Italian Americans in the Professions 
Remigio U. Pane, ed. 

Italian Americans in the Professions. Remigio U. Pane, ed. 1983. 290 pp. Rutgers University, New Brunswick, New Jersey. October 26-27, 1978. 



Table of Contents 

Preface by George E. Pozzetta, President, AIHA … p. v 
Introduction by Remigio U. Pane … p. vii 

Research on the Italian Americans: 
Accomplishments and Work to be Done … p. 1 
by Giovanni Schiavo 

The Making of an Italian American Poet … p. 9 
by Joseph Tusiani 

Professions and Faiths: Critical Choices 
in the Italian American Novel … p. 41 
by Robert Viscusi 

Contemporary Italian American Drama: 
A Study of Values & Metaphors 
in Gemini, Benno Blimpie & Cacciatore … p. 55 
by Carol Bonomo 

The Political Profession: Big City Italian American Mayors … p. 77 
by Salvatore J. LaGumina 

Americans of Italian Descent in the Judiciary of Pennsylvania … p. 111 
by Peter F. Pugliese 

Italian American Franciscans in Central America … p. 127 
by Leonard Bacigalupo 

Juvenal Marchisio: Distinguished Italian American Citizen … p. 143 
by Frank J. Cavaioli 

The Barricellis: Cleveland’s Foremost Italian Professional Family … p. 153 
by Alfonso F. d’Emilia 

Italian Americans and Affirmative Action: 
Admission to and Progress in the Academic Professions … p. 165 
by Francesco Cordasco 

Italian Americans and Medical Education: An Exploratory Study … p. 117 
by Rosanne Martorella 

Italian Americans in Physical Sciences and Engineering … p. 197 
by Nancy Torrieri 

Major Contributions to Microbiology 
by Italians in Italy and in America … p. 209 
by Otto J. Plescia 

Italian American in New Jersey Pharmacy … p. 215 
by John J. Colaizzi & Roy A. Bowers 

Italian Americans in Academia: The University of Connecticut. 
A Case Study … p. 223 
by Emiliana P. Noether 

Italian American Teachers: The Religious Teachers Filippini … p. 235 
by Margherita Marchione 

Education for Conformity: 
The Case of Sicilian American Women Professionals … p. 243 
by Lucia Chiavola Birnbaum 

The Ethnic Factor and Role Choices of Women: 
Ella Grasso and Midge Costanza 
Two Firsts for American Politics … p. 253 
by Vaneeta D’Andrea 

I Figurinai: Lucca Plaster Figurine Makers in USA … p. 265 
by Regina Soria 

The Value System of Southern Italian 
and Italian American Professionals … p. 275 
by Rocco Caporale 

Ideas for Italian American Research … p. 285 
by Peter Sammartino