Introduction

Italians in the Americas!The topic is so broad that it sounds like an ambitious challenge to deal with. Indeed, between 1860 and 1960, some twenty-six million Italians left their country to go to the Americas. And that is not to speak of the several generations of Italian-Americans who have been raised in their parents’ foster countries and are now living all over the continent! The migratory experiences of Italian migrants can be different from one country to another. As noted in some of the..