Italian American

am part Italian and I wanted to learn more about my roots. Italy can be a fantastic place you just have to learn about their facts, culture, and their government and you would understand how they work. Italy has a lot of interesting things about it. Capital of Italy is Rome in fact Rome is Italy's most major city. The area of Italy is 116,348 square miles. Italy's population is 61,680,122. Roman Catholic is the most practiced religion in Italy. Italy's most used language is Italian. The…

Bini The Italian Lifestyle Portrayed In Film: Is It Really Ideal? Excitement. Passion. Laughter. Love. Carefree. Anyone who has ever lived or traveled to the seaside, boot-shaped country nestled in the heart of the Mediterranean is likely to describe Italy with these words. Italy can be a seductress, tempting, influencing, and perhaps even corrupting to those who step foot on her soil. Though filmed a decade apart and by directors of different nationalities, Il Sorpasso (Italian…

and opened an Italian family restaurant. From what we have learned about global flows, people migrate around the world for many reasons; and that seeking economic opportunity was what both Renee and I believed why her great-grandparents chose to leave Italy for America. Apparently, they made the trek to the United States for a better life not only for themselves, but also their children, grandchildren, and great-grandchildren. Years went by, Renee’s grandfather married to another Italian woman;…

to the Documentary “The Italian Americas – La Famiglia” it narrated a story about how people will scrap plaster for the wall in order to make the flour last longer and be able to feed their families. This demonstrated how the taxation…

is critical to their success because eventually they will run out of areas to build new sore in the United States. Therefore, they need to start to expand in other regions. Italy is known for its Italian food, which includes pizza. Opening stores in their area will allow Italy to have a taste for American style pizza. Papa John’s should partner with a local producer to establish 25 stores across Europe. These are stores that offer carry out and delivery, with the new menu…

hostility, emptiness and emotional incapability. The American soldier starts the narration with lengthy, detailed description on a cold fall and choices of routines to the hospital, on which a woman sells warm chestnuts (Hemingway 1). The vivid…

The Italian culture has been one of the oldest and one of the most significant culture in this country. This is due to the fact that a lot of European migrated to the United States long ago. Like it is stated by the book Food and Culture by Kittler and Sucher “Today there are approximately 14 million Americans of Italian descent, most of whom live in or around major cities.” (pg 136). One of those major cities with a large population of Italians is New York City. Migrating to a new country with…

1. Field Notes The scene was a restaurant on a Sunday afternoon. The lighting was bright with sunlight coming through the windows. Italian themed music playing softly over the speakers. Three people at the hostess station, one man and two women. Many families present and coming from church. Servers busily rushing. Varied ethnic groups present. One family with three generations present. Another couple with a young baby in a carrier. Another couple with two boys, one that looked…

In the beginning there... was… pizza. Biblical references aside pizza is truly a piece of both foreign and ancient art we, as English speakers, call “food”. To obtain even the most primary of ingredients you except you any person speaks the word pizza, a vast array of events must of occurred. I am talking about food items like tomatoes, which are normally used in the sauce in pizza, cheese, the overall topping used to cover the pizza itself and the flat bread, the very basis of all pizza. The…

Italy come from the Renaissance age, such as the leaning tower of Pisa. Besides the different styles in buildings, I have heard that the food in Italy is quite different compared to the food America offers. For instance, from what I can imagine, the Italian food seems to be fresher, whether it’s served at a restaurant or bought at a market. In spite of these differences between the U.S. and Italy, the fashion industry is something both countries unconsciously observe. In this case, people in…