essay

Introduction: the immigrant: actor or outcast

Arrangiarsi : the Italian immigration experience on CanadaMontreal, Quebec, CanadaPublished In 1992 • Pages: 9-36

By: Perin, Roberto.

AbstractBrief abstract written by HRAF anthropologists who have done the subject indexing for the document
This document serves as an introduction to a series of historical and thematic papers prepared for an international conference held at the Canadian Academic Centre in Rome on the topic 'writing about the Italian immigrant experience in Canada,' (see HRAF documents nos. 9-10, and 18-24 in this file). Since this article is introductory in nature, the subject matter discussed is somewhat general and sometimes theoretical dealing with the Italian immigrant elite, ethnicity, the padrone system, settlements in Canada, the role of the boarding house in immigrant society, and social change particulary in reference to religion, language, womens' status, and the work place.
SubjectsDocument-level OCM identifiers given by the anthropology subject indexers at HRAF
Theoretical orientation in research and its results
External migration
Cultural identity and pride
Settlement patterns
Housing
Labor relations
Travel services
Social relationships and groups
Humanistic studies
Ethnosociology
cultureCulture name from the Outline of World Cultures (OWC)
Italian Canadians
HRAF PubDateThe date HRAF published the document
2000
RegionThe area the document pertains to
North America
Sub RegionThe more specific area the document pertains to, which is located within the Region
Regional, Ethnic and Diaspora Cultures
Document TypeMay include journal articles, essays, collections of essays, monographs, or chapters/parts of monographs
essay
Evaluation
Creator TypeThe type of person writing the document, e.g. Ethnographer, Missionary, Archaeologist, Folklorist, Linguist, Indigenous Person, and so on.
Unknown
Document Rating A ranking done by HRAF anthropologists based on the strength of the source material on a scale of 1 to 5, as follows: 1 - poor; 2 - fair; 3 - good, useful data, but not uniformly excellent; 4 - excellent secondary data; 5 - excellent primary data.
4: Excellent Secondary Data
5: Excellent Primary Data
AnalystThe HRAF anthropologist who subject indexed the document and prepared other materials for the eHRAF culture/tradition collection
John Beierle; 2000
Field DateThe date the researcher conducted the fieldwork or archival research that produced the document
no date
Coverage DateThe date or dates that the information in the document pertains to
not specified
Coverage PlaceLocation of the research culture or tradition (often a smaller unit such as a band, community, or archaeological site)
Canada
NotesAdditional notes
Roberto Perin
Includes bibliographical references (p. 33-35)
LCCNLibrary of Congress Control Number
89197577
LCSHLibrary of Congress Subject Headings
Italians--Canada