The Italian American Family
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The Italian American Family
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Author : Lydio F. Tomasi
language : en
Publisher: Staten Island, N.Y : Center for Migration Studies, 1972], 1978 printing.
Release Date : 1972
The Italian American Family written by Lydio F. Tomasi and has been published by Staten Island, N.Y : Center for Migration Studies, 1972], 1978 printing. this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1972 with Families categories.
The author discusses the acculturation process of first, second, and third generation Italian families in the United States in terms of the interrelationships among cultural, social, and psychological events. As background to the discussion, the role of the family is described. In southern Italy, the nuclear family is the essential feature of the social system. It is dominated by an authoritarian father, godparents are very significant figures, male children are social and economic assets, and female children are protected socially. Family relationships give the individual status and a guarantee of security. Upon immigration to America, however, Italian values conflict with Anglo-American orientations toward individualism and mastery over nature. Alienation and other psychological crises arise because of the immigrants' familistic personality orientation. In first-generation families, intercultural and intergenerational conflict and changes occur, often marked by isolation and anomie. Most second-generation families exhibit a move toward shaping the structure and functions of the family in accordance with the contemporary urban American type of family. Third-generation families show even more influence of industrialization and urbanization on fertility, child rearing, class status, and occupational choice. (Av).
The Italian American Family Album
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Author : Dorothy Hoobler
language : en
Publisher: OUP USA
Release Date : 1994
The Italian American Family Album written by Dorothy Hoobler and has been published by OUP USA this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1994 with Juvenile Nonfiction categories.
An Italian immigrant says, "I came to America because I heard the streets were paved with gold. When I got here, I found out three things: first, the streets weren't paved with gold; second, they weren't paved at all; and third, I was expected to pave them." Against all odds—a new language, new customs, and the ethnic slurs and catcalls of prejudice—Italian Americans paved the streets, rolled the cigars, sewed the clothes, cooked the meals, and did all manner of back-breaking work to build a new life in Lamerica, the land of success. The Italian American Family Album brings us into the heart of those immigrants' experiences. Through diaries, letters, interviews, and articles from magazines and newspapers we share the ordeals and the triumphs of the Italian American first setting foot on his new homeland. These personal accounts and family photographs of scores of Italian American families tell inspiring and courageous stories of hardship and suffering. In the late nineteenth and early twentieth century, the journey across the Atlantic was remembered by many as the via dolorosa, the "sorrowful way." And even after arriving in the new homeland and successfully getting through immigration, finding a job and a place to live, and learning new ways of doing almost everything was a challenge. But there was joy in the new country, as well. The new arrivals were embraced by a community of fellow Italians with a grand sense of humor, an intense appreciation of music, and an even greater appreciation of good food. Life for the newcomer was full of old traditions and pleasure, and we hear first-hand how the old ways endured even as new philosophies and customs were embraced daily. Through the stories of the children of those early immigrants—writers Gay Talese and John Ciardi, entertainers like Tony Bennett, baseball great Yogi Berra, and others not famous, but still proud to call themselves Italian Americans—we see how family pride and strong ties to the old country survive even today. As Governor Mario Cuomo says in his introduction: "I have always been intensely proud that I am the son of Italian immigrants and that my Italian heritage helped make me the man I am." That pride and the unique experiences of the early Italian Americans are an integral part of our country's history. Through the memories and photographs from the albums of generations of Italian families we meet real people, cut of the same cloth as we are—a many-colored and multi-textured cloth of ethnic customs, languages, traditions, and memories. We are a nation of immigrants, and The Italian American Family Album belongs to each of us.
The Italian American Family
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Author : Lydio F. Tomasi
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1981
The Italian American Family written by Lydio F. Tomasi and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1981 with Italian Americans categories.
A Letter To My Children
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Author : Laura Ventimiglia
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2016-10-15
A Letter To My Children written by Laura Ventimiglia and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2016-10-15 with categories.
An inspiring story unfolds throughout this book of the rich history, culture and ties that bind and define a family of Italian descent, all written through the unique perspective of a letter to the author's children. A masterful way to educate her children about their heritage and instill in them an appreciation and understanding of what makes them unique as third and fourth generation Italian Americans, the "Letter" explores the common themes and differences between Northern and the Sicilian and Southern Italian cultures, social and economic influences, and family structure. With a particular focus on the role of the Italian woman as the heart of the entire ethnic group, as elevated rather than oppressed, as the "giver of life", the author includes a rich examination of the differing nuances in feminist ideology of the United States and that of Italy.In the end, the author artfully challenges her children, and all of us, to ask questions and to continue the journey of understanding, love and activism needed to better our world.
The Italian Americans
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Author : Andrew F. Rolle
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1980
The Italian Americans written by Andrew F. Rolle and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1980 with History categories.
A "psychohistory" of the Italians who immigrated to America, focusing on the emotional difficulties which arose from their experiences as immigrants.
Growing Up And Growing Old In Italian American Families
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Author : Colleen Leahy Johnson
language : en
Publisher: New Brunswick, N.J. : Rutgers University Press
Release Date : 1985
Growing Up And Growing Old In Italian American Families written by Colleen Leahy Johnson and has been published by New Brunswick, N.J. : Rutgers University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1985 with Social Science categories.
Italian American Family History
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Author : Sharon DeBartolo Carmack
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1997
Italian American Family History written by Sharon DeBartolo Carmack and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1997 with Reference categories.
The goal of this book is to show you how to document your heritage while placing each generation of your family in its cultural milieu and telling a factual and interesting story about the family. Among other things, this book enables you to evaluate American records for information specific to Italian-American research, to appreciate the importance of Italian-American cultural perspective, and to write a readable and interesting family history.
The Italian American Family
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Author : Lydio F. Tomasi
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1978
The Italian American Family written by Lydio F. Tomasi and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1978 with Families categories.
The Italian American Table
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Author : Simone Cinotto
language : en
Publisher: University of Illinois Press
Release Date : 2013-11-05
The Italian American Table written by Simone Cinotto and has been published by University of Illinois Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2013-11-05 with Social Science categories.
Best Food Book of 2014 by The Atlantic Looking at the historic Italian American community of East Harlem in the 1920s and 30s, Simone Cinotto recreates the bustling world of Italian life in New York City and demonstrates how food was at the center of the lives of immigrants and their children. From generational conflicts resolved around the family table to a vibrant food-based economy of ethnic producers, importers, and restaurateurs, food was essential to the creation of an Italian American identity. Italian American foods offered not only sustenance but also powerful narratives of community and difference, tradition and innovation as immigrants made their way through a city divided by class conflict, ethnic hostility, and racialized inequalities. Drawing on a vast array of resources including fascinating, rarely explored primary documents and fresh approaches in the study of consumer culture, Cinotto argues that Italian immigrants created a distinctive culture of food as a symbolic response to the needs of immigrant life, from the struggle for personal and group identity to the pursuit of social and economic power. Adding a transnational dimension to the study of Italian American foodways, Cinotto recasts Italian American food culture as an American "invention" resonant with traces of tradition.
The Family And Community Life Of Italian Americans
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Author : American Italian Historical Association. Conference
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1983
The Family And Community Life Of Italian Americans written by American Italian Historical Association. Conference and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1983 with Italian American families categories.