Why Are There So Many Italians in America?

🇮🇹 👉🏼 🇺🇸 ❓ Ever wondered why there are so many Italian-Americans? In this video, I dive into the fascinating history of "italoamericani": who they are, why they left Italy, and why they speak the way they do. And it all begins with a certain Italian explorer who lent his name to America...

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⏱ TIMESTAMPS:

0:00 - Italian-American History
0:48 - Why Leave Italy in the First Place?
1:08 - Exiles, Adventurers & Pioneers
2:03 - The Peasant Masses
3:04 - The New Migrants
3:28 - Where Italian-Americans Settled
3:52 - The Italian Language in America
8:49 - About That Accent...

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