Italian American Culture_SP18Main MenuIntroductionIntroduction to the bookJust a Boat Ride Away: A Book of Three Short StoriesBy Ivy Wood, Daniela Anastasi, and Gianna CrivelloEmigrationDominic GialdiniItalian Military Citizenship in the U.S.This is a page about the history of Italians serving in the U.S. military during WWI and WWII. Along with some family ties connected with serving in the military to gain citizenship. (By: Briana Santangelo)The Old Man and the SeaMarlene's textThe Italian American Mafia and FilmRacial diversity among the Mafia by Alison DoyleTaking a look at the benefits of racial diversity in the Mob.The American Dream in Christ in ConcreteItalian Americans and FoodIn this section we will present the importance of of the Italian cuisine in the American culture, how the original recipes arrived to the United States and had to be adapted in order to be accepted by Americans.The Meaning of Italian Food by Karla TorresThe Benefits of Migration & The Costs of Assimilation, By Taylor ParkerBy: Taylor ParkerStruggles of Assimilation For Immigrants. By Alexander LutzComparing how immigrants assimilate into America. By Alexander LutzHomophobiaHomophobia within the Italian-American CommunityVulnerability in Italian American Culture by Keitel Del RosarioBy Keitel Del RosarioItalians in HollywoodClarissa Clòdb886ad53bc7213a988f9e7e4415f782ea7c35a2
In the movie Mobsters, it talks about four young men from New York, Charlie “Lucky” Luciano, Frank Costello,Meyer Lansky, and Benny “Bugsy” Segal; they began their careers with petty crimes to eventually working their way to becoming top guys in the crime business. Jewish crime leader, Arnold Rothstein during the 1920's helped these men get their start into the underworld scene; very affluent and well connected to both politicians and crime bosses. What makes this a unique collection of characters is that two men were not of Italian descent; Segal and Lansky were of Jewish ancestry. These four men among others developed the National Crime Syndicate in the states; this became a partnership for gangsters of both Italian and Jewish descent to bootleg. This became a quite progressive idea for criminals and extinguished the concept of only Italian mafia associates. New York in the 1920's was a hotspot for criminal activity; around this time the five crime families of New York were making a profit in bootlegging and racketeering.
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