{"product_id":"italian-culture-in-america-9781680538380","title":"Italian Culture in America","description":"\u003cspan\u003e\u003cspan\u003eItalian Culture in America: The Immigrants \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003edescribes the \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003enationwide anti-Italian discrimination, and \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eoften violent retribution, experienced by \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003emillions of immigrants \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eduring the formative years of an industrializing \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eUnited States\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, from 1880 to 1930. This \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003ecarefully presented work reveals the presence of Italian culture provided by \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003ehardworking, family-oriented Italians who bravely left their homeland in search of opportunity in America. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eLooking to his own Italian heritage, Giordano identifies so many of the “taken for granted” aspects of American life that have distinct Italian roots. Many creative innovations include banking, radio, the telephone, aeronautics, entertainment, and even the Statue of Liberty, among dozens of others. The study establishes that negative media stereotypes created by Hollywood are misunderstood and very often purely fictitious. In contrast, Giordano unfolds a factual story documenting the growing assimilation by Italians ingrained within all aspects of American culture. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eItalian Culture in America: The Immigrants\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e will certainly fascinate those interested in Italian-American history. It will also help tell the story of all immigrants who entered and settled in the United States.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e","brand":"Ralph G. Giordano","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48277999747323,"sku":"9781680538380","price":99.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0779\/3917\/9771\/files\/9781680538380_a0be8fa6-b862-4f6a-bdaa-aae416df270b.jpg?v=1772486033","url":"https:\/\/indiepubs.com\/products\/italian-culture-in-america-9781680538380","provider":"IndiePubs","version":"1.0","type":"link"}