AIHA Conference Volume
31. 1998. Italian American Politics: Local, Global/Cultural, Personal. . Philip V. Cannistraro, Jerome Krase, and Joseph V. Scelsa, eds. 2005. 260 pp. Hunter College CUNY. New York City. November 12-14, 1998.
Table of Contents
Acknowledgements
p. v
Presidential Address
p. vii
Keynote Address
The Resources of Ethnicity and the Gifts of Politics: Notes on Italian Americans in the Political History
of a Continent
by Emilio Franzina
p. xv
The Historical Context
The Politics of Medicine: The Italian Medical Society, Brooklyn, NY, 1916-1931
by Angela D. Danzi
p.3
Odio di Razza? (Race Hatred?): The Beginnings of Racial Discourse in the Italian American
Anarchist Community
by Salvatore Salerno
p. 13
Testing the "Smith Revolution" Among Italian American Voters in Pennsylvania
by Stephano Luconi
p. 29
Saving the Souls of Immigrants in the South: Southern Baptists and Missionary Work Among Italians
by Diane C. Vecchio
p. 39
Generoso Pope and the Anti-Communist Crusade
by Salvatore J. LaGumina
p. 51
Italian American Governors
by Frank J. Cavaioli
p. 63
The Cultural Context
Laura Colella's Tax Day: Celebrating Citizenship
by Blossom Kirschenbaum
p. 93
Power of Politics and Politics of Power from The Palermo Connection to City Hall
by Mario Aste
p. 107
Politics in Choreography: The Political Statements of Italian American Modern Dancers
by Lisa Jo Sagolla
p. 121
Umbertina: Envisioning A Feminist Grandmother
by Mary Ann Mannino
p. 131
Journey to the Heart Waters
by Louisa Calio
p. 141
The Personal Context
The Personal is Political
by Helen Barolini
p. 155
Sunday Rounds
by Mary Saracino
p. 163
Tales Never Told: A Sicilian Memoir
by Frank Vazzano
p. 175
The Social Context
From the Image of Language to Language Politics: Italian in Australia
by Antonia Rubino
p. 185
Canadian Multiculturalism: Its Impact on the Italian Language in Ontario
by Jana Vizmuller-Zocco
p. 209
Identity Politics: Italian Americans' Labeling of the Self vs. Others' Labeling of Italian Americans
by John R. Mitrano
p. 225
Who We Are: An Exploratory Survey of AIHA Members
by Joseph M. Conforti
p. 245
Making Democracy Work: Criticisms and Response
by Louis Gesualdi
p. 257