And The Came To Chicago: The Italian American Legacy traces the development of one of Chicago's most vital ethnic communities while examining key historical events and their impact on Italian settlements across the nation.; Anti-Immigrant Backlash; Bartolomeo Vanzetti; Century of Progress; DennisFarina; Ellis Island; Italian American; Italian Immigrants; Italian Roots; Italian Unification; Italo Balbo; James Petrillo; Joe Mantegna; Mother Frances Cabrini; Nicola Sacco; Taylor Street; Urban Renewal; World war Two; catholic church; chicago; documentary; feste; great depression; history; immigration; italy; labor unions; prohibition; railroads; television; the sopranos; trailer; world fair; Profiles Italian immigrants who settled in Chicago after 1850, their early successes in business and subsequent struggle for acceptance within labor unions and the mass exodus of Southern Italians, through the 1893 Columbia Exposition.; Bartolomeo Vanzetti; DennisFarina; Ellis Island; Italian American; Italian Immigrants; Italian Roots; Italian Unification; James Petrillo; Joe Mantegna; Nicola Sacco; Taylor Street; World war Two; chicago; documentary; great depression; history; immigration; italy; prohibition; railroads; television; the sopranos; world fair; The formation of Chicago's principal Italian settlements including a look at Black Hand crime, the anti-immigrant backlash, Prohibition, World War One, and the execution of radicals Nicola Sacco and Bartolemeo Vanzetti in 1927.; Anti-Immigrant Backlash; Bartolomeo Vanzetti; DennisFarina; Italian American; Italian Immigrants; Italian Roots; Italian Unification; Joe Mantegna; Mother Frances Cabrini; Nicola Sacco; catholic church; chicago; documentary; history; immigration; italy; labor unions; television; the sopranos; trailer; The Great Depression and its impact on Italian communities followed by Italo Balbo's celebrated flight to Chicago during the 1933 Century of Progress, religious feasts, World War Two and the Our Lady of Angels Fire on Chicago's Northwest side.; Century of Progress; Dennis Farina; Italian American; Italian Roots; Italo Balbo; James Petrillo; Joe Mantegna; World war Two; chicago; documentary; great depression; history; immigration; italy; prohibition; television; the sopranos; world fair; This final segment looks at how urban renewal decimated key Italian neighborhoods in Chicago, Italian American leaders in the post-war era and in the media, and how Italian Americans have maintained strong ties to their ancestral homeland.; Dennis Farina; Italian American; Italian Immigrants; Italian Roots; Joe Mantegna; Nicola Sacco; Taylor Street; Urban Renewal; chicago; documentary; feste; history; immigration; italian; italy; television; the sopranos; Italian Americans sound off on favorite foods.; Italian American; Italian Americans; Italian Immigrants; Italian cuisine; Italian food; Italians; Mario Rizzotti; cooking; feste; food; kitchen; Cooking instructors Dede Frank and Roseanne Pileggi whip up one of their quick and easy dishes.; Italian Americans; Italian Roots; Italian cuisine; chicago; cooking; documentary; food; italy; Dean Zanella, executive chef at 312 in downtown Chicago, demos a Ligurian-inspired dish with octopus and cannellini beans; Dean Zanella; Italian food; Mario Rizzotti; chicago; cooking; food; kitchen; recipes; Actor Dennis Farina grew up in Little Sicily/Little Hell and shares his memories on his family, the Great Depression, street processions, and his experiences as an Italian American actor in Hollywood.; Dennis Farina; Italian American; Italian Americans; Italian Immigration; chicago; documentary; great depression; history; italian; italy; President of Turano Bakery and currently the first Italian-American to represent Italians abroad, Italian-born Senator Turano discusses how his family turned a small business into a multi-million dollar company, his memories of coming to America from; Italian American; Italian Americans; Italian Immigrants; Italian Immigration; Italians; Renato Turano; chicago; documentary; history; immigration; television; An historian and author, Dr. CandeloroÀs topics addresses early immigration and patterns of settlement, the formation of Little Italys and their demise, Chicago Heights History, labor history, the role of the Church, and Italian American politics.; Dominic Candeloro; Ethnic Heritage; Italian Americans; Italian Immigration; Italian Language; Italians; Taylor Street; Urban Renewal; chicago; history; inner city; labor; suburbs; A Professor of History and the Acting Dean of Liberal Arts at Columbia College, Dr. Pacyga is a national authority on Chicago history. Dr. Pacyga comments on ethnic communities in Chicago; labor; living conditions; and social relations among immigran; Dominic Pacyga; Italian American; Italian Americans; Italian Immigrants; Italian Immigration; Italians; chicago; documentary; history; immigration; italian; italy; television; the sopranos; The son of immigrant parents, Bernardi grew up in Highwood among a large Northern Italian community. He reminisces about working at the exclusive North Shore Club as a caddy, and moving up the corporate ladder to found a successful financial manageme; Ed Bernardi; Italian American; Italian Americans; Italian Immigrants; Italian Immigration; Italian Roots; Italians; chicago; history; immigration; italian; italy; television; Born in a mountain village near Lucca, Bertolini recounts his experiences as a young boy during WWII, how his father aided the Allies during the final months of the war, how his father was nearly killed by Nazi soldiers, and coming to America and the; Emil Bertolini; Italian American; Italian Americans; Italian Immigrants; Italian Immigration; Italian Roots; Italians; World war Two; chicago; documentary; feste; history; immigration; italian; italy; television; A first-generation Italian-American, Mordini gives a moving eyewitness account of the Our Lady of Angels fire and the subsequent demise of her predominantly Italian neighborhood, and talks about adjusting to Chicago life as a newly arrived immigrant.; Italian American; Italian Americans; Italian Immigrants; Italian Immigration; Italians; Lucy Mordini; documentary; history; immigration; italian; italy; television; An award-winning journalist and second-generation Italian American, traces her roots to the West Side and Taylor Street starting in the early 1900s, where she continues to live. She recently co-authored with Ellen Shubart Taylor Street: Chicago's Li; Italian American; Italian Americans; Italian Immigrants; Italian Immigration; Italian Language; Italian Roots; Kathy Catambrone; Taylor Street; documentary; feste; history; immigration; interview; italian; italy; television; the sopranos; Executive Director of the OÀHare Modernization Program, and a second-generation Italian-American of Sicilian descent, Andolino discusses growing up in a bilingual household, how her ethnic identity informed her personal and professional life, and mem; Italian American; Italian Americans; Italian Immigrants; Italian Immigration; Italians; Rosemarie Andolino; Urban Renewal; chicago; documentary; history; immigration; italian; italy; television; Chairman of the American Italian Defense Association, Grippo discusses AIDAÀs lawsuit against Time-Warner, which distributes HBOÀs long-running series ÀThe Sopranos,À the Sacco and Vanzetti case and its impact on the local Italian-American community,; Italian American; Italian Americans; Italian Immigrants; Italian Immigration; Ted Grippo; chicago; documentary; immigration; interview; italian; television; Narrated by Tony-Award winner Joe Mantegna, And The Came To Chicago: The Italian American Legacy looks at 150 years of the Italian American experience in Chicago and nationally. 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