Echoes of growing up Italian: women's stories from across North America

"What you will find in Echoes of Growing up Italian are accounts of the immigrant experience as told through the eyes of women. The Italian diaspora is one of the most significant of the 20th century, with a far-reaching impact in the Americas, Australia and Northern Europe. The Italian immigra...

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Other Authors: Valle, Gina 1962- (Editor), Renzetti, Elizabeth (Editor)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Toronto ; Chicago ; Buffalo ; Lancaster (U.K.) Guernica Editions [2023]
Edition:First edition
Series:Essential essays 84
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Summary:"What you will find in Echoes of Growing up Italian are accounts of the immigrant experience as told through the eyes of women. The Italian diaspora is one of the most significant of the 20th century, with a far-reaching impact in the Americas, Australia and Northern Europe. The Italian immigration narrative is a universal one. The stories in this book of the Italian woman in North America and how she learned to survive as she lived with two cultures in her heart and home. This collection provides the reader with a candid glimpse into the lives of sixteen women from across North America: some were born and raised in Italy while some have only been there on holidays; some are mothers and grandmothers and some are single; some only know a few words of Italian, while others are fluent, but we all have a discerning perspective on what it means to live with two cultures."--
Physical Description:179 pages 23 cm
ISBN:9781771838689
177183868X

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