Wednesday, January 20, 2010

Local author explains immigration and assimilation in new book

This new book explains immigration in this country, using his own background and area for his writing. - - Donna Poisl

by Jeanne Roberts, Contributing Writer
SHOREVIEW — Shoreview resident, writer and social psychologist John Andreozzi has published a book meant for scholars and laymen alike that examines the principles, prejudices and promises of American immigration.

Called “The Italians of Lackawanna, NY: Steelworkers, Merchants and Gardeners” and published in November by the local Cabin Six Books, the non-fiction tome explores American immigration — particularly Italian immigration — from the point of view of a second-generation Italian American that grew up in Lackawanna, home to the largest steel plant in the world at the turn of the century.

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