italian americans

Gino would rather sculpt mice out of dough than sweep the floor in his family's pasta factory, but when the factory falls on hard times, Gino's mice save the day.

Massimino emigrates from Italy to work in the coal mines of turn-of-the-century America and slowly saves enough silver to pay the passage of his fianc?e.

Set in the coal mining town of Hastings, Colorado, Carm and her family learn to cope after the death of Papa in a tragic accident.

Looks at the history of Italian immigration to America, including the reasons for emigration, how Italian Americans have been treated by American society, and the influence of Italian culture on America.

Provides information about the life, religion, and customs of Italian-Americans, discussing the history of Italian immigration to the United States, and considering their contributions to American culture.

Between 1933 and 1935, a young Italian American girl living in North Adams, Massachusetts, corresponds with President Franklin Roosevelt about the conditions in her town, Mr. Roosevelt's New Deal programs, and her own family's activities.

Presents instructions and resources for students of Italian descent on tracing their family roots, with information on history, immigration, and different methods of collecting data.

Michael Corleone, youngest son of crime boss Vito Corleone and reigning Don of the Corleone Family, returns from exile in Sicily intending to take over the family organization; however, he must first face his main adversary, Nick Geraci, who worked as a Corleone street enforcer and is every bit as deadly as Michael.

Depicts the lives of Sicilian immigrants in Rochester, New York, in the first half of the twentieth century as their customs blend and clash with those of their adopted country.