The Soul of an Immigrant
Constantine Panunzio
Leído por Sue Anderson
Constantine Panunzio (1884-1964) begins his autobiography by describing his childhood in Molfetta, Italy. At age 13, he left home as a sailor, landing in Boston in 1902. His trials finding work, learning English, and securing an education in the U.S. were many, but eventually, he became administrator of a social service agency in Boston. During WWI, he served as head of the YMCA on the Italian front. Concerned throughout his career with the treatment and assimilation of immigrants, Panuncio criticized the post world War I hysteria about alien radicals in his book The Deportation Cases of 1919-1920.
- Summary by Sue Anderson (8 hr 47 min)
Capítulos
| Dedication and Foreword | 11:10 | Leído por Sue Anderson |
| A Native of Ancient Apulia | 50:13 | Leído por Sue Anderson |
| The Call of the Sea | 35:42 | Leído por Sue Anderson |
| America | 24:51 | Leído por Sue Anderson |
| In the American Storm | 59:28 | Leído por Sue Anderson |
| I go to Jail | 29:02 | Leído por Sue Anderson |
| I am Caught Again | 17:56 | Leído por Sue Anderson |
| A Mysterious Event | 6:33 | Leído por Sue Anderson |
| First Glimpses of the Real America | 13:44 | Leído por Sue Anderson |
| "You Ought to go to School" | 12:01 | Leído por Sue Anderson |
| My American Education and its Meaning | 37:45 | Leído por Sue Anderson |
| I Suffer Serious Losses | 11:34 | Leído por Sue Anderson |
| I Become Naturalized | 14:58 | Leído por Sue Anderson |
| Stumbling Blocks to Assimilation | 20:28 | Leído por Sue Anderson |
| My American "Big Brother" | 14:40 | Leído por Sue Anderson |
| In An Immigrant Community | 34:50 | Leído por Sue Anderson |
| Still More Obstacles to Assimilation | 17:56 | Leído por Sue Anderson |
| I Go To Jail Once More | 23:13 | Leído por Sue Anderson |
| My American Philosophy of Life | 38:57 | Leído por Sue Anderson |
| Home! | 24:41 | Leído por Sue Anderson |
| My Final Choice | 27:30 | Leído por Sue Anderson |
Reseñas
Fascinating!
Michele Fry
This autobiography reads like an adventure novel. Keeps you on your toes and thinking how hard life used to be, how easy most Americans have it now. Details of how an immigrant who doesn’t speak English or have any skills, survives by his wits, is eye opening. Reader does a good job unfolding this harrowing story, even does a bit of singing! I give 5 stars to author and reader because I never got tired of listening all the way to the end.
s black
Excellent story and a fascinating glimpse of the challenges faced by the author and other immigrants in the early 20th century. My own great grandfather arrived here from Taranto only 5 years after Mr. Panunzio, so the subject is of particular interest to me. Well read by the LibriVox volunteers.
A LibriVox Listener
Great... such a relative novel for 2019 and our immigration scene today
Awsome!
eva4eva
Great story!!! There is nothing like good non-fiction book.
the soul of an immigrant. enjoyed very much
kam.