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John Baptist Scalabrini and Italian Migration: A Socio-Pastoral Project

John Baptist Scalabrini and Italian Migration traces the history of the Congregation of the Missionary Sisters of St. Charles Borromeo-Scalabrinians back to its origins during the second half of the nineteenth century, and then to follow the course of its...

Italian Repatriation from the United States, 1900-1914

This study examines Italian repatriation from the United States between 1900 and 1914. Although Italians, as well as Greeks, Germans and Britons, left America in large numbers at different times, their re-emigration has escaped extensive study by historians, economists, and...

Italian Fascist Activities in the United States

Italian Fascist Activities in the United States is a previously unpublished study of the major organizations, methods, and personalities in the Italian Fascist movement in the United States from 1922 to 1936, by one of the leading figures in the...

The Italian in America: The Progressive View, 1891-1914

A magazine which served as a significant clearinghouse for the thinking and programs of social and settlement workers throughout the United States during the early 20th century was Charities. The 39 selections, by nearly as many different authors, reprinted in...

Italian-Americans and Religion: An Annotated Bibliography

Italian-Americans and Religion marks the first time an extensive survey of published and unpublished material dealing with the religious experience of Italians in the United States has been undertaken. This annotated bibliography includes material covering the three major periods of...

An Italian American Odyssey: Life line-filo della vita: Through Ellis Island and Beyond

A moving blend of words and images, this book tells the story of the journey to America across seven generations of one Italian-American family. Drawing on a remarkable collection of raw material – fragments of family letters, stories, diaries, and...

Italian Americans in the ’80s: A Sociodemographic Profile

On the basis of published and unpublished U.S. census data, this volume offers for the first time a comparison between immigrants and native-born, and Italians of early and late generation. Four specialists analyze in detail: demographic and cultural aspects, education,...

International Migration, Refugee Flows and Human Rights in North America: the Impact of Free Trade and Restructuring

International Migration, Refugee Flows and Human Rights in North America concerns the ways in which North America is responding to globalization and associated patterns of inequality, social conflict, and international migration. The book concentrates on particularly important dimensions of the...

International Migration and the Global Community: A Forum on the Report of the Global Commission on International Migration

International Migration and the Global Community is the outcome of a one-day forum held on October 26, 2005 to consider and discuss the recommendations of the Global Commission on International Migration and their implications. This publication includes the papers prepared...

The Immigration Experience in the United States: Policy Implications: Proceedings of the International Migration Conference, Fordham University, March, 1991

The papers in this volume examine selected aspects of immigration to the United States in its socio-historical context as well as the policies by which the United States has responded to immigration over time. These papers focus on the development...