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Author:
Amore, B.
Title:
An Italian American odyssey : Life line--filo della vita : through Ellis Island and beyond / by B. Amore ; translation by Franco Bagnolini.
Publisher:
Center for Migration Studies,
Copyright Date:
2006
Description:
xix, 412 p. : ill. (chiefly col.) ; 22 x 27 cm.
Subject:
Amore, B.--Family--Exhibitions.
Italian American families--Exhibitions.
Italian Americans--Exhibitions.--Exhibitions.
Italian Americans--Social life and customs--Exhibitions.
Immigrants--United States--Exhibitions.--Exhibitions.
United States--Social life and customs--Exhibitions.
United States--Ethnic relations--Exhibitions.
Ellis Island Immigration Museum--Exhibitions.
Notes:
Companion book to an exhibit and installation entitled Lifeline which opened on Nov. 4, 2000 at the Ellis Island Immigration Museum in New York, N.Y. Includes bibliographical references (p. 399-402) and index.
Contents:
Guide to the exhibition and book -- Following the thread -- Guide to the main characters in An Italian American odyssey -- Introduction -- Dreams -- The first generation -- Becoming American -- La famiglia and work -- Return to the roots -- Today and tomorrow -- Commentary on Life line -- Supplement -- The donors' arch -- Italian translation.
ISBN:
9781577030461 (soft cover)
157703046X (soft cover)
1577030451 (alk. paper)
9781577030454 (alk. paper)
OCLC:
(OCoLC)65207022
LCCN:
2006008184
Locations:
USUX851 -- Iowa State University - Parks Library (Ames)

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