Italian American

Philadelphia, where he got a Bachelor of Arts degree. He continued his education with a Dr. Redman of Philadelphia for four years and then crossed the Atlantic to go to Europe. He spent several years in Europe studying and practicing Medicine, French, Italian, Spanish, and science. He returned in 1769, opened a private practice in Philadelphia,…

After a local pizza shop owner refused to put any African Americans on his wall of fame and a black man was killed by police, locals in the neighborhood decided to rise up and fight the power. African Americans broke into Sal’s pizzeria and eventually set the place on fire. The black community looting and burning Sal’s shop to rubble is a prominent example of Malcolm X’s belief that…

childhood and brilliant career as an Olympic track star, to his stories as a bombardier and a prisoner of war, along with his lengthy recovery at his home in California. Louis Silvie Zamperini was born in 1917 to Anthony and Louise, both who were Italian immigrants who called Torrance, California home. As a kid Louie suffered from pneumonia which in turn left him with damaged lungs and his physique petite. He would later grow very much as a teen and develop a bad attitude and a hunger for…

The ones that we do know are limited to the role of the Kung Fu master. It seems that in the early days of film there was not a spot for Asian Americans. As time progressed, Bruce Lee movies painted the idea of what Asians are. America assumed Asians were skilled ninjas or assassins. One of the movies that stepped out of this picture was Eat a bowl of Tea. Directed by Wayne Wang, this movie actually…

Ernest Hemingway has left an influential and infinite impact on American Literature. He has left a strong influence on 20th century fiction through his most famous novels such as “ A Farewell to Arms”, “The Old Man and the Sea”, or “The Sun Also Rises”. Or his infamous short stories such as “The Snows of Kilimanjaro” and “The Nick Adams Stories”. To some he embodied characteristics of literary greats like Walt Whitman. Earl Rovit wrote, “He is like Whitman-wonderfully hidden in the…

I’ve been a wreck trying describe my chocolate coloring and to associate myself with a group of people. It took awhile to understand why I didn’t like the term “African-American” , but I filled in the little bubble anyway .I’m not an African American, my ancestors were, and I think that’s pretty fair to say.African-American is dated and the gift of restoration from America.For me, I’ve always known that I was brown colored and that somewhere generations…

Hemingway experienced war firsthand and in 20th century he wrote a lot about war, no other American writer wrote more about war than Hemingway. He worked as a journalist and served in World War I before he published his book called ‘In Our Time.’ In 1951, Hemingway wrote ‘The Old Man and the Sea’ it became his most famous book and he won the Pulitzer Prize in 1952. In 20th century Hemingway was the most significant American author, his novels have left a mark on literary production around the…

that explores the way of life for both Caucasian and African Americans during the 1940’s and provides valuable insight to the problems that plagued both races during this turbulent time in history. The Street uses money as a motif that demonstrates a proverbial wall between Caucasians and African Americans during the 1940s. Ann Petry, according to her biography written by Marilyn Mobley McKenzie, experienced a dual world of African Americans and Caucasian while growing up. McKenzie writes that…

Two African American boys open the fire hydrant and boys and girls are playing in the street, cooling off from the heat when a well-dressed, Italian man driving a nice car pulls down the street. He yells and threatens them that if his car gets wet there will be trouble. The use of word choice by the man tells us he thinks he is better than them and seems to dislike the African American people of the neighborhood. The man is also rude and disrespectful…

childhood years on the Lower East Side of New York City where he spent time with migrant children from Eastern Europe and Trummy Young’s youth in the Yamacraw section in Savannah, Georgia where the community that he grew up in was dominated by blacks, Italians, and Chinese. As a decisive player in the development of jazz, migration has provided a context for the emergence of swing. The diverse nature of immigrants coupled by the migrant’s intent to preserve their ethnic culture while living in a…