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<p><P>As the grandchild of Italian immigrants, photographer Gina J. Grillo has a personal impetus in her photographic studies of ethnic and immigrant life in the United States. In <i>Between Cultures</i>, Grillo explores the struggles immigrant children face as they develop their cultural identity in an environment completely new and foreign to them.<br><br>Following the tradition of the pioneering photographers Jacob Riis and Lewis Hine, Grillo portrays the immigrant experience through children's eyes, unearthing a complex and poignant world. She begins with images of newly arrived immigrant families at O'Hare International Airport during their first few hours in the United States, and then follows them through the gates and into Chicago's urban life&#58; through her chronicle of citizenship ceremonies, cultural celebrations, weddings and dances, and other everyday scenes of immigrant life, Grillo captures the crucial elements that shape not only the characters of the children, but also the neighborhoods in which they reside.<br><br>For adults, emigration to America is filled with both hope and fear, yet it is tempered by a mature understanding. For children, however, this same jo

Author

Gina J. Grillo

Publisher

Santa Fe, NM: Center for American Places, in association with: Columbia College Chicago

Published

2004

Language

EN

ISBN

9781930066168

Rating

5 / 5 (1 ratings)

Updated

2026-03-14