Lady Gaga’s Italian great grandfather came to USA in 1904

[Meat 18,962]

This is so cool 

 

[MoonIight 1,372]

The same year The Countess was turned to a vampire. 

On a serious note tho, I've always found this stuff entertaining and fun.

[Chlorine 47,976]

2 minutes ago, Meat said:

This is so cool 

 

I thought my screen was dirty with the texture on the graphic. 

[Stephen 30,430]

3 minutes ago, MoonIight said:

The same year The Countess was turned to a vampire. 

Actually the year she was born! She was turned later I think 1927 

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1 minute ago, Stephen said:

Actually the year she was born! She was turned later I think 1927 

I'm a flop fan then 

[likeitrough 5,848]

didn't even know she was Italian! she should talk about it more often 

[NFRatwell 23,290]

14 minutes ago, AJRocketMan said:

If her ancestors immigrated THAT far back, then she should really stop calling herself Italian! She is American with Italian and French-Canadian heritage like Madonna. Her family has long since assimilated into American culture and society and they have nothing in common with Italian nationals!

I mean she identifies as Italian American, which she clarifies a lot. Being Italian American means a lot more than being a person “assimilated into American culture” with heritage from Italy, it comes with a history of culture, tradition, and discrimination. 

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7 minutes ago, NFRatwell said:

I mean she identifies as Italian American, which she clarifies a lot. Being Italian American means a lot more than being a person “assimilated into American culture” with heritage from Italy, it comes with a history of culture, tradition, and discrimination. 

She still has claim to Italian citizenship by descent, in which case yeah she is Italian and was "born Italian". She just needs to have her citizenship recognized at an Italian embassy or consulate. I wonder if she has already got her dual citizenship or if she plans to get it soon. It would be so easy for her. I'm sure they'd be thrilled to process it for her very quickly.

[SharkmanthaC 114,690]

Imagine getting to be the person that got assigned this task. Researching Lady Gaga’s family. 

[rawrimamonster 1,115]

I’m picturing a little Italian man in 1904 designing shoes like this:

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4 minutes ago, rawrimamonster said:

I’m picturing a little Italian man in 1904 designing shoes like this:'

And then he goes -

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Wow thats early. Would that make him among the first?

 

I know here in Canada South Europe Immigrants didnt really start immigrating in larger numbers until the 1960s which then lasted until about the 1980s

 

Portuguese, Italians, Greeks etc that came before were in small numbers 

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2 minutes ago, Economy said:

Wow thats early. Would that make him among the first?

 

I know here in Canada South Europe Immigrants didnt really start immigrating in larger numbers until the 1960s which then lasted until about the 1980s

 

Portuguese, Italians, Greeks etc that came before were in small numbers 

In the US the largest migration of Southern and Eastern Europeans came mostly during the late 1800s and early 1900s 

[Chic 20,830]

That’s really cool! My grandfather arrived to the U.S. on a ship from Italy to Ellis Island. Even changed the family name to Americanize it a little more! An incredible man, he was a Marine and went on to work as an electrician and ran his own business. 

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36 minutes ago, NFRatwell said:

In the US the largest migration of Southern and Eastern Europeans came mostly during the late 1800s and early 1900s 

Interesting

 

Here in Canada North Europeans were dominant for a long time

 

Then mid 20th century South Europeans put in some strong competition

 

Then after 1980s European immigration both southern and northern has mostly died. Its been mostly Carabean, Asian, South Asian and African ever since