The Italians / C.J. Shane, book editor.

Bibliographic Details
Other Authors: Shane, C. J. (Charlotte Jan)
Language:English
Published: San Diego : Greenhaven Press, [2005], ©2005.
Series:Coming to America (San Diego, Calif.)
Subjects:
Italian Americans > History.
Immigrants > United States > History.
Italian Americans > Social conditions.
Italian Americans > Biography.
Genre:
Biography.
Physical Description:208 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm.
Format: Book
Contents:
  • ch. 1. The great wave of immigration
  • 1. Why the Italians left Italy / Andrew F. Rolle
  • 2. An Italian immigrant's aspirations / Rocco Corresca
  • 3. Life in America's urban slums / Michael La Sorte
  • 4. The Italians in Northern California / Jerre Mangione, Ben Morreale
  • 5. Italians try to preserve their traditions in Oklahoma / Kenny L. Brown
  • 6. Accusations against Italian immigrants / Anonymous writer to the New York Times
  • 7. Anti-Italian violence and lynchings / Luciano J. Iorizzo, Salvatore Mondello
  • ch. 2. The Italians' new life in America
  • 1. An Italian girl's testimony about the 1912 Lawrence Textile Strike / Camella Teoli
  • 2. The trial of Sacco and Vanzetti / Eli C. Bortman
  • 3. Fiorello La Guardia : childhood experiences and political beliefs / Fiorella La Guardia
  • 4. Italian Americans and organized crime / Richard D. Alba
  • 5. An Italian American social worker helps immigrants / Angela Carlozzi-Rossi
  • 6. Escaping Italian fascism / Riccardo Massoni
  • 7. Restrictions on Italian Americans' civil liberties during World War II / Vitina Spadaro
  • ch. 3. From immigration to assimilation
  • 1. The third generation's passage into the middle class / Humbert S. Nelli
  • 2. The godfather reflects changes in Italian American culture after World War II / Marianna De Marco Torgovnick
  • 3. From an Italian village to the American space program / Al Santoli
  • 4. Dressing to assimilate and dressing to have fun / Maria Laurino
  • 5. Italian American continue to be stereotyped in popular culture / George De Stefano
  • 6. Italian immigrants' feelings of shame / Roland Merullo
  • ch. 4. Profiles of famous Italian Americans
  • 1. Martin Scorsese : film director / Martin Scorsese, as told to Mary Pat Kelly
  • 2. Geraldine Ferraro : legislator and vice presidential candidate / Geraldine Ferraro
  • 3. The Andretti family : race car champions / Ed Hinton
  • Chronology.