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List of Italian Americans - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia She is the daughter of Jewish/Irish American model Barbara Bach and Italian businessman Augusto Gregorini, and stepdaughter of Ringo Starr. Her paternal grandparents are Francis Xavier Shields, (a tennis star) of Irish decent, and Italian princess Donna Marina Torlonia di Civitella-Cesi, who was a sister of Don Alessandro Torlonia, 5th Prince di Civitella-Cesi, the husband of the Spanish Infanta Beatrix of Bourbon-Battenberg (aunt of King Juan Carlos I of Spain). Frankie Valli, (born May 3, 1937 in the Italian First Ward of Newark, New Jersey as Francis Stephen Castelluccio) is best known as lead singer of The Four Seasons, one of the biggest music acts of the 1960s, which continued from then to the 1970s disco scene to the present day. en.wikipedia.org /wiki/List_of_Italian_Americans   (5340 words)

Category:Italian-Americans - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia List of members of the Italian American Sports Hall of Fame This page was last modified 23:29, 7 March 2006. en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Category:Italian-Americans   (136 words)

Sicilian Culture: The News & Views: Italian Americans Challenge Stereotypes in 'The Sopranos' The National Italian American Foundation (NIAF) is a non-profit organization based in Washington, DC and dedicated to preserving the heritage of Americans of Italian descent, the nation's fifth largest ethnic group. Two million Italian Americans were employed in "blue collar" jobs, which included police officers, farmers, mechanics and construction workers, according to Census Bureau classifications. Of the six million working people who identified themselves as Italian American in the 1990 U.S. Census, four million were professionals (physicians, attorneys, educators, etc.) as well as managers, and technical, sales, or administrative workers. www.sicilianculture.com /news/niafpr.htm   (391 words)

Italian American Links - not so famous The NORC survey also found that Italian Americans tend to support liberal social causes: 89 percent would vote for a woman president; 55 percent are pro-choice; and more than 60 percent think the government should spend more on health, education and the poor. October is Italian American Heritage Month, celebrating the contributions of an estimated 26 million Americans of Italian descent -- the fifth largest ethnic group in the United States. Most Italian Americans are descended from the nearly 5 million Italians who came to the United States between 1880 and 1924. www.italian-american.com /famnot.htm   (1168 words)

In Italy Online - Our Heritage - Books About Italian-American Heritage Her deconstruction of Italian dialect--captured snatches of parents' and grandparents' unwritten past in words like gavone and stunod is mesmerizing, both as a journalist's examination of words and their uses and as a woman's study of what makes her herself. I would emphatically recommend this book to any American of Italian descent who wishes to understand the experience of his or her forebears and the need of successive generations to come to terms with the past. Wine is inseparable from the Italian culture and is loved and revered as the "holy blood of the grape." It is one of the secrets of the healthy Mediterranean life style now preached by health experts. www.initaly.com /itathome/books/itameri.htm   (6445 words)

DOJ Reviews Treatment of Italian Americans in World War Two More than 10,000 Italian Americans living in the West Coast were forced to leave their homes and were prohibited from entering and fishing in coastal zones, while more than 50,000 were subject to curfews. The Wartime Violation of Italian American Civil Liberties Act of 2000 directs the Attorney General to conduct a comprehensive review of the treatment of Italian Americans by the federal government, and to report to Congress no later than November 7, 2001. "The story of the treatment of Italian Americans during World War II needs to be told, to remember those whose freedoms were violated and to prevent such injustice in the future," said William Yeomans, Acting Assistant Attorney General of the Civil Rights Division. www.usembassy.it /file2001_03/alia/a1032914.htm   (453 words)

Sicilian Culture: The News: Connecticut Most Italian State Italians started immigrating to the United States in large numbers at the end of the 19th century, arriving first at Ellis Island and then heading to Connecticut, where they found work as field hands, stone masons and factory workers. The Italian community in both states has been stable since a huge wave of immigration during the late 19th and early 20th centuries. Some 16.4 percent of Connecticut residents listed Italian as their primary ancestry, edging Rhode Island at 15.9 percent and New Jersey with 15.4 percent. www.sicilianculture.com /news/ctitalians.htm   (1289 words)

