who are the italian americans? americans of italian ancestry people with dual citizenship
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WHO ARE THE ITALIAN AMERICANS?
AMERICANS OFITALIAN ANCESTRY
PEOPLE WITH DUALCITIZENSHIP
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NUMBERS ON ITALIAN IMMIGRATION
WHEN?
MOSTLY BETWEEN 1880
AND 1960
HOW MANY?
655,888 1890 – 1900
2 MILLION 1900 – 1914
WHY?
MOSTLY POOR ECONOMIC
CONDITIONS
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SOCIAL STRUCTURE
RURAL PEASANTS
LITTLE EDUCATION
MANUAL LABOUR
“THE CATHOLICS”
TWO THIRDS MEN
“LITTLE ITALY”
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2000 USA CENSUS
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TRY TO ANSWER THE FOLLOWING QUESTIONS
• WHO IS HE/SHE?
• TRY TO TRACE HIS/HER ITALIAN ORIGIN.
• HOW DOES HE/SHE FEEL ABOUT BEING ITALIAN AMERICAN?
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HOW WERE THEY TREATED?
• ANTI IMMIGRANT DISCRIMINATION
• ANTI CATHOLIC SENTIMENT
• ANTI ITALIANISM
• HOSTILITY
• VIOLENCE
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THE LARGEST MASS LYNCHING IN AMERICAN HISTORY
NEW ORLEANS, 1891
11 ITALIAN AMERICANS
“HANG THE DAGOS”
BRUTALLY MURDERED
SICILIANS “LOW FOREHEADS,DARK SKIN … BRUTAL NATURE”
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THE SACCO AND VANZETTI TRIAL
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AN UNFAIR TRIAL?
ARMED ROBBERY AND MURDER OF A CLERK
TRIALED, CONVICTED AND EXECUTED
INNOCENT OR GUILTY?
CONVICTED BECAUSE OF THEIR ORIGIN?
A POLITICAL AND RACIST TRIAL?
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STEREOTYPE
• IT RELATES TO ALL THE MEMBERS OF A GROUP AND IS PRODUCED BY THE MEMBERS OF ANOTHER GROUP
• IT IS BASED ON THE BELIEF THAT THERE ARE ATTITUDES OR WAYS OF BEHAVIOUR SHARED BY ALL MEMBERS OF A GROUP
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HOW ARE THEY BORN?
• THEY MAY EMERGE FROM HISTORICAL EVENTS (AT ONE POINT IN HISTORY THEY MAY HAVE BEEN ACCURATE AND THEN PERSISTED WHILE THE CULTURE CHANGED)
AMERICAN INDIVIDUALISM FROM THE EXPERIENCE OF THE PIONEERS IN OLD WEST
THINK ABOUT THE MAFIA STEROTYPE …
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WHAY KIND OF STEROTYPES DO WE KNOW?
• POSITIVEHEAVEN IS WHERE THE POLICE ARE ENGLISH, THE
COOKS ARE FRENCH, THE MECHANICS ARE GERMAN, THE LOVERS ARE ITALIAN AND EVERYTHING IS ORGANIZED BY THE SWISS
• NEGATIVE… ? REPHRASE THE SENTENCE ABOVE …HELL IS …
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BOYS ARE BETTER AT MATHS THAN GIRLS
GIRLS ARE MORE CREATIVE THAN BOYS
OLD MEN ARE WISE
SLOVENIANS ARE ALCOHOLICS
ITALIANS ARE MAFIOSI
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GENERALIZATIONS
• A FLEXIBLE DESCRIPTION ABOUT SOME OR MANY (STEREOTYPES ARE RIGID CONCLUSIONS ABOUT ALL OR MOST)
SOME WHITE PEOPLE HAVE NO RHYTHM
WHITE PEOPLE CAN’T DANCE
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COMMERCIALS IN USA
ITALIAN AMERICAN MEN:UNEDUCATED, DISHONEST, VIOLENT, MAFIA GUYS
ITALIAN AMERICAN WOMEN:ELDERLY, OVERWEIGHT, HOUSWIVES, BLACK DRESSES
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OPINION SURVEYS
78% OF THE AMERICAN TEENAGERS ASSOCIATE THEMWITH CRIMINAL ACTIVITIES AND BLUE-COLLARWORK POSITIONS
74% OF THE ADULT AMERICANS BELIEVE THEY HAVESOME CONNECTION TO ORGANIZED CRIME
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FACTS
THE U.S. DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE:LESS THAN 0,0025% OF ITALIAN AMERICANS INVOLVED IN ORGANIZED CRIME
U.S. CENSUS BUREAU:2/3 OF ITALIAN AMERICANS IN WORK FORCE ARE INWHITE-COLLAR JOBS (EXECUTIVES, PHYSICIANS,TEACHERS, ATTORNEYS, ADMINISTRATORS, ETC)
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EXAMPLE OF A COMMERCIAL
AN AFRICAN AMERICAN WOMAN IS HAVING HERREFRIGERATOR REPAIRED BY A DARK, HAIRY, WHITEMAN NAMED JOE. THE WOMAN ASKS HOW MUCHWILL IT COST TO HAVE THE JOB DONE. “200$”
REPLIESTHE MAN. WHEN SHE CHEKS OPTIMUM ONLINE, SHELEARNS IT COSTS 25$.