Leaving Little Italy

Author : Fred L. Gardaphé
Publisher : State University of New York Press
ISBN 13 : 0791485978
Total Pages : 216 pages
Book Rating : 4.72/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Leaving Little Italy written by Fred L. Gardaphé and published by State University of New York Press. This book was released on 2012-02-01 with total page 216 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Leaving Little Italy explores the various forces that have shaped and continue to mold Italian American culture. Early chapters offer a historical survey of major developments in Italian American culture, from the early mass immigration period to the present day, situating these developments within the larger framework of American culture as a whole. Subsequent chapters examine particular works of Italian American literature and film from a variety of perspectives, including literary history, gender, social class, autobiography, and race. Paying particular attention to how the individual artist's personality has intersected with community in the shaping of Italian American culture, the book reveals how and why Italian America was invented and why Little Italys must ultimately disappear.

Author : Emelise Aleandri
Publisher : Arcadia Publishing
ISBN 13 : 9780738510620
Total Pages : 134 pages
Book Rating : 4.29/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Little Italy written by Emelise Aleandri and published by Arcadia Publishing. This book was released on 2002 with total page 134 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Often separated from other immigrants because of their language, Italian immigrants to New York City in the 1880s formed communities apart from their new neighbors. They tended to think of themselves collectively as a small Italian colony, La Colonia, that made up part of the demographics of the city. In each of the five boroughs, Italians set up many colonie. Several of them dotted Manhattan in East Harlem, the West Village, what is now SoHo, and the downtown area of the Lower East Side, straddling Canal Street, which still identifies Manhattan's Little Italy, the best-known Italian neighborhood in America. Little Italy is made up of stunning photographs culled from numerous private and public collections. It begins with the first phase of immigrants to Lower Manhattan in the early 1800s, including political and religious refugees such as Lorenzo Da Ponte and Giuseppe Garibaldi. In the 1870s, more and more Italian immigrants settled in Little Italy. As the neighborhood grew up around the former Anthony and Orange Streets, New York's first "Little Italy" emerged. The tumultuous history of the Five Points area, the "Bloody Ole Sixth Ward," and many faces and memories from the Italian newspapers L'Eco d'Italia and Il Progresso Italo-Americano are also included in this long-awaited pictorial history.

Author : Michael Immerso
Publisher : Rutgers University Press
ISBN 13 : 9780813527574
Total Pages : 180 pages
Book Rating : 4.70/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Newark's Little Italy written by Michael Immerso and published by Rutgers University Press. This book was released on 1999-08 with total page 180 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Michael Immerso traces the history of the First Ward from the arrival of the first Italian in the 1870s until 1953 when the district was uprooted to make way for urban renewal. Richly illustrated with photographs culled from the albums and shoeboxes in the private collections of hundreds of former First Ward families from all across the United States, the book documents the evolution of the district from a small immigrant quarter into a complex Italian-American neighborhood that thrived during the first half of this century. Book jacket.

Author : Gus Petruzzelli
Publisher : Xlibris Corporation
ISBN 13 : 1453555587
Total Pages : 77 pages
Book Rating : 4.83/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Memories of Growing Up in Little Italy, NY written by Gus Petruzzelli and published by Xlibris Corporation. This book was released on 2010-08-23 with total page 77 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Memories of Growing Up in Little Italy, NYThis is a memoir of childhood friends growing up together in the 40's and 50'sin Little Italy NY. It tells the story of the culture of living in a poor neighborhoodwith Italian Immigrants.The old neighborhood, as it is still referred to by its past residents, was full oflife with Italians that immigrated from different areas of Italy bringing withthem all their different foods, cultures, superstitions and most of all theirdreams to raise their children to become good, honest and successful AmericanCitizens. Growing up in Little Italy was difficult, yet rewarding. We wereconsidered poor in terms of material wealth, but many of us grew up richer inmind, body and soul.Most of all we had our imaginations to dream up games that gave us somethingto do all day long. In our own way we were entrepreneurs, as we did anythingto make money like selling newspapers, shining shoes, running errands andmore. Looking back, the Good Times Were Rolling Along.

Author : David Ruggerio
Publisher : Artisan Publishers
ISBN 13 : 9781885183545
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.42/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Little Italy Cookbook written by David Ruggerio and published by Artisan Publishers. This book was released on 1997 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Ruggerio is a 3-time, 3-star chef & owner of some of New York's finest restaurants. Having apprenticed with some of the greatest chefs in France, Ruggerio has chosen to return to his Italian roots for this, his first book.

Author : Peter Corona
Publisher : Trafford Publishing
ISBN 13 : 1426919573
Total Pages : 418 pages
Book Rating : 4.72/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Little Italy written by Peter Corona and published by Trafford Publishing. This book was released on 2009-12 with total page 418 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In Little Italy: The Way It Was, Peter Corona, Ph.D. shares personal stories of the early days during the first half of the twentieth century when San Diego's Little Italy had more than 6,000 families living within its boundaries. Once known as the "Italian neighborhood" or the "Italian Colony," this thriving community was one of America's best kept secrets. In a pre-determined society that dictated life's direction from birth to death, residents followed a unique code of ethics, customs, and folkways, but most importantly, adhered to a code of silence. Through personal recollections, conversations with lifelong friends, and surveys of church and public records, Dr. Corona vividly describes the history of Little Italy's people and professions while detailing the conversations, activities, and events of life in the Italian Colony during the Depression, World War II, and the years immediately following. Others will enjoy the entertaining stories about Lou the Junk Man, Sparky's clubhouse with the secret door, Angel Garcia who smelled the fish at the Westgate Cannery, and the Washington Wharf Rats. As one of the original residents of Little Italy, Dr. Corona leaves a lasting record for future generations about a fascinating neighborhood with a unique history.

