We found a match
Your institution may have access to this item. Find your institution then sign in to continue.
- Title
Varieties of Ethnic Identity and Landscape among Italian Immigrants in Northern California.
- Authors
Helzer, Jennifer J.
- Abstract
From the 1850's to the 1930's immigrants of northern Italian heritage settled throughout Northern California. These individuals and families coalesced in urban neighborhoods and rural outposts and became the predominant foreign-born group in a number of cities and towns in the region. As miners, stonemasons, storekeepers, boardinghouse operators, and laborers they played an important role in creating the region's complex cultural landscape. This paper compares and contrasts the expression of Italian ethnic identity in two Northern California towns. The case studies demonstrate how ethnic landscapes can vary depending on immigrant origins, time of arrival, local economic opportunities, and relations with the host community. The economic and social conditions that shaped—and continue to reshape—the distinctive ethnic landscapes of these two towns have broader implications for society at large.
- Subjects
CALIFORNIA; ETHNICITY; COMMUNITY relations; RURAL-urban migration; SOCIOECONOMICS; CULTURAL property
- Publication
California Geographer, 2002, Vol 42, p25
- ISSN
0575-5700
- Publication type
Article