After a review of the role Italian immigrants have played in the development of the United States, the author reflects on the demand currently being made by other ethnic groups that they retain their cultural heritage within the society. The lesson for modern minorities is clear--to make it, one must forget the old ways, the old tongue, the old…

This study compares various measures of school performance for immigrant and native white children, in approaching the question of schooling and social mobility. Research on the following is evaluated: (1) surveys of school retardation carried out at the turn of the century, (2) differences in retardation rates between children from English and…

Data are analyzed on native whites, second generation Italian-Americans, and second generation urban blacks to ascertain the effects of race and ethnicity upon income and occupational status attainment. Data about these groups were drawn from a 1 in 100 random sampling of the 1960 and 1970 census data for Chicago. Nine hypotheses relating to the…