Italians
Edited book (chapter)
Chapter Title | Italians |
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Book Chapter Category | Edited book (chapter) |
Book Title | We are Queenslanders: contemporary multicultural tapestry of peoples |
Authors | Girola, Stefano (Author) and Dewhirst, Catherine (Author) |
Editors | Brändle, Maximilian |
Page Range | 165-173 |
Number of Pages | 9 |
Year | 2015 |
Publisher | Ethnic Communities Council of Queensland |
Place of Publication | Brisbane, Australia |
ISBN | 07724228004 |
Web Address (URL) | http://www.eccq.com.au/resources/we-are-queenslanders/ |
Abstract | Italians are intrinsic to the fabric of Queensland’s multicultural history. They also remain a significant presence today within the wider community. While their migration history pre-dates Queensland’s separation from the colony of New South Wales in 1859, their numbers grew steadily from this time. Over the 20th century, they replaced the dominant non-British groups of Chinese, German and Scandinavian migrants whose arrivals began declining after Federation in 1901.1 Indeed, by 1933 Italians emerged as the largest non-British group in Queensland, where they were collectively greater in numbers than elsewhere in Australia. Queensland continued to attract Italian migrants after World War II even though their immigration decreased after 1966. Yet, over the last 50 years, Italians have consolidated their presence significantly through the expression of their culture and identity, and continue to choose Queensland as their new home. |
Keywords | Italian migration, Italian women, capital, chain migration, Roman Catholics, sugar industry, community associations, Italian diversity |
ANZSRC Field of Research 2020 | 430308. European history (excl. British, classical Greek and Roman) |
430302. Australian history | |
Public Notes | c. 2015 Ethnic Communities Council of Queensland. Published version available at the Ethnic Communities Council of Queensland's URL provided on this record. |
Byline Affiliations | School of Arts and Communication |
Institution of Origin | University of Southern Queensland |
https://research.usq.edu.au/item/q3372/italians
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