immigration
What part of Italy did the majority of immigrants come from?
Southern portion of country, example Sicily.
Where did Italian immigrants settle to in the US?
Cities in the northeast, like New York.
Did Italian immigrants tend to mix or melt in urban settings?
mix, stayed secluded in their Little Italy neighborhoods.
What is a type of cookie Italians brought to America?
biscotti and Italian wedding cookies
Who typically came to America (group)?
Young men were the most common group, they came to America with hope to return back to Italy after hopefully gaining pay.
What was the name for areas of urban settings where Italian immigrants "mixed".
Little Italy
What main jobs did Italian Immigrants take on while being in America?
How did Italian immigrants keep the peasant farmer theme throughout the city?
Italian immigrants had chickens in nearby vacant lots and also grew vegetables in tiny garden plots.
What mode of transport did Sicilians use to access New York
By Ship but in Steerage.
The man of the naive immigrant.
Padrone
What was the "pardone system?"
The pardone system was a system where a labor boss, who spoke both fluent in English and Italian, would find employment and housing for new Italian immigrants in areas of cheap labor.
What was the name of the immigrating station in New York City?
Ellis Island
When was Italy unified and how did this affect immigration to America?
Italy was unified in 1861, this affected immigration as the Southern portion of the country could not keep up with the industrialization of the North and as a result the Southerners (mostly farmers) became impoverished. They fled to America for better economic opportunities.
What is the name of the first neighborhood they first settled in.
Mulberry street.
Were Italians more likely to stay in America or would they return to their homeland?
About 30-50 percent of Italians returned to their native country, however, some stayed as they were unable to return back home or they were eager to create lives for themselves (new lives for themselves in their new country)?
Name 3 Italian-American Celebrities
Frank Sinatra, Dean Martin, Lady Gaga, Rudy Giuliani, Al Pacino
Which passengers got to skip Ellis Island and Why?
1st and 2nd passengers.
They could afford to pay.
Name one other area in New York where Italian immigrants eventually settled.
Red Hook, Brooklyn
What were the Italian Immigrants at Ellis Island bombarded with?
English Language
Vigorous tests
What did Italian-immigrants do to deal with the hardship they faced in America. Give three reasons.
Festivals dedicated to their saints
Performing comedy by Farfariello
Playing and singing in the streets