The term Diaspora means a people who have been spread or been dispersed from their homeland (Oxford Dictionary) The Italian Diaspora occurred in two phases. Phase one was from the 1800s to the 1920s. While phase two began in the 1940s and concluded in the 1970s.
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It’s cold and rainy here in California, and I am taking advantage of this by curling up with something warm to drink and something good to read. This…
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