Silvia Simonetti

Looking at the pictures of Los Angeles and of the Italian American community in the early 20th century, one can only imagine how hard it must have been for a minority of immigrants to find its own voice in a foreign country. On the one hand, they had to integrate in a new society; on the other hand, they needed to stick together without losing their Italian identity.

In 1908, Gabriello Spini, a native of Florence, founded L'Italo-Americano newspaper with the aim of helping preserve the Italian language and cultural heritage, and of providing information to the growing Italian American community of Los Angeles.

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Fonte: L'italo-Americano