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These essayists show how the gradual involvement by various ethnic and racial Baseball Italian Style brings together the memories of major leaguers of Italian heritage whose collective careers span almost a century, from the s up to today. In these first-person accounts, baseball fans will meet at an intimate level the He is the author of numerous articles on baseball, coeditor of The American Game: Baseball and Ethnicity, and editor of Ted Williams: Reflections on a Splendid Life. At Home in America Part 1: The Boys from San Francisco 3.
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Guests will be escorted to the lecture and film screening at nearby Washington Elementary Auditorium. Of the more than four million Italians who left home between and with dreams of a better life, nobody could have imagined their children fulfilling the American dream by playing a game that was as foreign to them as the English language. The film also explores how Italian Americans have circled back to Italy to help grow the game abroad by playing for Team Italy in the Olympics and the World Baseball Classic.
The Russo Brothers Italian American Film Forum Award-winning movie showcases both the hardships and accomplishments of legendary Italian American baseball players. The Italians were the largest immigrant group in the U. Baseball came ashore to Italy in when allied soldiers stormed the beaches of Nettuno and nearby Anzio en route to freeing Rome from its Nazi occupiers. American troops brought baseball gear and taught Italians how to play. Baseball countered the negative immigrant identity as an outsider. The game bridged the gap so that Italians could integrate into the American way of life.
The documentary honors the Italian American baseball ambassadors who have etched their names into U. The film pays tribute to their invaluable contributions and acknowledges those players who have left their unique imprint on the game.
In high school, he played American Legion baseball. His education at CMC was the foundation for him to catapult into the entertainment industry. Roberto was recently the subject of a CMC alumni profile. To access the article, click on this link: In Angotti launched an MLB.
Piazza inspired him to document the Italian American experience. When Roberto returned from the World Baseball Classic, he resolved to make a film about Italian Americans and their integral role in baseball. It was a natural fit so Angotti applied and was chosen as one of seven grant recipients. Angotti plans to make a series of Italian American baseball films.
He sees his first documentary as a way to educate young Italian Americans and others on the plight of Italian immigrants, using baseball as a focal point.
Not having an appreciation of your heritage is like an olive tree without roots. Baseball is a part of mine. Fraccari asked Piazza if he would be interested in representing Italy in international competition, and the proud Italian American responded that it would be privilege to play for the Italian national team in honor of his Sicilian ancestry.