A pictorial look at Italians in the Pacific Northwest
The great wave of Italian immigrants to the United States began in the 1880s and lasted until 1920. More than four million Italians made the journey, with about 75 percent settling in cities on the East Coast. A small contingent worked their way to the Pacific Northwest. Often unskilled or unable to speak the language, they took whatever jobs they...
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Tessa Floreano (Author of the book "Italians in the Pacific Northwest")
Let’s begin the new year of interviews by moving to one of the American territories farthest from Italy, the Northwest. The protagonists of the book written by Tessa Floreano are Idaho, Oregon and Washington, three states that are not among the best known in our country nor among those that have welcomed Italian emigrants the most. But as we have o...
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Meet "Italians in the Pacific Northwest" Author, Tessa Floreano
Thursday, October 19 · 6:30 - 8pm PDT. Tualatin Public Library - 18878 Southwest Martinazzi Avenue Tualatin, OR. Join Italian Portland to meet local author and community historian Tessa Floreano. Pre-order your book, Italians in the Pacific Northwest, and bring it with you to have it signed by the author! Tessa draws primarily on unpublished images...
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