Edge City

<p>Edges both jagged and sharp spring from the </p><p>tension of living and maturing between two conflicting factors:  </p><p>cultural assimilation – on the one hand suppressing ethnic identity </p><p>in the public square – and on the other developing a personal </p><p>identity which internalized that heritage. Edge upon edge these </p><p>elements represent the conflicts for Italian immigrants within the </p><p>melting pot of L’america. This collection of memoirs and reflections poetry and prose takes the reader through one man’s experiences </p><p>as a first born Italian in America and an American in Italy. </p><p>Italian-Americans will recognize the challenges of assimilation </p><p>in “Edge City”. Readers of all ethnicities </p><p>will gain a new understanding of </p><p>the Italian culture in America.</p>