Emigration
Introduction:
The Italian diaspora has left its mark on the world; from 1876-1976, approximately 26 million Italians left their homeland. Consequentially, the number of Italian descendants abroad is approximately equal to the current population of Italy (Fiore). In this section of the class project, I will explore Italian immigration through family history. By utilizing documents from the lives of my family members who immigrated from Italy, I will contextualize the events coinciding with their lives and create a narrative for their experiences that highlights the human experience through the lens of migration.
Through the records of my dad’s paternal grandfather Giuseppe Gialdini (1882-1961), whose profile and immigration to Argentina at the age of twelve reflect the Classic Period of Italian immigration (1876-1914), I will trace his path and, highlighting one example of Italian immigrant labor prospects and rural settlement (Fort Bragg, CA). With the documents of my paternal grandmother Maria Gialdini (née Pierini), an example of the renewed emigration (1945-1976) will be explored (she settled in urban San Francisco, CA).
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Works cited:
Primary sources:
- Maria Pierini Passport Excerpt (Genoa)
- Maria Pierini Passport (Admitted Stamp)
- Maria Pierini Declaration of Intention
- Giuseppe Gialdini Newspaper Excerpt (Reunion)
- Giuseppe Gialdini Marriage Certificate
- Giuseppe Gialdini Certificate of Arrival
- Fort Bragg, CA 1930 Census
- Maria Gialdini obituary (written by me): http://www.legacy.com/obituaries/mercurynews/obituary.aspx?n=maria-anna-gialdini&pid=170550084&fhid=26208
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