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AncestryLineage.

People related to family from past times

AssimilationAdapting/fitting

in/becoming a part of a new culture or situation.

Italians were known for taking any job they could get. They were hardworkers and manual laborers and never accepted charity offerings.

“Birds of Passage”

Millions of immigrants who arrived in the United States during the 19th and 20th centuries had intentions of returning to their villages in The Old World.

They came to America to earn enough money to return home and buy new land to make up for what they lost.

CultureWays of life, beliefs, and customs of a particular society or group.

Descendant

• From an ancestor.• Related to a person or

group who lived in the past

EnclavesCommunities/cliquesItalians settled into certain neighborhoods depending on their exact place of origin. For example: Neapolitans and Sicilians settled in different parts of New York while northern Italians settled in California.

This is how “Little Italy’s” began to form

ImmigrantAn Immigrant is a person who comes to one country from another with intentions of living there permanently.

“L’isola delle Lacrime”

“The Island of Tears” was what Italians coming to America coined as the name for Ellis Island. They were an impoverished group of people with hardly any belongings. Many were lucky to have their families with them.

La FamigliaLa Famiglia or “the family” was the core of Italian immigrant life and often seen as the root of survival.

As Italians settled in America certain aspects of their lives began to change.

language

customs/traditions

Migratory Laborer

Workers who had to travel to find jobs.

I PadroniThey were men who exploitatively employed or found work for Italian immigrants in America. He also acted as a neighborhood banker, loan office, travel agent, interpreter, and legal counselor.

Patriarchal

Relating to the man/father as the head of the household.

Persecution

The unfair treatment or harassment of people because of religion, race, background, or beliefs.

PrejudiceUnfair dislike for a group because of race, religion, etc.

A preconceived judgment or opinion.

ResentmentThis is a feeling of anger or

displeasure about someone or something unfair.

Many Italians often resented the fact that they had to leave their homeland. Since the immigrants were poor and lost the land they cultivated in Italy, they were forced to assimilate to life in America.

“La Cosa Nostra”

Refers to the name of the Sicilian Mafia which emerged in Sicily during the mid 19th century.

The American mafia followed suit during the late 19th century following waves of emigration from Sicily.