their arrival, a description of family ties and responsibilities and a discussion of how the Macedonians adjusted to their new environment. The book is a valuable contribution to Macedonian ethno-history.