. "Journey" . . . . . . . "The Italians in America. [1], The Journey" . . . . . . . "History" . . . . . . . "In the late 19th century, the trickle of Italian immigrants to America turned into a flood. The newly united Italy left poor Italian peasants to take care of themselves so they immigrated to America in search of a better life. Yet assimilation proved painful, and Italian-Americans often struggled against the same oppression from which they had fled. The newcomers clustered in urban ghettos, creating \"Little Italys\" from New York to San Francisco." . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . "United States" . . "1800 - 1999" . . . .