Author : Suzanne Palmieri
Publisher : St. Martin's Griffin
ISBN 13 : 1250015502
Total Pages : 321 pages
Book Rating : 4.01/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Witch of Little Italy written by Suzanne Palmieri and published by St. Martin's Griffin. This book was released on 2013-03-26 with total page 321 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In Suzanne Palmieri's charming debut, The Witch of Little Italy, you will be bewitched by the Amore women. When young Eleanor Amore finds herself pregnant, she returns home to her estranged family in the Bronx, called by "The Sight" they share now growing strong within her. She has only been back once before when she was ten years old during a wonder-filled summer of sun-drenched beaches, laughter and cartwheels. But everyone remembers that summer except her. Eleanor can't remember anything from before she left the house on her last day there. With her past now coming back to her in flashes, she becomes obsessed with recapturing those memories. Aided by her childhood sweetheart, she learns the secrets still haunting her magical family, secrets buried so deep they no longer know how they began. And, in the process, unlocks a mystery over fifty years old—The Day the Amores Died—and reveals, once and for all, a truth that will either heal or shatter the Amore clan.

Author : Dan Yaccarino
Publisher : Dragonfly Books
ISBN 13 : 0375859209
Total Pages : 41 pages
Book Rating : 4.05/5 ( download)

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Download or read book All the Way to America: The Story of a Big Italian Family and a Little Shovel written by Dan Yaccarino and published by Dragonfly Books. This book was released on 2014-09-09 with total page 41 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: “This immigration story is universal.” —School Library Journal, Starred Dan Yaccarino’s great-grandfather arrived at Ellis Island with a small shovel and his parents’ good advice: “Work hard, but remember to enjoy life, and never forget your family.” With simple text and warm, colorful illustrations, Yaccarino recounts how the little shovel was passed down through four generations of this Italian-American family—along with the good advice. It’s a story that will have kids asking their parents and grandparents: Where did we come from? How did our family make the journey all the way to America? “A shovel is just a shovel, but in Dan Yaccarino’s hands it becomes a way to dig deep into the past and honor all those who helped make us who we are.” —Eric Rohmann, winner of the Caldecott Medal for My Friend Rabbit “All the Way to America is a charmer. Yaccarino’s heartwarming story rings clearly with truth, good cheer, and love.” —Tomie dePaola, winner of a Caldecott Honor Award for Strega Nona

Author : Kathy Catrambone
Publisher : Arcadia Publishing
ISBN 13 : 1439634947
Total Pages : 128 pages
Book Rating : 4.43/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Taylor Street written by Kathy Catrambone and published by Arcadia Publishing. This book was released on 2007-02-07 with total page 128 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Chicago’s Near West Side was and is the city’s most famous Italian enclave, earning it the title of “Little Italy.” Italian immigrants came to Chicago as early as the 1850s, before the massive waves of immigration from 1874 to 1920. They settled in small pockets throughout the city, but ultimately the heaviest concentration was on or near Taylor Street, the main street of Chicago’s Little Italy. At one point a third of all Chicago’s Italian immigrants lived in the neighborhood. Some of their descendents remain, and although many have moved to the suburbs, their familial and emotional ties to the neighborhood cannot be broken. Taylor Street: Chicago’s Little Italy is a pictorial history from the late 19th century and early 20th century, from when Jane Addams and Mother Cabrini guided the Italians on the road to Americanization, through the area’s vibrant decades, and to its sad story of urban renewal in the 1960s and its rebirth 25 years later.

Author : Gus Petruzzelli
Publisher : Xlibris Corporation
ISBN 13 : 9781453555576
Total Pages : 84 pages
Book Rating : 4.79/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Memories of Growing Up in Little Italy, Ny written by Gus Petruzzelli and published by Xlibris Corporation. This book was released on 2010-08 with total page 84 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Memories of Growing Up in Little Italy, NY This is a memoir of childhood friends growing up together in the 40's and 50's in Little Italy NY. It tells the story of the culture of living in a poor neighborhood with Italian Immigrants. The old neighborhood, as it is still referred to by its past residents, was full of life with Italians that immigrated from different areas of Italy bringing with them all their different foods, cultures, superstitions and most of all their dreams to raise their children to become good, honest and successful American Citizens. Growing up in Little Italy was difficult, yet rewarding. We were considered poor in terms of material wealth, but many of us grew up richer in mind, body and soul. Most of all we had our imaginations to dream up games that gave us something to do all day long. In our own way we were entrepreneurs, as we did anything to make money like selling newspapers, shining shoes, running errands and more. Looking back, the Good Times Were Rolling Along.