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Lionello Perera: An Italian Banker and Patron in New York

2022

The book presents the long-lost biography of Lionello Perera, principal banker, patron, and philanthropist of the Italian American community in New York at the inception of the twentieth century. Born and raised in Venice, Lionello Perera took over his uncle’s financial activity in Wall Street and developed the family business into a stronghold of the Italian American community. His remarkable career led him to become the Vice President of Bank of America in 1928 as an associate of California born Amadeo P. Giannini, while he also was instrumental to the political success of New York mayor Fiorello La Guardia. Recognised as a true founding father of the Italian American community of the Eas…

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Nuevas perspectivas de análisis para entender la migración cualificada del sur de Europa hacia México

2018

This article focuses on skilled migration flows from Southern Europe into Mexico. From semi-structured interviews with Spanish and Italian immigrants living in four Mexican cities of Mexico, it addresses both reasons for immigration and labour incorporation in Mexican labour markets. Specifically, it explores: i) the role of the economic crisis and the lack of good employment in the countries of origin as a key factor when deciding an international migration; ii) the employment opportunities offered in Mexican labour markets for the highly-skilled immigrants, and iii) the role played by the Mexican state and its current immigration law when channelling this group into the labour market

it addresses both reasons for immigration and labour incorporation in Mexican labour markets. Specificallymigración laboralSouthern Europecrisis económicaand iii) the role played by the Mexican state and its current immigration law when channelling this group into the labour market Migración cualificadaMéxicosur de EuropaOrtiz i Guitarteconomic crisislabour migration 55 66:SOCIOLOGÍA [UNESCO]Cristòbalit explores: i) the role of the economic crisis and the lack of good employment in the countries of origin as a key factor when deciding an international migrationSkilled migrationUNESCO::SOCIOLOGÍA1137-7038 8537 Arxius de sociologia 514142 2018 39 6874486 Nuevas perspectivas de análisis para entender la migración cualificada del sur de Europa hacia México Mendoza PérezOliveras GonzálezAnna This article focuses on skilled migration flows from Southern Europe into Mexico. From semi-structured interviews with Spanish and Italian immigrants living in four Mexican cities of MexicoXavierii) the employment opportunities offered in Mexican labour markets for the highly-skilled immigrantsMexicoi) the role of the economic crisis and the lack of good employment in the countries of origin as a key factor when deciding an international migration [it explores]
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