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Glimpses of Italian Immigrant Musical Culture: Anna Lomax Wood Reflects on her Experiences Documenting and Showcasing Italian American Musical Traditions

July 1, 2025

Interview by Jo Ann Cavallo, Columbia University On April 2, 2025, I had the privilege of interviewing Anna Lomax Wood about her experiences researching the musical traditions of Italian immigrants in the tri-state area (NY-NJ-CT) during the 1970s and 1980s, her involvement in various initiatives to document and support folk culture, as well as her…
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Relations Between Early Italian and Irish Immigrants

June 9, 2025

by Collin Carroll America is a country of Immigrants. For centuries, families and individuals have beenimmigrating to the United States in search of new opportunities and a path to a better life. Someof the largest groups to make this trip were Italian and Irish immigrants. While their culturaltraditions, languages, and religious practices differed in many…
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Understanding Stereotypes: A Comparative Look at American and Italian Cultures

June 9, 2025

With insight from a student from Reggio Emilia University by Alessandra Iarriccio Italian School Culture: Stereotypes and Social Commentary Italian schools are frequently characterized by certain enduring stereotypes, particularly among outsiders and even within the Italian population. Among the most common according to a student from a university in Reggio Emilia, Italy is the belief…
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Making History Just: The Untold Stories of Italian Immigrants

May 30, 2025

Read about how Maria Teresa Sanhueza, Associate Professor of Spanish at Wake Forest University, is documenting female immigrant perspectives and making history just.

Rediscovering Our Past

February 12, 2025

It is every researcher’s dream to discover historical material, untouched by others, just waiting to be shown the light of day. Read about Professor Jo Ann Cavallo’s academic and personal discoveries, and how they have advanced the field of Italian American studies.