Sammarinese Americans are

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Sammarinese Sammarinese () are citizens and people of the Republic of San Marino. Language San Marino recognizes Italian as the official language. The indigenous language, known as Sammarinese, is a variety of Romagnol spoken by approximately 83 percent o ...

descent. The largest Sammarinese-American communities are in

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, mostly in the cities of

Troy Troy ( el, Τροία and Latin: Troia, Hittite language, Hittite: 𒋫𒊒𒄿𒊭 ''Truwiša'') or Ilion ( el, Ίλιον and Latin: Ilium, Hittite language, Hittite: 𒃾𒇻𒊭 ''Wiluša'') was an ancient city located at Hisarlik in prese ...

and

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. Sammarinese immigrants in Troy established institutions such as the San Marino Club and Re Monti Stentorian.

History

Until the early twentieth century, few people from San Marino emigrated in the United States. However, the number of Sammarinese immigrants in the US increased significantly, with most emigrating to the United States to escape poverty, carrying with them expectations of social and economic improvement. Most of the immigrants who arrived after the

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emigrated because they had relatives there, and acquired jobs through them. Between those years, the United States imposed several restrictive laws against immigration, such as the Quota Act (promulgated in 1921), which regulated the entry of immigrants by limiting their numbers by quota (the number of allowed immigrants from San Marino to US was at maximum 100). In the first Quota Act, Sammarinese migrants were counted in the Italian quota, however after 1924 San Marino was recognized as an independent European state. The immigrants had to undergo medical examinations to verify physical and mental fitness. This set of obligations and limits together with the effects of the

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, reduced the number of Sammarinese emigrants. During these years, most Sammarinese emigrated to New York City and

, as well as

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. Most Sammarinese then worked as dishwashers and tilers. In addition, Sammarinese women began to work out of their homes from the 50s and 60s as textile workers, working in both the factory and home.

Press and associations

On September 3, 1929 the newspaper ''San Marino'' in New York, bringing news of that country, was first published. Several migrant associations of San Marino in the United States that aimed to help their compatriots in various aspects of their lives: the mortgage, illness, care among members and families, and maintaining traditions. Sammarinese associations include San Marino Social Club, founded in 1938 in Troy, and the San Marino Community of New York.

Notable people

Myles Amine Myles Nazem Amine (born December 14, 1996) is a Sammarinese-American freestyle and folkstyle wrestler who competes at 86 kilograms. He represents San Marino due to his maternal great-grandfather being a citizen. In freestyle, Amine won bronze ...

, freestyle wrestler born in

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who competes for San Marino. * Matt Cross, professional wrestler

References

European diaspora in the United States Sammarinese diaspora {{SanMarino-stub

History

Press and associations

Notable people

See also

References