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Welcome to the new Heritage section of Life in Italy
During the late 19th and early 20th centuries, thousands upon thousands
of Italians (mostly from the south) left their homeland to find a better
life across the sea in the Americas. Many found their way to the ports
of New Orleans, Philadelphia, Boston and especially New York and immediately
sought their Italian brethren. Eventually these enclaves became full-fledged
communities as colorful as San Francisco's North Beach, Boston's North
End and New York's Little Italy among others. Today over 25 million
Americans claim Italian descent and Italian Americans are the fifth
largest ethnic group in the nation.
Over the years, especially
during and after World War II the Italian American population has been
effectively assimilated into American culture, to the point that many
of us have lost our mother tongue (except for a few choice words). However,
our collective consciousness as Italian Americans has never been comfortable
with loosing our heritage and ever since Italians first came to these
shores there have been organizations dedicated to preserving the legacy
of our ancestors. Some are large national lobbying and advocacy groups,
while many others are small community affairs. Below are some of the
major organizations that encourage Italian Americans to embrace their
heritage.
Below - a pretty funny video of an Italian American Casanova wanna-be.
Nice Funiculi' funicola' background song:
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