Religious History of Italian Catholic Immigrants in the US | Italics

On this episode of Italics, Massimo Di Gioacchino visited us at the Calandra Institute to discuss his main research interest on the movement of people and ideas between Europe and the United States from 1776 to 1945, particularly examining Italian immigration to the US and the role of American protestant missions in Italy. A historian specializing in the late modern transatlantic world, Massimo Di Gioacchino served as the Tiro A Segno visiting professor in Italian American studies at NYU during the fall of 2022. Guests: Massimo Di Gioacchino - Italian Studies, Visiting Professor History of Religions, NYU Anthony Julian Tamburri - Host, Italics Recording Date 05/04/2023 First Air Date 07/10/2023 Italics, Television for the Italian American Experience is a monthly presentation in the CUNY Presents timeslot that features prominent Italian Americans in the arts, business, government, sports, academia, and more. Each episode explores various aspects of the Italian diaspora, Italian-American history and traditions, contemporary Italian-American life, and takes a projected look at the future of the Italian-American community. Italics is hosted by Anthony Julian Tamburri, Dean of the John D. Calandra Italian American Institute of Queens College/CUNY and Distinguished Professor of European Languages and Literatures. Italics is now in its third decade serving the Italian-American community and those interested in Italian-American history and culture. Italics is co-produced in collaboration with the John D. Calandra Italian American Institute. Watch more at http://tv.cuny.edu/show/italics Subscribe to the Series Playlist: https://bit.ly/2VfN4uF Subscribe to the CUNY TV channel: https://bit.ly/2GmGb13 Follow CUNY TV: Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/CUNYTV Twitter: https://twitter.com/cunytv Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/cunytv75 YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/user/cunytv75  LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/cunytv Find more from CUNY TV at https://tv.cuny.edu ITAL00360