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Item Information   Holdings     Summary     More Content       More by this author     Laurino, Maria, author.     Subjects     Italian Americans -- History.     Browse Catalog     by author:      Laurino, Maria, author.       by title:      The Italian American...         MARC Display

The Italian Americans : a history / Maria Laurino. by Laurino, Maria, author. New York : W.W. Norton & Company, c2015. Subjects Italian Americans -- History. ISBN:  9780393241297 (hbk.) : 0393241297 (hbk.) Description:  308 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 26 cm Edition:  First edition. Contents:  1860-1910. La famiglia ; Who killa da chief? ; Birds of passage ; A secret history ; Up from the ashes -- 1910-1930. Becoming American ; Fruits of thy labor ; Taking the streets ; Guilt by association ; A shortcut -- 1930-1945. The little flower ; Faith in the fatherland ; Why we fight ; Enemy aliens -- 1945-present. American dreams ; Cultural outlaws ; Crime and prejudice ; Mythmakers ; Breaking through ; We're all Italian! Requests:  0 Summary:  Maria Laurino strips away stereotypes and nostalgia to tell the complicated, centuries-long story of the true Italian-American experience. Looking beyond the familiar caricatures fostered by popular culture, she tells the stories of Sicilian workers imported to replace the labor of freed slaves, the grim realities from which most immigrants came, the lynchings of Italian Americans, and the first uses of the word "mafia." Laurino shows how Italian Americans dominated the fishing industry in San Francisco, helped save the city after the Great Fire, and were interned or restricted as "enemy aliens" during World War II. Readers will meet the celebrated NYPD officer who battled "The Black Hand"; sex-symbol Rudolph Valentino, who attracted both adoration and scorn; and Rosina Bonavita, the real-life "Rosie the Riveter." Laurino brings to light the significance of Italian American roots to generation-defining authors and poets like Diane DiPrima, and examines how Italian Americans' focus on family and community has influenced American politics. From anarchist radicals of the early twentieth century to Nancy Pelosi and Andrew Cuomo; from traditional artisans to rebel songsters like Frank Sinatra and Lady Gaga, this book explores and celebrates the rich history and ongoing vitality of Italian American life.--From publisher description.   Copy/Holding information Location Collection Call No. Status   Aina Haina Public Library Adult Nonfiction 973.0451 La Checked In Add Copy to MyList Hawaii State Library Language, Literature & History 973.0451 La Checked In Add Copy to MyList Hilo Public Library Adult Nonfiction 973.0451 Laurino Checked In Add Copy to MyList

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