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Becoming Americans (1910-1930)

Episode 2 | 54mVideo has Closed Captions

Survey the various ways Italians adapted to American life in the early 20th century.

At the turn of the 20th century, more than four million Italians immigrate to America. Leonard Covello is forced to give up his “old world” ways and adopt American mores, including changing his name; Arturo Giovannitti, a new immigrant, leads the largest labor strike of 1912, when Italian Americans push for better working conditions and wages.

02/17/2015 | Expired 03/19/2015 | Rating NR

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THE ITALIAN AMERICANS is a production of WETA Washington, D.C., and Ark Media, in association with John Maggio Productions. Corporate funding is provided by DelGrosso Foods. Foundation funding is provided...

Becoming Americans (1910-1930)

Episode 2 | 54mVideo has Closed Captions

At the turn of the 20th century, more than four million Italians immigrate to America. Leonard Covello is forced to give up his “old world” ways and adopt American mores, including changing his name; Arturo Giovannitti, a new immigrant, leads the largest labor strike of 1912, when Italian Americans push for better working conditions and wages.

02/17/2015 | Expired 03/19/2015 | Rating NR

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