Italian Americans : the history and culture of a people / Eric Martone, editor.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Martone, Eric, editor.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Italian Americans.

Italian Americans--History.

History.

Italian Americans--Biography.

Genre:

Biographies.

History.

Physical Description:

xxxix, 554 pages ; 26 cm

Place of Publication:

Santa Barbara, California : ABC-CLIO, an imprint of ABC-CLIO, LLC, [2017]

Contents:

Part I Patterns of Emigration: Urban and Rural Settlement

Historical Overview 1

Birds of Passage 4

Cabrini, Frances Xavier (1850-1917) 5

Criminal Stereotypes, Italians and 7

Derogatory Names for Italian Americans 10

Discrimination, Italian American 12

Ellis Island, Italian Immigration through 15

Explorers, Italian 17

Garibaldi, Giuseppe (1807-1882) 21

Latin America, Italian Immigration to 23

Little Italies 25

Lynching of Italian Americans 27

Mutual Aid Societies, Italian American 29

New Orleans, Italian Immigration to 31

Organized Crime, Italian Americans and 32

Padrone System 39

Post-World War II Immigration, Italian 40

Regions, Italian 42

Risorgimento, Italian 44

Savoy, House of 45

Scalabrinian Missionaries 48

Segregation, Italian Americans and 49

Taliaferro Family 51

Tenements 53

Waldensians in America 54

Western Migration, Italian Americans and 56

Part II Civic Engagement and Economic Life: Endeavors in Business and American Civil Society

Historical Overview 59

Anarchism, Italian American 62

Boiardi, Ettore (1897-1985) 64

Bonaparte, Charles (1851-1921) 65

Business Corporations Founded by Italian Americans 68

Cabinet Members, Italian American 73

Cassini, Oleg (1913-2006) 77

Castro, The Mafia and Plots to Kill 78

CEOs, Italian American 80

Civil War, Italian Americans in the 83

Congress, Italian Americans in 85

DiGiorgio Corporation 91

Diplomats, Italian American 93

Fascism, Italian Americans and Italian 95

Fashion, Italian Americans in 97

Ferraro, Geraldine (1935-2011) 99

Fireworks Companies, Italian American 100

Food Importers and Market Chains, Italian American 102

Gambling, Italian Americans and Organized 103

Ghirardelli Chocolate Company 107

Giannini, Amadeo Pietro (1870-1949) 108

Giuliani, Rudolph (1944-) 110

Governors, Italian American 111

Internment of Italian Americans in World War II 115

Journalism, Italian Americans in 117

Jurists, Italian American 118

LaGuardia, Fiorello (1882-1947) 120

Law Enforcement, Italian Americans in 121

Mayors, Italian American 125

Military (1945-Present), Italian Americans in the 128

Pelosi, Nancy (1940-) 131

Petrillo, James (1892-1984) 133

Ponzi, Charles (1882-1949) 134

Revolutionary War, Italian Americans in the 135

Rutgers University, Founding of 137

Tammany Hall and Italian Americans 139

Wineries, Italian American 141

Workers'' Movements, Italian Americans and 145

World Wars, Italian Americans in the 146

Part III Cultural and Religious Life: People, Institutions, and Expressions of Identity

Historical Overview 153

Bishops, Italian American 156

Cardinals, Italian American 157

Catholicism, Italian Americans and 158

Columbus Day 161

Cuisine, Italian American 164

Eternal Word Television Network 169

Festivals and Feast Days, Italian American 171

Good Luck Symbols, Italian American 172

Italian American Civil Rights League 173

Italian American Congressional Delegation 175

Italian American War Veterans of the United States 176

Italian American Writers Association 177

Italian Heritage and Culture Committee 178

Italian Language, and Culture in School Curricula 178

Italy-USA Foundation 180

Jesuits in America, Italian 181

Jews, Italian and Italian American 182

National Italian American Foundation 183

National Organization of Italian American Women 185

Newspapers, Italian American 186

Order Sons of Italy in America 189

Pentecostal Movement, Italian 191

Pope, Generoso (1891-1950) 192

Protestantism, Italian Americans and 194

UNICO National 195

Verrazzano College 196

Part IV Science and Humanities: Contributions to Science, Literature, and the Arts

