Details

Autor(en) / Beteiligte

• Marie-Christine Michaud
• Susanne Berthier-Foglar
• Paul Otto

Titel

From Geographic to Virtual Borders in New York City: From Little Italy to Chinatown

Ist Teil von

• Permeable Borders, 2020, p.96

Auflage

1

Ort / Verlag

United States: Berghahn Books

Erscheinungsjahr

2020

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Quelle

Alma/SFX Local Collection

Beschreibungen/Notizen

• Little Italy, in the Lower East Side of New York City, is part of the historical and cultural heritage of the city. This ethnic enclave was established by Italian migrants, especially those from the south of Italy, who arrived in massive numbers at the turn of the twentieth century (Gabaccia 1984; Pozzetta 1981: 7–40).¹ Distinct geographic, social, and cultural borders demarcated this neighborhood and offered a “shock absorber,” as sociologist Joseph Lopreato (1970: 46–47) put it, between the newcomers and their foster society as these Italian immigrants integrated into American society. Despite the persistence of the name and