AIHA Conference Volume

37. 2004. Italian Americans Before the Mass Migration: We've Always Been Here. Jerone Krase, Frank B. Pesci, Sr., Frank Alduino eds. 2007. 309 pp. Anne Arundel Community College, Annapolis, Maryland. November 4-6, 2004.

Table of Contents
Acknowledgments by Frank Alduino and Frank Pesci … p. i

Introduction by Jerome Krase … p. iii

Part I Italians Before the Great Migration

Stefano Luconi, “Italian Americans for Ulysses S. Grant: The 1872 Campaign as a Case Study of Political Mobilization before Mass Migration”… p. 3

Luciano J. Iorizzo, “The Case for the Ethnic Identity of William Paca: Signer of the Declaration of Independence”… p. 17

Fred Misurella, “Why Columbus Matters: The Evolution of an Icon in Literature and History”… p. 23

Michael Di Virgilio, “The Italian Element in the New Smyrna Colony and St. Augustine, Florida, 1768-1800”… p. 31

David Coles and Frank Alduino, “John Garibaldi: An Italian American Soldier in the Stonewall Brigade”… p. 45

Cesare Marino, “Count Paolo Andreani in America: No Longer a ‘Forgotten Traveler’”… p. 59

Mary Ann Mannino, “Italian Women’s Lives: Do What Presents Itself”… p. 71

Henry Veggian, “Giuseppe Garibaldi and Henry Adams”… p. 81

Emelise Aleandri: “Italian Entertainers in New York City before Mass Migration”… p. 95

Ernesto Milani, Genoa, "Wisconsin and the Civil War: The Guscetti Brothers Fight for their New Country”… p. 119

Part II Literature and Ethnic Identity

Mary Jo Bona, “Celebrating Helen Barolini and Umbertina”… p. 139

Josephine Gattuso Henden, “Why Helen Barolini’s Umbertina Is Still New”… p. 149

Jerome Krase, “Seeing Ethnic Succession in Little and Big Italy”… p. 155

Elisabetta Marino, “Psychoanalytic Themes in Robert Viscusi’s Astoria… p. 173

Michael T. Ward, “La Tribuna Italiana: A Celebration of Italian Identity”… p. 181

Paola Malva and Franco Mulas, "Mental Wandering in Carole Maso’s, Ghost Dance”… p. 201

Part III Poetry

Maria Fama, Translated by Maria Elisa Ciavarelli, “Fuochi artifciali, 4 luglio 2004”… p. 214

Maria Fama, “FIREWORKS ON JULY 4, 2004”… p. 215

Maria Fama, Translated by Maria Elisa Ciavarelli, “Diritti Civili”… p. 218

Maria Fama, “CIVIL RIGHTS”… p. 219

Antoinette Libro, Translated by Maria Ciavarelli, “In e fuori contatto”… p. 222

Antoinette Libro, “In and Out of Touch”… p. 223

Antoinette Libro, Translated by Maria Elisa Ciavarelli, “Postfazione”… p. 226

Antoinette Libro, “Afterward”… p. 227

Rachel Guido de Vries, Translated by Maria Elisa Ciavarelli, “Poesia fratello”… p. 230

Rachel Guido de Vries, “Brother Poem”… p. 231

Rachel Guido de Vries, Translated by Maria Elisa Ciavarelli, “Storie del fuoco”… p. 234

Rachel Guido de Vries, “Stories from the Fire”… p. 235

Albert Tacconelli, Translated by Maria Elisa Ciavarelli, “I gladioli di mio padre”… p. 238

Albert Tacconelli, “My Father’s Gladioli”… p. 239

Mary Ann Mannino, Translated by Maria Elisa Ciavarelli, “Il girno che m’hai lasciata”… p. 240

Mary Ann Mannino, “The Day You Left Me” … p. 241

Mary Ann Mannino, Translated by Maria Elisa Ciavarelli, “Meditazioni sul divorzio e alter perdite”… p. 244

Mary Ann Mannino, “Meditation on Divorce and Other Losses” … p 245.

Abstracts… p. 249

Notes on Presenters… p. 282

Index… p. 296

List of Past Presidents… p. 305

List of Past Proceedings… p. 306