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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE, April 7, 2005 -  Contact: Sandra Faux or Joseph Giomboni King’s College Public Relations Office, (570) 208-5958.

STRUGGLES OF ITALIAN IMMIGRANTS

RECOUNTED AT KING'S COLLEGE

April 7, 2005 – King’s College will host a presentation by Mary Anconetani based on her novel Fiery Fields: How Italian Immigrants Struggled to Achieve the American Dream, in the Burke Auditorium of the William G. McGowan School of Business on Tuesday, April 19, at 7 p.m. with a reception to follow.

The Fiery Fields novel is based upon some of the hardships that Italians faced in America from 1909 to 1917, and the slides and lecture expands upon their experiences.

The novel and presentation is based on years of research, which was sparked by a chance comment by Anconetani’s father, who was among more than 24,000 striking workers during the historic 1913 Paterson Silk Strike.

Mary Anconetani attended the Academy of Arts in Newark and the Art Students League of New York, which she followed with a one-woman exhibition at the Perdalma Art Gallery in New York City.

Anconetani’s presentation is made possible through the co-sponsorship of the King’s College Ethnic Communities and Associations Outreach program and UNICO in cooperation with Luzerne County Community College Workforce and Community Development Division, and The Coccia Institute for the Italian Experience in America at Montclair State University, N.J.

King’s College Ethnic Communities and Associations Outreach program explores, recognizes and celebrates the role of ethnic communities and their voluntary organizations in northeastern Pennsylvania. For more information, please contact Rev. Patrick Sullivan, C.S.C., coordinator, Ethnic Communities and Associations Outreach program, at 208-5816.

Anconetani’s presentation Fiery Fields: How Italian Immigrants Struggled to Achieve the American Dream is free and open to the public. The Burke Auditorium of the William G. McGowan School of Business is located on North River Street.

King’s College is a Catholic College sponsored by the Congregation of Holy Cross