1909: THE CHRONICLE OF AN ITALIAN IMMIGRANT

116 years ago, Domenico, known as "Micu," left Calabria with his heart full of hope and the determination of a man who dares to dream of a better future. On March 4, 1909, he boarded a train in Gerace Marina, his destination Naples, where the ship Europa waited to carry him legally across the vast, unknown ocean to America.
I decided to share his story, following his journey and his first year in the busy, fast-moving life of New York. That's how 1909 The Chronicle of an Italian Immigrant w...