Author:
Scarpaci, Vincenza.
Imprint:Gretna, La. : Pelican Pub. Co., 2008.
Description:319 p. : ill. (some col.) ; 29 cm.
Note:Includes index.
Note:Origins -- Life in Italy -- The trip -- Spanning the miles -- Maintaining ties -- Bringing Italy to America -- Finding a home -- Italians at work -- Civilizing America -- Supplying ethnic needs -- Providing for America -- Enriching America -- Italians and the land -- On the land -- Attachment to the land -- Agricultural entrepreneurs -- Religion and the rites of passage -- Becoming American -- Celebrating America -- Responses to events here and abroad -- Wartime -- Seeking justice -- Tragic loss -- American life -- Socialized needs -- Political involvement -- Italian-American issues -- The symbol of Columbus -- Crime and discrimination -- Where is our heritage? -- Little Italies -- Italian Americans visit Italy -- Italianization of America -- Preserving our heritage.
Note:The influence of Italians in American cuisine, industry, sports, entertainment, and language is profound. Using photographs to illustrate more than a century of Italian experiences in the United States, the author provides an intimate and informed glimpse into the history of prejudice, hardship, celebration, and success faced by this rich Mediterranean people.
