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Staten Island – The borough has the highest proportion of Italian Americans of any county in the United States and North America. Over 200,000 residents claim Italian heritage (55%). Over 200,000 residents claim Italian heritage (55%).
Italian Americans (Italian: italoamericani) are Americans who have full or partial Italian ancestry. According to the Italian American Studies Association, the current population is about 18 million, an increase from 16 million in 2010, corresponding to about 5.4% of the total population of the United States
The first Italian-American admiral in the US Navy. Edmund P. Giambastiani - Vice Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Giovanni Martini - trumpeter; only member of Custer's army to leave the site of the Battle of the Little Big Horn alive
Over 2.6 million [1] Italians and Italian-Americans live in the greater New York metro area, with about 800,000 living within one of the five New York City boroughs. This makes Italian Americans the largest ethnic group in the New York metro area. Fiorello La Guardia was mayor of New York City 1934-1946 as a Republican.
There were over 175,000 Italian Americans living in Staten Island, and they make up over one-third (35.7%) of the population. Roughly 65,000 Irish Americans live in the borough, and they make up over one-eighth (13.2%) of the population. People of German, Russian, and Polish descent make up 5.7, 3.8, and 3.4% of the population, respectively.
The UNICO president sees DeVito as a role model who "embodies many core values cherished by Italian Americans such as close family ties, living at home and savoring favorite Italian dishes."
Marotta and others are eager to emphasize the history and culture of Italian-Americans, and organizers are scheduling live Italian music performances and an art exhibition examining each of the 20 ...
Italian-American history (6 C, 55 P) P. American people of Italian descent (13 C, 4,470 P) Pages in category "Italian diaspora in the United States"