Book
From steerage to suburb: Long Island Italians
Center for Migration Studies • New York • Published In 1988 • Pages:
By: LaGumina, Salvatore John.
Abstract
This is an excellent comparative study of six Long Island, New York Italian-American communities: Inwood, Port Washington, Glen Cove, Westbury, Copiague and Patchogue. Work opportunities and the Long Island Railroad drew Long lsland's first Italian-American settlers from New York City. They worked in the sand mines of Port Washington, the lace mills and shipbuilding industry of Patchogue, and in construction in the growing New York suburbs of Glen Cove and Westbury. LaGumina documents the similarities and differences among the communities with respect to their settlement patterns, work opportunities, community and institutional development, discrimination, and interethnic conflict. He is particularly good outlining their respective political development and leadership. LaGumina also examines mutual aid societies, civic associations, and parish development. One overriding incentive for families to move out of New York City was the opportunity in the suburbs for families to own their own homes and land, fulfilling an age-old objective.
- HRAF PubDate
- 2000
- Region
- North America
- Sub Region
- Regional, Ethnic and Diaspora Cultures
- Document Type
- Book
- Evaluation
- Creator Type
- Historian
- Document Rating
- 4: Excellent Secondary Data
- 5: Excellent Primary Data
- Analyst
- Ian Skoggard; 1999
- Field Date
- 1979-1985
- Coverage Date
- 1880-1985
- Coverage Place
- Long Island, N.Y., United States
- Notes
- by Salvatore J. LaGumina
- Includes bibliographical references (p. 260-268) and index
- LCCN
- 87020842
- LCSH
- Italian Americans