ITALIAN CENTER OF THE WEST
Free Lecture Series
Wednesday, March 18, 2009 – 7:00 PM
History Channel Documentary part 2
ITALIANS IN AMERICA
The contribution made to American society by Italian immigrants and their offspring has greatly changed the face of the country. This Documentary presents some of the outstanding efforts made by Italian-Americans. The phenomenal influence of the Italian people on the history of America is explored in this important Documentary.
Joseph Campanella narrates the history of Italian immigration to America, beginning with the trickle of Northern Italians in the early 19th Century to the deluge of Southern Italians between the 1880's and 1920's. These immigrants not only met with difficulty in the New World because of language differences but also faced discrimination in their own Catholic Church, which was dominated by English-speaking Irish Americans. The new immigrants banded together in isolated communities called "Little Italies." Delegated to manual labor, they struggled to become assimilated into American society and were able to overcome negative stereotyping while producing such outstanding and prominent citizens as A. P. Giannini, Enrico Caruso, Frank Capra, Joe DiMaggio, and Frank Sinatra. Interviews with a dozen prominent Italian-Americans including Geraldine Ferraro and Rudy Guilianni and the great influence of Italian food in gaining acceptance for Italians are highlighted.
Please bring your favorite pizza or Italian finger food to share with the group.
At the end we can exchange comments and observations.
Where:
St.Mark’s Episcopal Church Annex, (Upstair South Conference room)
231 East 100 South, SLC
use the South Entrance
When:
Wednesday, March 18, 2009 – 7:00 PM
Public is welcome, no admission fee
Please RSVP ph 801-364-8259
ITALIAN CENTER OF THE WEST
Pizza and Documentary Video
Food for the Body & Mind
The Italian Center is grateful to the Episcopal Church for their kind hospitality
and partially funded by the ZAP tax program Salt Lake County