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Italian American - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Because the Italian of Italian Americans comes from a time just after the unification of the state, their language is in many ways anachronistic and demonstrates what the dialects of Southern Italy used to be, before the assimilating programs of the north. Eighty percent of Italian Americans are of Southern Italian origin, therefore the languages spoken by their families who arrived between 1880-1920 were most likely variations of the Neapolitan and Sicilian languages with perhaps some degree of influence from the standardized Florentine dialect. The formal "Italian" that is taught in colleges and universities is generally not the "Italian" with which Italian Americans are acquainted. en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Italian-American   (1968 words)

ITALIAN Though they were adapting to American ways, most Italians continued to marry within their ethnic group and to speak only Italian. The response to the masses of Italian immigrants was unfriendly and inhospitable. Italians were also prominent in the fishing industries of the Gulf of Mexico and the Pacific Coast states. nhs.needham.k12.ma.us /cur/kane98/kane_p3_immig/Italian/italian.htm   (1138 words)

Italian American History Italian Americans are residents of the United States who trace their ancestry to Italy or to other regions where the Italian language is widely spoken. Some Italian American fishermen on the West Coast were forced to surrender their boats for the duration of the war, the exhibit organizers said. However, some naturalized Italian Americans considered dangerous by the military were forced to evacuate military zones (areas declared sensitive by military authorities) after October 1942 and were not allowed to return until Italy surrendered to Allied forces in September 1943. home.comcast.net /~m.quagliata/iahistory.html   (2780 words)

The National Italian American Foundation Italian Americans are the fifth largest ethnic group in the United States, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. Italian Americans are evenly split among the three political parties: 35 percent Republican; 32 percent, Democrat; and 33 percent Independent, according to the NORC. A gift of the Italian government, it was erected by the National Italian American Foundation and the Columbus Citizens' Foundation from private donations totaling $500,000. www.niaf.org /research/contribution.asp   (14041 words)

Open Directory - Society: Ethnicity: Italian: Italian-American Italian Americans of Austin, Texas- Perpetuate the heritage of Italian Americans, heighten the awareness of Italian culture, participate in social and cultural activities. American Italian Historical Association - An interdisciplinary association for the study of the Italian American experiences. Italian Cultural Society of Washington D.C. - Non-profit organization which creates opportunities to explore the many facets of Italian culture, and to strengthen bonds between the Italian and American people. dmoz.org /Society/Ethnicity/Italian/Italian-American   (1006 words)

ItalianGenealogy.com » News The Legal requirements for recognition of Italian citizenship claims made by persons born abroad, but whose births were never registered with an Italian consular agency, vary considerably according to particular circumstances, and also depend upon existing treaties between the Italian Republic and various states. The dialects of modern Italian all have their roots in the spoken form of Latin (Vulgar Latin), in use throughout the Roman Empire. During the mass emigration from Italy during the century between 1876 to 1976, the U.S. was the largest single recipient of Italian immigrants in the world. italiangenealogy.tardio.com   (1278 words)

Italian American Studies at Stony Brook Italian American studies addresses itself to the experiences of persons of Italian descent in North and South America with a particular emphasis on experiences in the United States of America. Italian American studies offers students an opportunity to survey the developments of the field in general, and in history, literature, media, and language study in particular. Formal study of Italian American culture, in the university, is a relatively recent phenomenon. www.italianstudies.org /iam   (292 words)

German-American Internment About 1,600 Italian citizens were interned, all of them here, and about 10,000 Italian-Americans were forced to move from their houses in California coastal communities to inland homes. But researchers are fleshing out this obscure footnote to American history: the treatment of 600,000 Italian citizens in the United States who were classified as "enemy aliens" after World War II began. The Italian immigrants were caught up, to a milder degree, in the hysteria that swept the West Coast after the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor on Dec. 7, 1941. www.serve.com /shea/germusa/itintern.htm   (1497 words)

Order Sons of Italy in America Despite these barriers, the Italian immigrants and their children became part of American society in less than 100 years. Today, the descendants of those early Italian immigrants number nearly 16 million, according to the U.S. census of 2000, although through intermarriage, the number of people in the United States with at least one Italian grandparent is estimated to be about 26 million. At the turn of the 20th century, a growing tide of Italians, largely from the south, immigrated to the United States where work was plentiful and land was cheap. www.osia.org /public/culture/culture_intro.asp   (381 words)

Wartime Violation of Italian American Civil Liberties Act Italian American fishermen who were prevented from fishing in prohibited zones and therefore undable to pursue their livelihoods Italian American railroad workers who were prevented from working in prohibited zones. Italian Americans who were taken into custody at any time during World War II Italian Americans who were interned and the location where they were interned www.usdoj.gov /crt/wviacla.htm   (397 words)

