Part I of this volume, Italians Before the Great Migration, contains the on-topic papers that were highlighted during the American italian Historical Association annual meeting. They display a wide range of subjects and disciplinary approaches. Part II is composed of essays on Literature and Ethnic Identity that are not limited to the central conference topic. Part III, Poetry, is a collection of poems that span a wide range of human emotions and humanistic sensibilities, presented in English and Italian.

Part I of this volume, Italians Before the Great Migration, contains the on-topic papers that were highlighted during the American italian Historical Association annual meeting. They display a wide range of subjects and disciplinary approaches. Part II is composed of essays on Literature and Ethnic Identity that are not limited to the central conference topic. Part III, Poetry, is a collection of poems that span a wide range of human emotions and humanistic sensibilities, presented in English and Italian.