Whom We Shall Welcome - Italian Americans and Immigration Reform, 1945-1965

Danielle Battisti is Assistant Professor of History at the University of Nebraska¿Omaha.

List of contents

Preface and Acknowledgments, ix

Introduction: Boundaries of Inclusion and Exclusion in Postwar America, 1

1. Italian American Identity and Politics: World War II to the Cold War, 17

2. The Italian American Immigration Reform Lobby, 49

3. Refugees and Relatives: Italian Americans and the Refugee Relief Act, 84

4. Resettlement Assistance and "A New Standard of Living", 111

5. The Corsi Affair, 147

6. From Refugee Relief to Family Reunification, 175

7. The End of the National Origins System and the Limits of White Ethnic Liberalism, 202

Conclusion: The Deep Roots of White Ethnicity, 1965 and Beyond, 235

Notes, 243

Bibliography, 325

Index, 343

About the author

Danielle Battisti

Product details

• Authors: Danielle Battisti
• Publisher: Fordham University Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 31.03.2019
• EAN: 9780823284399
• ISBN: 978-0-8232-8439-9
• No. of pages: 352
• Series: Critical Studies in Italian Am; Critical Studies in Italian America; Critical Studies in Italian Am
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > History > Regional and national histories; Non-fiction book > History > Miscellaneous; Social sciences, law, business > Political science > Political science and political education