Dana Gioia Online - Italian-American Poetry While many American poets reject European influences as harmful distractions from the search for a native voice, most Italian-American poets view Europe—sometimes in its Modernistic aspects, sometimes in its older traditions—as a potential source of strength. In Italian culture one often notices two conflicting impulses—one to preserve the richness of the past, the other to reject it in search of the new. Today there are so many interesting poets of Italian descent writing that it is difficult to draw any narrow generalizations about their wide-ranging work. www.danagioia.net /essays/eitalamer.htm   (2950 words)

Welcome to IAWA - Italian American Writers Association Italian Americana, in cooperation with the American Italian Historical Association, is the first and only cultural as well as historical review dedicated to the Italian experience in the New World. The Modern Language Association’s Italian American Literature Discussion Group is seeking participants in a forum on Italian Americans in Hollywood, to be held at a future M. The American Italian Historical Association Newsletter is now accepting submissions of scholarly essays and book reviews. www.iawa.net /news.shtml   (2745 words)

Italian American Experience: An Encyclopedia - Salvatore J. Lagumina (Editor) The coverage includes such broad topics as the influence of Italian Americans on politics and society and their contributions to art and to the development of Catholicism in the United States. Italian Americans have participated in every occupation and endeavor in American life throughout history. Cavaioli is a former president of the American Italian Historical Association. www.bookfinder.us /review1/0815307136.html   (520 words)

La Vita Italo-Americana is an Italian Blog for Italophiles The National Italian American Foundation (NIAF) is a non-profit organization based in Washington, DC and dedicated to preserving the heritage of Italian Americans. The Italian American Writers Association (IAWA) in collaboration with the Cornelia Street Café will be having a special night of four featured Canadian Italian Writers on Saturday, May 14th, 2005 at 5:45pm to 7:45pm. The NIAF is a nonprofit organization based in Washington, DC dedicated to preserving the heritage of an estimated 25 million Americans of Italian descent. italomedia.blogspot.com   (1741 words)

Amazon.com: Lidia's Italian-American Kitchen: Books: Lidia Matticchio Bastianich "Americans fell in love with Italian cooking first," she says, thus enshrining a cuisine born of immigrant adaptation. The author of two previous works, La Cucina di Lidia and Lidia's Italian Table, and co-owner of three acclaimed Manhattan restaurants, Bastianich is ideally suited to explore all Italian fare. In chapters that reflect the courses of a traditional Italian meal, from antipasti through soups, pasta and risottos, and dolci, Lidia presents a wealth of good everyday eating. www.amazon.com /exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/037541150X?v=glance   (1981 words)

Italian-American Webring Great Italian Americans is our porthole to Web Pages We have built On Christopher Columbus,Joe Dimaggio And Frank Sinatra.Our Dimaggio page has an original true story!Our Sinatra Page is recommended by Celebrity Wonder and Celebrity Link and also has an original true story and many photos.We are family and Webtv Friendly. Circolo Italiano, the Italian Club of Little Rock, Arkansas, was established as a social club for individuals interested in Italian and Italian-American culture. The most recent is a collection of photographs from an Italian visit, the first by this Italian-American whose family has been in America over 100 years. s.webring.com /hub?ring=italian   (2111 words)

Italian American Recipes Diana has been exposed to the fine art of Italian cooking since she was a child. Traditional Sicilian and Italian meals like these have been brought down over the centuries and have been modified for ingredients easily located in the United States. This is not Italian per say, however coming from New York, this cake was a personal favorite. www.debra4homes.com /pgf/ItalianRecipes.htm   (3875 words)

virtualitalia.com - italian american experience Although Italians and Italian Americans are very similar they have had vastly different experiences. Italian screen sirens were women of astonishing physical beauty, but they were no ornaments. Little did anyone suspect that little Angelo would go on to become an American Hercules. www.virtualitalia.com /italamer   (357 words)

Italian American Links - Christopher Columbus Click Here to buy BOOKS pertaining to Italian americans The best available evidence suggests that Christopher Columbus (Cristoforo Colombo in Italian; Cristobal Colon in Spanish) was born in Genoa in 1451. The Italian ONLINE Bakery - Mixed cookies sent anywhere in the US www.italian-american.com /columbus.htm   (357 words)

The Italian American Press This publication originally commemorated the 500th anniversary of columbus' first voyage to The New World by offering some understanding of the Italian American contribution to the greatness of America from 1492-1992. In this book, she looks at a neighborhood that housed and served newly arrived Italian immigrants almost exclusively, and that is growing smaller and smaller geographically as other new immigrant arrivals occupy the area, thus repeating the pattern of assimilation experienced by the Italians more than a century ago. Born in 1920, she was raised in the small Italian town of Santa Nicola La Strada, in the Campania Region, twenty miles north of Naples. www.italianamericanpress.com /IA%20Sites/IASP%20Writers.html   (9873 words)

