European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - July 1, 1977, Darmstadt, Hesse Pogo 20 the stars and stripes july 1977 author Lamb no outspoken advocate of italian by Kiln no Pitt Vuci Atco press Akamo Usi y Wood producer read the Ina Mimril of it Charil Cai Binns Book about the Slack Law prof prisoners m a new Orleans jail and said in a great he liked in a jul Iran make a movie a Piaf he americans dont want to see other people killing Kali ans Liry triste italians killing Otto or thais the Way they think it and you cant make Money on a movie i hat has it iht1 other Way Dani Hinus is an account if the massacre of 11 Lealiu americans at Orleans Parish prison in the victims were among 19 italians arrested fur killing new Orleans police Lavid c nine of the italians were tried and acquitted of the Ken Nussy killing the Day before they were shut death by an angry mob thai stormed the the other prisoners were awaiting Kight of the italians managed in hide themselves in the prison and escaped the Slaughter jump mus tint blood of my was his version of what its like to be an Kalian lie is an outspoken advocate of his ethnic a professor of educational philosophy at Queens col lege in new York is director of the it program and Haft written Many articles on the history and culture of the Istl Case is a horrifying example of the persecution he says italians were to when they emigrated to this and he says the stereotype of italians As either mafia members or at and Happy pasta Queens lingers to this when i went to new Orleans for the first time to research the cabbie asked me on the drive from the Airport what 1 was there Gambino 1 told him 1 was going to write about something that happened in new and he you mean the mafia Gambino maintains the characterization of All italians As Malion is not Only degrading but historically there is be says not in this country and not in where it supposedly mafia is an italian word used As an he although it has no literal translation to it might be used to describe something As especially such As a mafia there were criminals in like everywhere he and mafia was used to describe sophisticated criminals As opposed 10 Petty Street but he scoffs at us suggestion that there is an secret society of criminals culled the Tharin Puio the Ood lather served Only to reinforce misconceptions about italia americans in general and italia american criminals in Gambino lie wrote a Fine Book about italian immigrants but didst yet anything out of Gambino then he came up with the a a lot of people in the italian american Community realty hate him for Gamble i concedes there Are but he says they Are not organized in a nationwide network at presided Over by i super Don and run like a thais not the Way italians do he that an american corporate the biggest institution in Italy is the gangsters being kind lot Clr wives and children and their families Loving and respecting them no matter what they out crime among italians is Likely to be organized like crime among other ethnic Small gangs thai operate independently of each he the reason certain italian names keep cropping up when Federal or local authorities announce investigations or grand jury probes is that where authorities look Gamb no he Points to the murder of Arizona newspaper reporter Don holies As an example of a Case in which authorities indicated the mafia was but when arrests were made not a single italia american was was bom in an italian Section of the son and grandson of italian my grandparents didst even speak he so 1 am not Only bilingual but he says the stereotypes and Ina cural e portrayal of italian culture in the Media arc of great concern to the italia american the Only movies in recent memory which fairly depict italians arc Rocky and Gambino the others fall italians As gangsters or italians As the female version of inc Buffoon is the smiling mama who cooking All Kew Nonh few no italians really understand italians and italian says Arthur Miller under lands italians very Well in a View from the but Tennessee on the other Doest understand italians at All in the Hose Tattoo and other the Rose Tattoo May make a More interesting Story than a View irom the but its not As says one Way to preserve cultural images without creating says is to develop new like he says Alex Haley did with if you saw the television you know what i to the first episode showed african tribesmen dressed in garments like ancient spouting Wisdom and of course african tribesmen were never like neither was but in was a new myth about a positive one to counter the vend a and blood of my blood do not create new says but Are accurate portrayals of the italia american Way to preserve heritage without by Ermo bomb acc old girlfriends of my Hua Baitt Art flow Gllnn Ana in in my Ituau Tutu rear like an apparition and m f v a so Yore new neighbors in Al will v Traduce themselves and make a Quick Wii Chi v jul Well Call were not in the the quickest Way j know to be by myself is to walk out of a Beauty Here i am my hair a Halo of sprayed confection perfectly coiffed and immune to the at the Peak of my the streets look like the quiet before an there Are no signs or sounds or human activity All forms of transportation have the wind rustles through the emptiness that goes with being let me step outside of the House with curlers and its Tike an episode out of this b your in the my husband appears during his working hours with a camera and the kids to take the picture for our Christmas a boy who was quite serious about me in High school recognizes me and lotto relieved when i Tell him 1 found someone the minister drops by to bless the House and everything in my sons teacher appears to talk with me about his Grubby and then thinks belter of the Avon lady makes an appointment fur an kor the last 30 years or i have been searching for that magic moment when you can put your hair up without fear of being there is no such i remember the first Lime my husband came Home and saw me frosting my i was standing Over the stove wearing a bathing Cap with strands of hair pulled through that had been stripped White and were standing straight out from my lie steadied himself against the dont Tell Mel youve just heard were being dont be i frosting my Stop youre scaring the Chil Dren half to i tried putting my hair up at night Only to discover that being a sex Symbol will never replace for i attempted to cover in when i went out of which is like trying to Slipcover the Eiffel after awhile i resorted la spot curl putting up Only the parti of my hair i slept win one fray tide Cor screwed to inc tide of my mid the other hanging 1 looked like i bad been Btttle from spare As i was drying my hair with the sweeper attachment the other night before my neighbor did you Ever hear the joke about the Bride who appeared at her own wedding with her hair in Brush rollers under her veil when some one asked Why her hair was up she de and i might go someplace later i dont get id 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