AMH-2097 Lecture Notes - Lecture 8: Indentured Servant, Southern Italy, Decompression Sickness
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Birds of passages people who go back and forth. Ritornati believe they will return permanently in 5 years. 1880 70% of southern italians come and return home in 5 years with money. By 1920 they decide to stay permanently and not come back. The immigration act of 1921, once its passed you cant go back and forth. We came out of it well, but italy didn"t. Family may also pull resources together to send one person. 5 million come to us over 40 years. Ethnic enclaves little italys nyc, boston. A city of villages own dialect, food, saint. They need someone to help with them coming. Why learn english/assimilate if they only stay for a few years. Padroni sings a song from the village that village people would only know. Padronis help people find job, etc. , but they do it for money.