Italian American Resources, Research Guides @ Rohrbach Library's Voices & Choices Ctr., Kutztown Univ. of PA If you are doing research on a famous Italian American you can use the list of Famous Italian Americans to get the exact spelling of his/her name. In addition the library has some Italian American Biographies that you may be interested in browsing. The best way to access Italian American subjects is to browse Library of Congress Subject Headings. faculty.kutztown.edu /weber/italian/path.htm   (157 words)

Italian American Italian American heritage and culture and all issues related to Italian Americans and Italy. Italian American Cultural Organization to honor our families who emigrated to the Americas from Southern Italy and Sicily. Italian story that will bring a tear to your eye and joy to your heart. w.webring.com /hub?ring=italianamerican   (793 words)

Italian Americans Joseph Velikonja, "Italian Immigrants in the U.S. in the Sixties" in Tomassi and Engel, eds., op. To be sure, Italian Catholicism has been and continues to be a blend of orthodox religious fervor and superstition, with a very close and personal belief in the efficacy of the sacramental church and the veneration of the hierarchy of the saints. Finally, American opera began to take firm root in 1843 through the efforts of Ferdinardo Palma, an Italian restaurant owner and lover of opera. web.ulib.csuohio.edu /italians/partii.html   (17332 words)

Wartime Violation of Italian American Civil Liberties Act The Act also directed the Attorney General to document Federal Bureau of Investigation raids on the homes of Italian Americans, to compile a list of ports from which Italian American fishermen were restricted, and to prepare a list of all civil liberties infringements suffered by Italian Americans during World War II. 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 Italian Americans who were ordered to move out of designated areas under the United States Army's "Individual Exclusion Program" www.usdoj.gov /crt/wviacla.htm   (397 words)

Italian Americans His speeches were tangible evidence that Italians had no longer to fear the stigma of being part of the nondescript "huddled masses" of immigrants but that their native land was one of proud achievement. The shift in Italian population was primarily to the eastern regions and not to the west side. Italians had immigrated to this country by the millions and many thousands were part of the city's population during the thirties. www.clevelandmemory.org /italians/partiii.html   (18271 words)

Civil Rights suffered by Italian Americans during World War II To provide for the preparation of a Government report detailing injustices suffered by Italian Americans during World War II, and a formal acknowledgment of such injustices by the President. (3) The names of all Italian Americans who were interned and the location where they were interned. (9) The names of Italian Americans whose boats were confiscated. bss.sfsu.edu /internment/italians.html   (852 words)

The National Italian American Foundation Acknowledged as the pioneer encyclopedist of Italians in America, Schiavo spent 60 years researching the role of Italians and Italian Americans in the discovery, exploration, and development of America from the 15th through the 20th centuries. A handy guide published by the National Italian American Foundation that outlines the necessary steps needed to be taken in order to create and present a successful project on the history of Italian Americans. ITALACTORS: 101 YEARS OF ITALIAN AMERICANS IN US ENTERTAINMENT by Michael Bacarella www.niaf.org /research/publications.asp   (1229 words)

Italian and Italian-American Internment: Italians seek apology for WWII uprooting Although persons of German, Italian and Japanese ancestry, especially non-citizens were placed in the camps, only the Japanese were compensated, with each one on a long list receiving $20,000, without tests of citizenship or loyalty. Scudero said the Italians didn't suffer as much as the Japanese, who were sent to concentration camps and lost their property. Enemy aliens of Italian, German and Japanese ancestry as well as Italian-Americans, German-Americans and Japanese-Americans were placed in relocation camps, internment camps and detention centers. vikingphoenix.com /public/JapanIncorporated/eo9066/9066it-1.htm   (924 words)

Italian Americans Discussion Forum / Question-Please Help!- Are there any Italian neighborhoods in Florida? Italian Americans Discussion Forum / General Discussion / Question-Please Help!- Are there any Italian neighborhoods in Florida? With all of the Italians who have moved from New York to Florida, you would think that there would have been more of a Little Italy in Florida by now. It is my understanding that Naples Florida has a very large Italian American population. www.italianamericans.com /forum/viewtopic.php?pid=1707   (391 words)

body Instead, Italian Americans are counting on Hollywood insiders like Mr. Italian Americans as uneducated, morally bankrupt, violent people living on contributions, and achievements of an estimated 24 million Americans of www.italystl.com /ra/498.htm   (920 words)

Order Sons of Italy in America Italian Americans Charge Sen. Harry Reid with Ethnic Stereotyping, Demand Apology Italian American Role in History of U.S. Civil Rights, Topic of New Report from Sons of Italy Download the free "Start Italian in Your School" how-to kit www.osia.org   (79 words)

