Author Event - Vincenza Scarpaci

Friday, April 16 at 7 pm

Vincenza Scarpaci will discuss her book The Journey of the Italians in America and be available for book signings April 16 at 7pm in La Sala Auditorium at the San Juan Capistrano Library. With photographs from diverse settings, The Journey of the Italians in America traces the evolution of the Italian immigrant of the 1800s into today. A history of Italian influence on America, this work is also a history of American influence of Italians, as Scarpaci makes plain through evaluating the differences among generations of Italian Americans. An enduring study of ethnicity in America, this chronicle is a timely contribution to the discourse on immigration in the United States and will be appreciated and enjoyed by all Americans. For more, please call 949-248-5132.