Italian Diaspora: a Brief Retrospect of the Italians’ Migrations

In this brief article I would like to give you a quick outline of the events surrounding the most important Italian migrations around the world. The first part will focus on the history in its phases before and after the two World Wars up to currents events. This outline will be compared with some of the most relevant events that have occupied a prominent place in the Italian public opinion and the political landscape. In the last part I will dwell upon the importance of migrations and on the prejudices that lack of information, and political exploitation can bring out in these situations. The main purpose of this short article is to remind the readers that regardless of nationalities and the places of origin, history must have a central role in everyday life. History teaches us the present and should never be forgotten, since it is a vehicle of a prosperous present.