Myth and the
Italy-to-USA Avventura: Setting - Utica, NY :
A review essay containing discussion of three books containing narratives
related to the Italian-American community of Utica, NY.
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| BOOK REVIEWS |
| TRAVEL AND RECONNECTION TO ITALY |
| ITALIAN AMERICAN ACHIEVERS |
| REACTIONS TO VIEWS OF ITALIAN-AMERICANS |
| MISCELLANEOUS |
An essay/review of two literary works [Ricci - WHERE SHE HAS GONE and Ardizzone - IN THE GARDEN OF PAPA SANTUZZI]: assaying their value in terms of their contribution to understanding the ways in which Southern Italian immigrants to northern North America understood their world.
Myth and the
Italy-to-USA Avventura: Setting - Utica, NY :
A review essay containing discussion of three books containing narratives
related to the Italian-American community of Utica, NY.
A
Review of Crossing Ocean Parkway Readings by an Italian-American Daughter
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Comments on a book of essays that were written by Marianna De Marco Torgovnick.
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TRAVEL AND RECONNECTION TO ITALY:
An essay/review of M. Rotella's book STOLEN FIGS:
A consideration of the ways in which members of an immigrant culture are induced to disconnect from the culture of the area from which they emigrated. Rotella's book is assessed in terms of its potential as a guide to reconnection to the people and culture of Calabria, Italy.
Reflections on a Visit to the Puglia Region of Italy: A report on a week-long visit to the Puglia Region of Italy, with personal reflections on places and events.
Connecting Our Family to its
Southern Italian Origins: The writer and his son share a pleasure-filled trip through the south of Italy, enjoying the hospitality, scenery, culture, and history of the region.
Building a Bridge between
Il Cilento (Southern Italy) and Hazleton, Pennsylvania: A personal account of the
vsit of a delegation from the Sister Cities Association from Hazleton, Pennsylvania to
the Comunità Montana del Lambro e Mingardo, a montain community located in the Southern
region of The Province of Salerno, Italy.
Return of the Native to
Stromboli: The granddaughter of an emigrant from the island of Stromboli
gives her impressions of her visit to her grandfather's native island.
Reconnecting
to an Italian-American Ethnic Self: An analysis of the psychology of
developing and maintaining self identities as a member of an ethnic group,
based on review of three texts that chronicle personal experiences.
A painter Reconnects
to Family Heritage in Italy and Sicily: Kathleen Gwinnett
describes how she travelled to Itan and to Sicily, traced out her family's
originsk, and began to paint scenes that record her experiences and memories.
An Evaluation of
Naples -- A Great Tourist City: An essay offering an enthusiastic endorsement
of Naples, one of Italy's great cities.
A Multii-purposed,
Multi-pleasured Tour of Italy:
A report on a pleasurable tour of Tuscany, Umbria, Calabria, and Rome.
Savoring the Creativity of Italy's Tuscany:
A personal account of a tour of Tuscany.
A
Tour of Italy -- Rome to Palinuro: A report on a strengthening of connections
to the area of the origins of an Italian-American family.
A
Tour of the Cultural and Geographic Heart of Sicily -- and More: A
report on a highly stimulating 8-day visit to Sicily.
Two
Italian-American Weeks in Italy's Veneto Region: A report of a recent
visit to the area surrounding Venice.
Immigrants
from Sicily to The United States:Noting the Albany, NY Presence.
Immigrants
from Calabria to The United States: Noting the Albany, NY Presence.
Immigrants from Southern Campania (The Cilento):
Noting the Mohawk Valley and Central Pennsylvania Presence
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John Ciardi's Assimilation?: An
essay exploring the effects of the assimilationist program as it appears to have affected the
life of a man who originated in an Italian immigrant family and then became a noted literary figure.
Disseminating
the Story of the The Italy-to-The-USA Avventura: An essay offering
an assessment of the status of efforts to create a record of the
Italy-to-The-USA migration.
Italian-Americans in
Prize Fighting in The USA: An essay aimed at considering the place of the offspring
of the Italy-to-USA migration in the enterprise of prize fighting in The USA.
Italian-American
Culture Meets the Dominant Culture of the Northwest USA:An interpretation
of personal adjustments achieved by persons who carry an immigrant culture
into the domain of a dominant culture; exemplified by considerations of
the cases of Henry Suzzallo and Angelo Pellegrini who fashioned illustrious
careers at The University of Washington Seattle, Washington.
Italy's Art in
the United States: Tracing the Immigrants' Influence in the Upstate
New York Region: A brief review of the ways in which immigrants and
their familes have enriched the art of the Northeast of The THE USA.
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REACTIONS TO VIEWS OF ITALIAN-AMERICANS:
Maintaining
an Ethnic Self in Western Massachusetts: The encounters of the Italian-Americans:An
analysis of the ways in which persons at the margins of two cultures confront
literary portrayals of members of their cultural group, with illustrations
from community life in western Massaschusetts.
The Sly Legacy of Hatred:
An
insightful essay analyzing the effects of bigotry and negative evaluation of alien groups
that attempt to fit into an established society. The author, Roland Merullo, focuses on the ways
that individuals from an Italian-American background attempt to adapt to social environments such as
the world of the academy.
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The
Bourbons of Naples - Prelude to the Italy-to-the USA Avventura:
A personal perspective on the character of the Bourbon monarchs who reigned
in Southern Italy and Sicily from 1734 to 1860.
Bibliography
of Literature Related to The Italy-to-The-USA Avventura: An extended
bibliography of literature, readings, etc. related to he Italy-to-The-USA
Avventura. This work is taken from Mangione, Jerre & Morreale, Ben.
La
Storia: Five Centuries of the Italian American Experience, with the
gracious permission of Ben Morreale.
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