ItalianAmericanShowcase.com - Gateway to the Italian-American Community There are many Italian-American and Italian events occurring all across the U.S and Italy. Jun 04, 2006 - Dedham, MA © 2006 Italian American Showcase. Our mission is to provide a community portal for information on Italian and Italian-American businesses. www.italianamericanshowcase.com   (207 words)

Italian American War Veterans- Any American citizen who was honorably discharged or separated from the Armed Forces (Army, Navy, Marine Corps, Air Force, or Coast Guard) who served during the following periods of war or conflict: American Merchant Marine Ocean-Going Servicemen during the period of armed conflict in World War II: To encourage and develop in all people a spirit of good will, fellowship, and understanding as a guard against future wars and chaos. www.itamvets.org   (236 words)

Italian American Organization Please feel free to contact the Italian American Organization of WVU for more information on our organization, becoming a new member, or any other questions that you may have. The IAO is committed to educate, involve, and entertain its members about Italian American culture. To request the organization's executive portfolio, a detailed report of our 2004-2005 activities, please email the general information address at the bottom of the page. www.wvu.edu /~wvuiao   (121 words)

Amazon.com: Rocco's Italian-American: Books: Rocco DiSpirito Rocco's principle premise for these recipes is that `Italian-American' cuisine is no less genuine and involves no compromises of `genuine' Italian cooking because it is not exactly the same as that done in Campagnia or Apulia or Lazio or Tuscany or the Veneto. `Rocco's Italian American' by Rocco DiSpirito, his mother, Nicolina DiSpirito, and freelance writer Nina Lalli screams CELEBRITY CHEF Cookbook with the number of pages dedicated to current and historical snapshots of the principle authors, Rocco and Mama. Mamma's meatballs themselves are very similar to my favorite recipe in `Italian Classics' by `Cooks Illustrated' except that instead of chicken stock, it uses buttermilk or yogurt and instead of bread crumbs, it uses torn white bread. www.amazon.com /exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/0786868570?v=glance   (2100 words)

Welcome to the Italian Tribune Web Site! For more than seventy years, the Italian Tribune has provided the Italian American community with a means of celebrating our common Italian heritage. Information is still being added to several of the pages, so check back frequently in the coming weeks as we add more and more exciting Italian American content. As we continue to expand beyond our New Jersey origins into New York and the rest of the United States, it is our pledge that we will continue to preserve, protect, and promote our Italian American culture. www.italiantribune.com   (318 words)

Italian American Museum Relevant to the Italian American Museum's focus, this body of work was initiated by Janine Coyne's desire to connect to her Sicilian heritage. Recent trips to Sicily inspired the black and white gelatin-silver prints on view at the Italian American Museum from March 8 through April 7, 2006. Edward S. Curtis continued this tradition and published The North American Indian, with twenty volumes of photographs taken between 1907 and 1937; it included a forward by President Theodore Roosevelt. www.italianamericanmuseum.org /exhibitions   (338 words)

Italian Connection: Boston's Best Italian American Party and Wedding Band The Italian Connection has been entertaining the Italian American Community in the Boston area since 1980. We offer a wide variety of American and Italian favorites so that everyone will have a chance to enjoy the celebration. Boston's Best Italian American Party and Wedding Band. www.angelfire.com /music/wedding/ItalianConnection.html   (159 words)

ITALIAN-AMERICAN PAGES: Italian American Issues As an Italian-American who was born in Italy and has traveled and worked there, I am often surprised by the misconceptions that the descendants of Italian immigrants have about Italy. Wartime Violation of Italian American Civil Liberties Act hese pages are dedicated to the descendants of those Italians who crossed the ocean and emigrated to an unknown land leaving their town and their loved ones to look for a better future for themselves and their family. www.geocities.com /CapitolHill/Lobby/7189   (193 words)

Italian American Web Site of New York: MAIN page This is the place to find Italian American Political Organizations, such as, the democratic leadership council and the Italian American Political Coalition. There are many Italians and Italian-Americans that don't get the recognition that they deserve, although they are listed in this page. August 25th, 2000 is Italian at Shea stadium. www.italian-american.com /main.htm   (902 words)

Welcome to the Italian Tribune Web Site! For more than seventy years, the Italian Tribune has provided the Italian American community with a means of celebrating our common Italian heritage. As we continue to expand beyond our New Jersey origins into New York and the rest of the United States, it is our pledge that we will continue to preserve, protect, and promote our Italian American culture. Information is still being added to several of the pages, so check back frequently in the coming weeks as we add more and more exciting Italian American content. www.italiantribune.com   (902 words)

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