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In the City of Elkhart, Indiana the largest area where Italians settled was on, and around, Harrison Street. They came for a better life than was available in Italy, they came with the least of belongings, most did not know how to speak English, but they had a special spirit that carried them to a level of personal success that is envied by many Americans even today. Yet, after enduring economic hardship and discrimination they retained qualities that people in any community would like to have: the closeness of family, work ethic, cooking Italian pasta and vegetables with all the spices, the making of wine and bread, and the genuine happy, helpful spirit toward anyone who was their neighbor.
In the City of Elkhart, Indiana the largest area where Italians settled was on, and around, Harrison Street. They came for a better life than was available in Italy, they came with the least of belongings, most did not know how to speak English, but they had a special spirit that carried them to a level of personal success that is envied by many Americans even today. Yet, after enduring economic hardship and discrimination they retained qualities that people in any community would like to have: the closeness of family, work ethic, cooking Italian pasta and vegetables with all the spices, the making of wine and bread, and the genuine happy, helpful spirit toward anyone who was their neighbor.
