At the onset of the American Revolution, Britain's North American colonies sought political independence but remained culturally dependent upon Europe. Among th

In the United States, African American and Italian cultures have been intertwined for more than a hundred years. From as early as nineteenth-century African Ame

From Saturday Night Fever to Jersey Shore, Italian American youth in New York City have appropriated—and been appropriated by—popular American culture. Here

This reference work details the saga of the Italian-American experience from immigration through assimilation to achievement.