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This wide-ranging work relates the entire saga of the Italian-American experience from immigration through assimilation to achievement. The book highlights the enormous contributions that Italian Americans—the fourth largest European ethnic group in the United States—have made to the professions, politics, academy, arts, and popular culture of America. Going beyond familiar names and stories, it also captures the essence of everyday life for Italian Americans as they established communities and interacted with other ethnic groups. In this single volume, readers will be able to explore why Italians came to America, where they settled, and how their distinctive identity was formed.
A diverse array of entries that highlight the breadth of this experience, as well as the multitude of ways in which Italian Americans have influenced U.S. history and culture, are presented in five thematic sections. Featured primary documents range from a 1493 letter from Christopher Columbus announcing his discovery to excerpts from President Barack Obama's 2011 speech to the National Italian American Foundation. Readers will come away from this book with a broader understanding of and greater appreciation for Italian Americans' contributions to the United States.
Product Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781610699945 |
|---|---|
| Publisher: | Bloomsbury Academic |
| Publication date: | 12/12/2016 |
| Pages: | 600 |
| Product dimensions: | 7.00(w) x 10.00(h) x 1.31(d) |
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Table of Contents
Guide to Related Topics xv
Preface xxi
Acknowledgments xxv
Introduction xxvii
Chronology xxxi
Part I Patterns of Emigration: Urban and Rural Settlement
Historical Overview 1
Birds of Passage 4
Cabrini, Frances Xavier (1850-1917) 5
Criminal Stereotypes, Italians and 7
Derogatory Names for Italian Americans 10
Discrimination, Italian American 12
Ellis Island, Italian Immigration through 15
Explorers, Italian 17
Garibaldi, Giuseppe (1807-1882) 21
Latin America, Italian Immigration to 23
Little Italies 25
Lynching of Italian Americans 27
Mutual Aid Societies, Italian American 29
New Orleans, Italian Immigration to 31
Organized Crime, Italian Americans and 32
Padrone System 39
Post-World War II Immigration, Italian 40
Regions, Italian 42
Risorgimento, Italian 44
Savoy, House of 45
Scalabrinian Missionaries 48
Segregation, Italian Americans and 49
Taliaferro Family 51
Tenements 53
Waldensians in America 54
Western Migration, Italian Americans and 56
Part II Civic Engagement and Economic Life: Endeavors in Business and American Civil Society
Historical Overview 59
Anarchism, Italian American 62
Boiardi, Ettore (1897-1985) 64
Bonaparte, Charles (1851-1921) 65
Business Corporations Founded by Italian Americans 68
Cabinet Members, Italian American 73
Cassini, Oleg (1913-2006) 77
Castro, The Mafia and Plots to Kill 78
CEOs, Italian American 80
Civil War, Italian Americans in the 83
Congress, Italian Americans in 85
DiGiorgio Corporation 91
Diplomats, Italian American 93
Fascism, Italian Americans and Italian 95
Fashion, Italian Americans in 97
Ferraro, Geraldine (1935-2011) 99
Fireworks Companies, Italian American 100
Food Importers and Market Chains, Italian American 102
Gambling, Italian Americans and Organized 103
Ghirardelli Chocolate Company 107
Giannini, Amadeo Pietro (1870-1949) 108
Giuliani, Rudolph (1944-) 110
Governors, Italian American 111
Internment of Italian Americans in World War II 115
Journalism, Italian Americans in 117
Jurists, Italian American 118
LaGuardia, Fiorello (1882-1947) 120
Law Enforcement, Italian Americans in 121
Mayors, Italian American 125
Military (1945-Present), Italian Americans in the 128
Pelosi, Nancy (1940-) 131
Petrillo, James (1892-1984) 133
Ponzi, Charles (1882-1949) 134
Revolutionary War, Italian Americans in the 135
Rutgers University, Founding of 137
Tammany Hall and Italian Americans 139
Wineries, Italian American 141
Workers" Movements, Italian Americans and 145
World Wars, Italian Americans in the 146
Part III Cultural and Religious Life: People, Institutions, and Expressions of Identity
Historical Overview 153
Bishops, Italian American 156
Cardinals, Italian American 157
Catholicism, Italian Americans and 158
Columbus Day 161
Cuisine, Italian American 164
Eternal Word Television Network 169
Festivals and Feast Days, Italian American 171
