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The Italians in Chicago: A social and economic study (Volume 9 of Special report of the Commissioner of Labor). United States Bureau of Labor. Government Printing Office, 1897. Nelli, Humbert S. Italians in Chicago, 1880-1930: a study in ethnic mobility, Volume 2 (Urban life in America Series). Oxford University Press, 1970.
Italian Americans for Indigenous Peoples Day was founded in 2016 by Danielle DeLuca, Heather Lavelle, and three other Italian Americans. DeLuca opposes celebrating both Columbus Day and Indigenous Peoples Day on the same day, saying that it is inappropriate to celebrate "a perpetrator of genocide and victims of genocide on the same day". [1]
In California, the Italian Cultural Society of Sacramento proclaimed that, "Indigenous Peoples Day is viewed by Italian Americans and other Americans as anti-Columbus Day." [41] Other Italian-American groups, such as Italian Americans for Indigenous People's Day, have welcomed the change and asserted that it is not anti-Italian. [42]
Indigenous Peoples’ Day — a holiday that came about as an alternative to Columbus Day — is a chance to reflect on how the US has treated Indigenous people and fight for a better future.
Indigenous Peoples' Day has been touted as a replacement ... Day was first celebrated in New York City in 1792 to mark the 300th anniversary of his arrival and to celebrate Italian American ...
Indigenous Peoples' Day celebrates Native American history and culture, and it dates back farther than you might think. ... In 1869, the holiday became an annual celebration of Italian-American ...
Congress again proclaimed October as Italian-American Heritage and Culture Month for 1990 (Pub. L. 101–460) and 1993/1994 (Pub. L. 103–309). Within the authority of the Executive Branch , the President of the United States has also issued a proclamation in 1989 [ 3 ] and 1990 [ 4 ] by George H. W. Bush , in 1993 [ 5 ] by Bill Clinton , and ...
Indigenous Peoples’ Day is gradually replacing Columbus Day, and we as a culture are here for it. ... It was the holiday that made Italians white and truly American — after being regarded as ...