Marchigiani in Buenos Aires: work and associated life
Bernasconi, A.
Estudios Migratorios Latinoamericanos 12(37): 447-466
1997
ISSN/ISBN: 0326-7458 PMID: 12322010 Document Number: 280661
"Studies on Italian immigration in Argentina have shown that approaches at the provincial level add to our understanding of migration patterns and processes. The case study of urban immigrants from a region in central Italy shows similarities and differences with Italian immigration in Buenos Aires in general. Residential patterns and occupations are analyzed through a combination of mutual association membership registers and shipping lists; the linkage of available sources showed, at least for these immigrants, a considerable gap between arrival and entry in a mutual aid society, a fact which reduces the importance of the voluntary associations in assisting recent immigrants to obtain a job." (EXCERPT)