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Amella, Joseph. Interview. (Folder 4)

 

Oral history interview transcript covering childhood in Italy, reasons for leaving Sicily, the trip to America, landing in Boston, moving to Colorado, working with Mexicans, living in the Bridgeport neighbourhood in Chicago, acceptance of Italians by non-Italians, the Great Depression, marriage, retention of Italian language, attitude towards children dating non-Italians, Christmas celebrations, Italian food, societies and clubs, Italian wine drinking, religion, identity conflicts between Italian/Italian-American, view of Italy during the Second World War, pride in being Italian and Bridgeport's Italian community in the 1980s.

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Title:
Amella, Joseph. Interview. (Folder 4)
Date of Original:
8 Feb-25 Jul 1980
Identifier:
UIC_IAC_01_0001_0004
Permalink:
https://n2t.net/ark:/81984/d3rr1pq7n

Rights:
Copyright not evaluated
Access:
Public access

Subject--Name
Amella, Stella
Amella, Stephen Joseph
Della Croce, Rich

Interviewee:
Amella, Joseph

Form:
Oral histories

Language:
English

Collection Information


Collection:
Italian American Collection records
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Box:
1.0
Folder:
4
Repository:
University of Illinois at Chicago. Library. Special Collections and University Archives Department (Richard J. Daley Library)
Repository Collection Type:
Manuscript Collections
Repository Location:
Richard J. Daley Library


Geographic Information

Sicily, Italy
Bridgeport, Connecticut, Fort Bragg, North Carolina, Los Angeles, California, Pennsylvania, Nevada, United States
Valdez, Pueblo, Mexico