CNN.com - U.S. reviewing WWII treatment of Italian-Americans - March 27, 2001 The law requires the Justice Department to list the names of Italian-Americans who were targets of government actions, including FBI raids on private homes. The Justice Department urged individuals who have knowledge of incidents that affected Italian-Americans to contact the Justice Department's Civil Rights Division by September 1. The Justice Department said its report covering the period September 1939 to December 1945 will be completed by early November. cnnstudentnews.cnn.com /2001/US/03/27/italian.americans   (361 words)

List of Italian Given Names Below is a list of given names in English, with the Italian names from which they may have been derived, and a pronunciation guide. The English sound of I (“long i” as in “eye”) is given by the combination “ai” in Italian. Sometimes the name was too difficult for Americans to pronounce, or one syllable of the name was prominent and became the basis for the name in English. www.conigliofamily.com /ItalianNames.htm   (284 words)

The Italian-American Webring This is a community of many different people and ideas, and the idea is to showcase sites made by Italian-Americans. You can be.00000000000002% Italian and we'll be more than happy to have you. You have Italian heritage and are proud of it! www.angelfire.com /ny/maryg/ring.html   (353 words)

Italian Americans - Social conditions books, find the lowest prices Italian Americans : A Retrospective on the Twentieth Century Imagining Italians : The Clash of Romance and Race in American Perceptions, 1880-1910 by Paola A. Sensi Isolani, Anthony Julian Tamburri, American Italian Historical Association Conference 1999 San Francisco www.allbookstores.com /Italian_Americans-Social_Conditions.html   (183 words)

Wikipeida Terri Schiavo Index List of people who became famous through being terminally ill Fox News Channel controversies and allegations of bias home.earthlink.net /~amorrow/ts_index.html   (138 words)

Penguin Group (USA) Inc. :: Tony Lip, Danny Aiello and Other Famous Italian-Americans Featured in A New Book, Shut Up And Eat!, To Be Published By Berkley Books in Fall 2005 Silvestro said, "When Tony Lip starts writing about Italian food, growing up in the Bronx and his life in the movies, you can't stop reading. All of the aromas of the meals he describes and the memories he shares come wafting off the page like you're sitting in his dining room listening to him talk. Penguin Group (USA) is one of the leading U.S. adult and children's trade book publishers, owning a wide range of imprints and trademarks, including Berkley Books, Dutton, Frederick Warne, G.P. Putnam's Sons, Grosset and Dunlap, New American Library, Penguin Books, The Penguin Press, Philomel, Plume, Puffin, Riverhead Books and Viking, among others. sev.prnewswire.com /entertainment/20050208/NYTU22108022005-1.html   (725 words)

CNN.com - Special Reports The list below is the names of the soldiers, Marines, airmen, sailors and Coast Guardsmen whose deaths have been reported by their country's governments. He was listed as missing until his body was recovered on December 23, 2003. Initially listed as missing in action after operations near Nasiriya on March 24, 2003; his remains were recovered on March 28, 2003 www.cnn.com /SPECIALS/2003/iraq/forces/casualties   (7280 words)

Italian Americans A CENTURY OF JUDGES OF ITALIAN DESCENT IN MASSACHUSETTS For a list of the emigrants from a the cities and towns of Italy who arrived in the United States through Ellis Island www.holycross.edu /departments/history/vlapomar/italians.htm   (44 words)

Amazon.com: Italian Americans (Cultures of America): Books: Carolyn Kott Washburne Grade 5-8-Like other books on the immigrant experience, these titles begin with a description of a group's homeland(s), why people left, and their reception in the U.S. The authors then go on to discuss African American and Italian American cultural values as related to family, community, and religion and celebrations. A final chapter lists their contributions to American life in such fields as politics, science, sports, music, and the arts. Product offered violates Amazon.com's policy on items that can be listed for sale. www.amazon.com /exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/1854357840?v=glance   (400 words)

Famous A-C Copyright © 2001-2006 Florida Federation of Italian American Clubs, Inc. Basilone, John (only Marine in WWII to received both the Medal of www.ffiac.com /famous_a-c.htm   (22 words)

Italian American Congress Members Photographs and information on Italian roots are from The 2005 NIAF Gala official publication www.italianamericancommunications.org /congress.htm   (25 words)

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