Essay On Italian Immigration

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The Italian immigration Today, over 17.8 million Americans claim their italian ancestery . Indeed about 5.5 millions Italians immigrated to USA since 1820, Italian Americans are the fourth largest European ethnic group in the US. That's why I found interesting to learn a little more diep about their history, the reasons why they decided to leave their own country, their adaptation on a new land, their struggle, their status, some contributions their brought to the American culture or everything that makes their case special. First of all the greatest immigration period was between 1880 amd 1920 , alone it brought 4 million Italians to America. About 80 percent of the Italian immigrants came from Southern Italy, which was an agricultural…show more content…
Theatre, concerts, puppet-shows, mutual aid society and social clubs were available for the immigrants. The "festa" brought from Italy villages was the biggest event celebrating the Italian traditions bringing the immigrants together.The festawas a big procession through the streets in honor of the Virgin Mary. A large statue was carried, followed by musicians marching behind. Then food,fireworks and a general merriment followed. The festa helped give the immigrants a sense of unity and common…show more content…
World War 1 had indeed a big impact on the Italian American identity, returning from the war, they brought a new perspective and confidence. This new confidence will give them more ambition and will open new opportunities to them, they start getting better jobs, like firemen, policemen or also plumbers, electricians, mechanics and carpenters. While women work as secretaries, dressmakers and clerks. This changes bring large numbers to move to neighborhoods outside of the Italian-only
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