Italian-American
Dual-culture identity group
Italian-American describes people of Italian ancestry living in the United States, or things relating to their culture and community.
The term covers immigrants from Italy and their descendants, now one of the largest ethnic groups in America.
Italian-American culture has shaped American food, music, and urban life, particularly in northeastern cities: an Italian-American neighborhood in Brooklyn, Italian-American cuisine.
Urban ethnic enclave
- neighborhoodResidential area nearby
- social clubGroup for companionship
- feast daySaint's commemorative holiday
- Columbus DayHoliday honoring 1492 arrival
benevolent society · bocce · multigenerational · tight-knit · block party · corner store · stoop · Brooklyn
Inherited cultural legacy
- hyphenatedLinked by a dash
- diasporaScattered population sharing origins
- assimilationAbsorbing into a whole
- ethnicOf a cultural group
immigrant · second-generation · ancestry · roots · bicultural · naturalized · Ellis Island · citizenship
Related people together
- CatholicismPapal Christian denomination
- traditionsLong-established customs passed down
- Sunday dinnerWeekly family meal ritual
- weddingsMarriage celebration events
funerals · christenings · saints · rosary · godparent · compare · respect · elders
Shaped wheat dough
- marinaraSeasoned tomato sauce
- meatballsSeasoned ground protein spheres
- red sauceTomato-based pasta topping
- Sunday gravyTomato sauce with meats
chicken parm · baked ziti · eggplant parmesan · cannoli · ricotta · sausage and peppers · garlic bread · antipasto
1990 gangster film
- mobsterOrganized crime member
- wiseguySarcastic quipster or mobster
- gangsterCriminal organization member
- stereotypesOversimplified beliefs about groups
Scorsese · De Niro · Pacino · Rocky · Saturday Night Fever · Jersey Shore · representation · typecasting
Little Italy
Urban ethnic enclave
- neighborhoodResidential area nearby
- social clubGroup for companionship
- feast daySaint's commemorative holiday
Columbus Day · benevolent society · bocce · multigenerational · tight-knit · block party · corner store · stoop · Brooklyn · Jersey
heritage
Inherited cultural legacy
- hyphenatedLinked by a dash
- diasporaScattered population sharing origins
- assimilationAbsorbing into a whole
ethnic · immigrant · second-generation · ancestry · roots · bicultural · naturalized · Ellis Island · citizenship · Americanization
family
Related people together
- CatholicismPapal Christian denomination
- traditionsLong-established customs passed down
- Sunday dinnerWeekly family meal ritual
weddings · funerals · christenings · saints · rosary · godparent · compare · respect · elders · hospitality
pasta
Shaped wheat dough
- marinaraSeasoned tomato sauce
- meatballsSeasoned ground protein spheres
- red sauceTomato-based pasta topping
Sunday gravy · chicken parm · baked ziti · eggplant parmesan · cannoli · ricotta · sausage and peppers · garlic bread · antipasto · manicotti
Goodfellas
1990 gangster film
- mobsterOrganized crime member
- wiseguySarcastic quipster or mobster
- gangsterCriminal organization member
stereotypes · Scorsese · De Niro · Pacino · Rocky · Saturday Night Fever · Jersey Shore · representation · typecasting · accent
- Hyphenated IdentitiesFrench-Canadian, Anglo-Canadian, Afro-Caribbean, Afro-Brazilian, Indo-Caribbean
- labor historyAFL-CIO, workers, labor movement, CIO, laborers
Italian-AmericanWASP
Anglo establishment shorthand
Native American · Anglo-American · African-American · Irish-American · German-American