Robert Agnoli Edge City

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Edges, both jagged and sharp, spring from thetension of living and maturing between two conflicting factors: cultural assimilation on the one hand suppressing ethnic identityin the public square and on the other, developing a personalidentity which internalized that heritage. Edge upon edge, theseelements represent the conflicts for Italian immigrants within themelting pot of Lamerica. This collection of memoirs and reflections, poetry and prose, takes the reader through one mans experiencesas a first born Italian in America and an American in Italy.Italian-Americans will recognize the challenges of assimilationin Edge City. Readers of all ethnicitieswill gain a new understanding ofthe Italian culture in America.