Beyond Cannery Row : Sicilian women, immigration, and community in Monterey, California, 1915-99 / Carol Lynn McKibben.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

McKibben, Carol Lynn, 1955-

Series:

Statue of Liberty-Ellis Island Centennial series

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Italian American women--California--Monterey--Social conditions--20th century.

Italian American women.

Women immigrants--California--Monterey--Social conditions--20th century.

Women immigrants.

Italian American families--California--Monterey--History--20th century.

Italian American families.

Fishers--California--Monterey--History--20th century.

Fishers.

Fish canneries--California--Monterey--History--20th century.

Fish canneries.

Community life--California--Monterey--History--20th century.

Community life.

Sicily (Italy)--Emigration and immigration--History--20th century.

Sicily (Italy).

Monterey (Calif.)--Emigration and immigration--History--20th century.

Monterey (Calif.).

Monterey (Calif.)--Social conditions--20th century.

Monterey (Calif.)--Social life and customs--20th century.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (183 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Urbana : University of Illinois Press, c2006.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Presenting a nuanced story of women, migration, community, industry, and civic life at the turn of the twentieth century, Carol Lynn McKibben's Beyond Cannery Row analyzes the processes of migration and settlement of Sicilian fishers from three villages in Western Sicily to Monterey, California--and sometimes back again. McKibben's analysis of gender and gender roles shows that it was the women in this community who had the insight, the power, and the purpose to respond and even prosper amid changing economic conditions. Vividly evoking the immigrants' everyday experiences through first-person accounts and detailed description, McKibben demonstrates that the cannery work done by Sicilian immigrant women was crucial in terms of the identity formation and community development. These changes allowed their families to survive the challenges of political conflicts over citizenship in World War II and intermarriage with outsiders throughout the migration experience. The women formed voluntary associations and celebrated festas that effectively linked them with each other and with their home villages in Sicily. Continuous migration created a strong sense of transnationalism among Sicilians in Monterey, which has enabled them to continue as a viable ethnic community today.

Contents:

Cover

Title Page

Copyright Page

Contents

Acknowledgments

Introduction

1. Sicilian Women, Fishing Lives, and Migration Strategies

2. Work and Identity

3. Family, Conflict, Community

4. Good Americans

5. Women on Parade: The Political Meaning of the Festa

Conclusion

Notes

Bibliography

Index

Illustrations.

Notes:

Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph

Description based on print version record.

Includes bibliographical references (p. [139]-151) and index.

ISBN:

9786613044044

9781283044042

1283044048

9780252091902

0252091906

OCLC:

811409483