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Interview Of Rosanna Mastrangelo, Rosanna Mastrangelo, Juliana Mastrangelo
Interview Of Rosanna Mastrangelo, Rosanna Mastrangelo, Juliana Mastrangelo
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The Interviewee:
Rosanna Mastrangelo was born in February 1964, in South Philadelphia. Her parents, along with the rest of her family, were Italian immigrants who had come to America after the end of World War II in hopes of rebuilding a better life for themselves. Raised in a tight-knit Italian neighborhood and surrounded by Old World traditions, Rosanna quickly realized the importance of remaining close to one’s roots, especially in forming her unique sense of identity. But as she went to school and became acquainted with people of other backgrounds and experiences, it became ever more clear that her sense …
The Italian American Community’S Responses To Discrimination During World War Two., Gillian P. Molland
The Italian American Community’S Responses To Discrimination During World War Two., Gillian P. Molland
Departmental Honors Projects
This research covers the treatment and internment of Italian American residents during the Second World War to lay bare infringements of civil rights by the United States Government. During this time, Italian American residents were subject to persecution in the form of job discrimination, censorship, detainment, and internment. The scholarly work surrounding the topic thus far primarily discussed the causes and details of Japanese internment, only referencing the treatment of Italian or German Americans. The research on the treatment of Italian American residents during the war centers around the idea of the secret history and try to understand what legislation …