a b many types of Italians Mainly northern and southern no Italy at the time no such things at the country Italy a Italian City States 1859 1919 Uni cation 1 some run by families the papacy princes no italian culture language nvr say they are Italian Very true to wear they are from 1 Introduction A b c North vs South a B 2 North Migration A B the US classi ed themas two diff countries when they came in come in formative wave the rst wave 1600 s 1850 from Milan Venice Florence a arts nnance etc what you are probably thinking of whenyouthink of italian culture C Stereotypes a highly skilled educated 1 cosmopolitan A B C diverse and advanced A 2 do a lot of trade skills banking trade and arts at the time is considered the Gateway btwn the East and the West These 3 groups like being associated with eachother like this but not being associated with south b c d Light Skinned 1 From North lighter mixing with other eur nations swiss france etc All Protestant US sterotypes today often people think Italians all catholic Money 1 2 have it voluntary migration A why a b land and opportunity second and third sons 1 only nobility owns land in eur Families come want to stay assimilating 3 4 Numbers 26 000 e f Location 1 Some go for land A far from Wasps no wasps in Cali California set up Wine region a Florida start growing Oranges and other citrus fruits set up the b citrus industry 1 Both Cali and FL owned by Spain at the time 2 Some in NY A resuarants and grocery stores a selling Italian food 1 2 rst time wasps taste the tomato selling things from itlatian olives olive oil A THESE are ITALIAN STORES a but wasps like it so much they accept it g Basically Assimilated 1 2 because they wanted to and choose to come Italy already has issues with Catholic Church not much they have to change D These Italians bad mouth Southern italians a give US these beliefs Italians get bad stereotypes 3 Southern Migration 1880 1920 same time as Ashk Jews mostly rock hard life only two major cities really Rome and Naples A B a The South a b Stereotypes a Stupid A B Illiterate a Peasants a b b Inferior Race 1 at the time they had an 85 illiteracy rate opposite of educated and skilled they are farmers working on someone else land like a mutt america doesn t like mixed Mongrel Race A B Dark skinned say that they re are Black Italians coming northern Italians using things they know we don t like Backwards 2 3 C No Money c Life in Southern Italy a b not civilized Savages 4 A Violent A because a Vendetta and Ma a 1 these words are from Southern Italy things they lived dealing with in Italy before they came here Family and Religion In uence them the most Family 1 2 outside the blood line is a enemy Trust No One MOST IMPORTANT THE ONLY THING THATS IMPORTANT don t trust anyone outside the family A Governement Chruch outsiders Don t trust then A Patriarchal A laws are corrupt in their opinion as the Catholic Church 4 3 Led by the best provider not the eldest a makes all the decisions for the family 1 choose if your gonna immigrate A the family is an island everyone else is a shark 5 Males represent the family honor their family A B C engaged in conversation with people outside the family because everyone is a shark you get offend easily Honor You need to represent your family well a b not like china with no individualism still say you are member of that family 1 2 if someone insults you they insult your whole family Stereotype of violence because of the Vendetta 1 no one in those two families can speak A if there is a vendetta against your sisters family your sis is dead to you 2 3 resolved by A B Public Apology admiting your wrong dishonors your family anotherVendetta Cycle of violent in americans eyes we think the only way it gets solved is thru a shoot out A sometimes that does happen thats where the c Religion 1 6 Women A stereotype is from 4 example from the media Romeo and Juliet this is like to the Southern Italians c Vendettas travel with the immigrants to America c should not be seen by anyone by anyone outside their family a b growing up all she sees is members of her own family stay like this until they are supposed to be married 1 honor family by keeping your virginity for your husband 1 13 years old this is a way for families to bond you give them away to the other family women represent their family to another family if she is not a virgin you start a vendetta A making sheets your whole life the showing of the sheets 2 3 B once married they are not part of a family a b new family doesn t accept her fully old family sees her as part of the new family Non institutional Catholics A B not there all the time don t like the church because the church is an institution which they don t trust don t go to church their main employer is the church a i cant pay you because the crops were bad then you see the church pissed C You trust your family and god D practice religion in ways that have nothing to do with the church A 2 Virgin Mary Saints Rosary a go btwn for you and God 1 cover your bases a b pray to others on the lower oor take message up to god A someone is going to here the message make institutional catholics mad because these people are praying for themselves have roseary just not in church Shrine A place in your house statues of saints and the Virgin Mary that is church to you pray to it 2 3 4 Magic A B to protestants magic is the devil to S Italian magic is incase other stuff works a if you want something 1 go to get the magic person get spell convince eldest male to get let you marry who you like 3 Only enter the church for special occasions hatched matched and dispatched D E Problems with Other Catholics Southern Italians in America 2nd Wave a why did they leave 1 overpopulation natural disasters 2 A 3 taxes tithe A Mount Visuvious active volcano ash makes nothing grow for years government uni es needs money taxing people with no money also have to pay Tithe tax to pay for a church B b Why did they come to the U S 1 Industrial revolution 1880 A they are illiterate need jobs with out education a we send agents to southern Italy to get people to work in the factory c d How do they get over here Money 1 2 …
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