Good Luck Symbols, Italian American 172
Italian American Civil Rights League 173
Italian American Congressional Delegation 175
Italian American War Veterans of the United States 176
Italian American Writers Association 177
Italian Heritage and Culture Committee 178
Italian Language, and Culture in School Curricula 178
Italy-USA Foundation 180
Jesuits in America, Italian 181
Jews, Italian and Italian American 182
National Italian American Foundation 183
National Organization of Italian American Women 185
Newspapers, Italian American 186
Order Sons of Italy in America 189
Pentecostal Movement, Italian 191
Pope, Generoso (1891-1950) 192
Protestantism, Italian Americans and 194
UNICO National 195
Verrazzano College 196
Part IV Science and Humanities: Contributions to Science, Literature, and the Arts
Historical Overview 201
Architects, Italian American 203
Astronauts and Planetary Scientists, Italian American 205
Beat Movement, Italian Americans in the 207
Bonica, John (1917-1994) 208
Bordighera Press 210
Classical Music, Italian Americans in 211
Comic Artists, Cartoonists, and Illustrators, Italian American 214
Composers, Italian American 221
Dancers, Italian American 225
De Paola, Thomas (1934-) 227
Education, Italian Americans in 229
Fauci, Anthony (1940-) 233
Ferlinghetti, Lawrence (1919-) 234
Fibonacci (c. 1175-c. 1250) 236
Gallo, Robert (1937-) 237
Inventors, Italian American 238
Literature, Italian American 243
Nobel Prize Laureates, Italian American 248
Opera, Italian Americans and 253
Painters, Italian American 257
Photographers, Italian American 261
Puzo, Mario (1920-1999) 264
Scientists and Mathematicians, Italian American 266
Sculptors, Italian American 268
Part V Sports and Popular Culture: Contributions to Sports, Entertainment, and Americana
Historical Overview 271
Actors in Film and Television (1900s-1950s), Italian American 273
Actors in Film and Television (1960s-1980s), Italian American 277
Actors in Film and Television Q990s-2010s), Italian American 282
Actresses in Film and Television (1900s-1950s,), Italian American 288
Actresses in Film and Television (1960s-1980s), Italian American 291
Actresses in Film and Television (1990s-2010s), Italian American 295
Ameche, Don (1908-1993) 301
Animation, Italian Americans in 303
Arcaro, Eddie (1916-1997) 304
Bancroft, Anne (1931-2005) 305
Barbera, Joseph (1911-2006) 306
Baseball, Italian Americans in Professional 308
Basketball, Italian Americans in 314
Bennett, Tony (1926-) 318
Bowling, Italian Americans in 319
Boxing and Mixed Martial Arts, Italian Americans in 320
Broadway and Stage, Italian Americans on 324
Capra, Frank (1897-1991) 328
Comedians, kalian American 330
Comic Book Heroes, Italian American 333
Contemporary Popular Music (1980s-Present), Italian Americans in 336
Cooking Personalities, Italian American 339
Coppola, Francis Ford (1939-) 343
De Niro, Robert (1943-) 345
DiCaprio, Leonardo (1974-) 347
DiMaggio, Joe (1914-1999) 349
Durante, Jimmy (1893-1980) 350
Fili-Krushel, Patricia (1953-) 353
Film Directors, Italian American 353
Fonda, Henry (1905-1982) 357
Football, Italian Americans in College 359
Football, Italian Americans in Professional 362
Godfather Films 368
Golf, Italian Americans in 371
Guccione, Bob (1930-2010) 372
Hockey, Italian Americans in 373
Jazz, Italian Americans and 375
Lady Gaga (1986-) 377
LaRocca, Nick (889-1961) 379
Lombardo, Guy (1902-1977) 380
Madonna (1958-) 382
Martin, Dean (1917-1995) 384
Mosconi, Willie (1913-1993) 385
Olympics, Italian Americans in the 387
Pacino, Al (1940-) 389
Paul, Adrian (1959-) 390
Pinocchio 391
Poll, Sylvester (1859-1937) 393
Popular Singers 0 920s-1960s), Italian American 395
Producers, Italian American Entertainment 399
Racecar Drivers, Italian American 401
Rock 'n' Roll, Italian Americans and 404
Santoraero, Angela (1 968-) 409
Scorsese, Martin (1942-) 411
Sinatra, Frank (1915-1998) 414
Slydini, Tony (1900-1991) 415
Soccer, Italian Americans in 417
Sopranos, The 419
Stallone, Sylvester (1946-) 421
Tarantino, Quentin (1963-) 424
Television Hosts, Italian American 425
Tennis, Italian American in 429
Travolta, John (1954-) 430
Turturro, John (1957-) 431
Valenti, Jack (1921-2007) 433
Valentino, Rudolph (1895-1926) 434
Wrestling, Italian Americans in Professional 435
Primary Documents 443
Selected Italian American History and Culture Museums 507
Bibliography 511
About the Editor and Contributors 519
Index 525