In the 1930s a large number of Italians who had opposed the fascist rule ofBenito Mussoliniarrived in theUnited States. This includedEnrico Fermi,Emilio Segre,Salvador Luria,Arturo ToscaniniandGaetano Salvemini. By theSecond World Warthere were more people of Italian stock living inNew York Cityth...
Racial tensions and the backlash at blacks' supposed encroachments in the postwar decades encouraged many Italian Americans to join forces with other immigrant groups of European origin from which they had previously distanced themselves. They, therefore, acquired a racial sense of belonging as white ...
In New York City alone, the number of Italians soared from 20,000 to 250,000 between 1880 and 1890, and by 1910, that number had jumped to 500,000 immigrants and first-generation Italian Americans, or one-tenth of the city’s population, according to historian Thomas Repetto. The ...
for better or worse. We each have our own stories that contribute to the overall narrative. And the collection of these experiences are what make us all proud to be Americans of Italian decent, with a foot in both countries, and the pride of two nations...
Movies like The Godfather have left a permanent imprint and have created a filter through which Americans 'read' Italian American culture. In order for the historiography of Italian America to reframe itself, scholars and writers must begin studying history from a dialectical perspective through which...
Perhaps, like most of us in a foreign country, he was incapable of placing people, selecting a frame for their picture, as he would at home; therefore all Americans had to be judged in a pretty equal light, and on this basis his companions appeared to be tolerable examples of local ...
There are over 15.7 million Italian-Americans in the U.S. The Italian-Americans constitute almost 6% of the U.S. population. Hence, this month allows us to acknowledge and appreciate the contributions of Italian-Americans in building the nation. ...
This October, mark Italian-American Heritage Month by recognizing the contributions and achievements of Italian-Americans. Over 26 million Americans of Italian descent currently reside in the U.S. — making up America’s seventh largest ethnic group. The heritage month is in October to coincide wit...
In the early days of Italian immigration, Italian Americans faced discrimination and struggled to maintain their cultural identity. Italian neighborhoods, known as "Little Italys," began to form in cities like New York, Boston, and Chicago, becoming cultural and culinary hubs for the Italian commun...
The settlement of the majority of Italians in the United States began over a century ago, in the 1880s. Hundreds and then, by the early 1900s, hundreds of thousands of Italian immigrants from the mezzogiorno annually followed the route marked by their northern Italian counterparts to the ...