Historical Overview 201

Architects, Italian American 203

Astronauts and Planetary Scientists, Italian American 205

Beat Movement, Italian Americans in the 207

Bonica, John (1917-1994) 208

Bordighera Press 210

Classical Music, Italian Americans in 211

Comic Artists, Cartoonists, and Illustrators, Italian American 214

Composers, Italian American 221

Dancers, Italian American 225

De Paola, Thomas (1934-) 227

Education, Italian Americans in 229

Fauci, Anthony (1940-) 233

Ferlinghetti, Lawrence (1919-) 234

Fibonacci (c. 1175-c. 1250) 236

Gallo, Robert (1937-) 237

Inventors, Italian American 238

Literature, Italian American 243

Nobel Prize Laureates, Italian American 248

Opera, Italian Americans and 253

Painters, Italian American 257

Photographers, Italian American 261

Puzo, Mario (1920-1999) 264

Scientists and Mathematicians, Italian American 266

Sculptors, Italian American 268

Part V Sports and Popular Culture: Contributions to Sports, Entertainment, and Americana

Historical Overview 271

Actors in Film and Television (1900s-1950s), Italian American 273

Actors in Film and Television (1960s-1980s), Italian American 277

Actors in Film and Television Q990s-2010s), Italian American 282

Actresses in Film and Television (1900s-1950s,), Italian American 288

Actresses in Film and Television (1960s-1980s), Italian American 291

Actresses in Film and Television (1990s-2010s), Italian American 295

Ameche, Don (1908-1993) 301

Animation, Italian Americans in 303

Arcaro, Eddie (1916-1997) 304

Bancroft, Anne (1931-2005) 305

Barbera, Joseph (1911-2006) 306

Baseball, Italian Americans in Professional 308

Basketball, Italian Americans in 314

Bennett, Tony (1926-) 318

Bowling, Italian Americans in 319

Boxing and Mixed Martial Arts, Italian Americans in 320

Broadway and Stage, Italian Americans on 324

Capra, Frank (1897-1991) 328

Comedians, kalian American 330

Comic Book Heroes, Italian American 333

Contemporary Popular Music (1980s-Present), Italian Americans in 336

Cooking Personalities, Italian American 339

Coppola, Francis Ford (1939-) 343

De Niro, Robert (1943-) 345

DiCaprio, Leonardo (1974-) 347

DiMaggio, Joe (1914-1999) 349

Durante, Jimmy (1893-1980) 350

Fili-Krushel, Patricia (1953-) 353

Film Directors, Italian American 353

Fonda, Henry (1905-1982) 357

Football, Italian Americans in College 359

Football, Italian Americans in Professional 362

Godfather Films 368

Golf, Italian Americans in 371

Guccione, Bob (1930-2010) 372

Hockey, Italian Americans in 373

Jazz, Italian Americans and 375

Lady Gaga (1986-) 377

LaRocca, Nick (889-1961) 379

Lombardo, Guy (1902-1977) 380

Madonna (1958-) 382

Martin, Dean (1917-1995) 384

Mosconi, Willie (1913-1993) 385

Olympics, Italian Americans in the 387

Pacino, Al (1940-) 389

Paul, Adrian (1959-) 390

Pinocchio 391

Poll, Sylvester (1859-1937) 393

Popular Singers 0 920s-1960s), Italian American 395

Producers, Italian American Entertainment 399

Racecar Drivers, Italian American 401

Rock 'n' Roll, Italian Americans and 404

Santoraero, Angela (1 968-) 409

Scorsese, Martin (1942-) 411

Sinatra, Frank (1915-1998) 414

Slydini, Tony (1900-1991) 415

Soccer, Italian Americans in 417

Sopranos, The 419

Stallone, Sylvester (1946-) 421

Tarantino, Quentin (1963-) 424

Television Hosts, Italian American 425

Tennis, Italian American in 429

Travolta, John (1954-) 430

Turturro, John (1957-) 431

Valenti, Jack (1921-2007) 433

Valentino, Rudolph (1895-1926) 434

Wrestling, Italian Americans in Professional 435

Primary Documents 443

Selected Italian American History and Culture Museums 507.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Other Format:

Online version: Italian Americans

ISBN:

9781610699945

1610699947

OCLC:

933272080

Publisher Number:

99970382036