White on Arrival

White on Arrival contains profound implications for our understanding of race and ethnic acculturation in the United States, as well as twentieth-century immigration, urban, and political history. Taking the mass Italian immigration of the late nineteenth century as his starting point and drawing on dozens of oral histories and a diverse array of primary sources in English and Italian, Guglielmo focuses on how perceptions of Italians' race and colour wereshaped in one of America's great centers of immigration and labor, Chicago.

Zusatztext Guglielmo's investigation of racial dynamics in early 20th Century Chicago is a meticulous local study within the framework of the flow of migrants and ideas providing an historical context for the discussion of affirmative action and reparations. Informationen zum Autor Thomas A. Guglielmo is an Assistant Professor of American Studies at the University of Notre Dame. Zusammenfassung Taking the mass Italian immigration of the late nineteenth century as his starting point and drawing on dozens of oral histories and an array of primary sources in English and Italian, the author focuses on how perceptions of Italians' race and colour were shaped in one of America's great centers of immigration and labor, Chicago.

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Thomas A. Guglielmo is an Assistant Professor of American Studies at the University of Notre Dame.

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Taking the mass Italian immigration of the late 19th century as his starting point and drawing on dozens of oral histories and a diverse array of primary sources in English and Italian, Guglielmo focuses on how perceptions of Italians' race and color were shaped in one of America's great
centers of immigration and labor, Chicago. His account skillfully weaves together the major events of Chicago immigrant history--the "Chicago Color Riot" of 1919, the rise of Italian organized crime, and the rise of industrial unionism--with national and international events--such as the rise of
fascism and the Italian-Ethiopian War of 1935-36--to present the story of how Italians approached, learned, and lived race. By tracking their evolving position in the city's racial hierarchy, Guglielmo reveals the impact of racial classification--both formal and informal--on immigrants' abilities
to acquire homes and jobs, start families, and gain opportunities in America.

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Taking the mass Italian immigration of the late nineteenth century as his starting point and drawing on dozens of oral histories and an array of primary sources in English and Italian, the author focuses on how perceptions of Italians' race and colour were shaped in one of America's great centers of immigration and labor, Chicago.