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The situation in Sicily led to massive emigration to other countries, most notably to America, where they had a profound effect on American culture (particularly its [[UsefulNotes/CuisinesInAmerica cuisine]]), though sometimes hybridized with other Southern Italian groups (especially Neapolitans/Campanians who came in similarly large numbers for similar reasons, though replace "Mafia" with "Camorra"). This means that many traits Americans have come to associate with ethnic Italians--olive skin, dark hair, tomato-heavy cuisine, etc.--are more specific to Sicily/Southern Italy than the country as a whole. While most Sicilian immigrants were hard-working citizens, proud immigrant families, and key parts of the working-class movements of the 19th and 20th Century, some of them were gangsters, and through them, the Sicilian Mafia became involved in American organized crime. The Mafia paradoxically became a holdout for opposition against Mussolini's UsefulNotes/FascistItaly who sent a special prefect to suppress them.

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The situation in Sicily led to massive emigration to other countries, most notably to America, where they had a profound effect on American culture (particularly its [[UsefulNotes/CuisinesInAmerica cuisine]]), though sometimes hybridized with other Southern Italian groups (especially Neapolitans/Campanians who came in similarly large numbers for similar reasons, though replace "Mafia" with "Camorra"). This means that many traits Americans have come to associate with ethnic Italians--olive skin, dark hair, tomato-heavy cuisine, etc.--are Italians are more specific to Sicily/Southern Italy than the country as a whole.whole: olive skin, dark hair, tomato-heavy cuisine, etc. While most Sicilian immigrants were hard-working citizens, proud immigrant families, and key parts of the working-class movements of the 19th and 20th Century, some of them were gangsters, and through them, the Sicilian Mafia became involved in American organized crime. The Mafia paradoxically became a holdout for opposition against Mussolini's UsefulNotes/FascistItaly who sent a special prefect to suppress them.
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The situation in Sicily led to massive emigration to other countries, most notably to America, where they had a profound effect on American culture (particularly its [[UsefulNotes/CuisinesInAmerica cuisine]]), though sometimes hybridized with other Southern Italian groups (especially Neapolitans/Campanians who came in similarly large numbers for similar reasons, though replace "Mafia" with "Camorra"). This means that many traits Americans have come to associate with ethnic Italians--olive skin, dark hair, tomato-heavy cuisine, etc.--are more specific to Sicily than Italy as a whole. While most Sicilian immigrants were hard-working citizens, proud immigrant families, and key parts of the working-class movements of the 19th and 20th Century, some of them were gangsters, and through them, the Sicilian Mafia became involved in American organized crime. The Mafia paradoxically became a holdout for opposition against Mussolini's UsefulNotes/FascistItaly who sent a special prefect to suppress them.

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The situation in Sicily led to massive emigration to other countries, most notably to America, where they had a profound effect on American culture (particularly its [[UsefulNotes/CuisinesInAmerica cuisine]]), though sometimes hybridized with other Southern Italian groups (especially Neapolitans/Campanians who came in similarly large numbers for similar reasons, though replace "Mafia" with "Camorra"). This means that many traits Americans have come to associate with ethnic Italians--olive skin, dark hair, tomato-heavy cuisine, etc.--are more specific to Sicily than Sicily/Southern Italy than the country as a whole. While most Sicilian immigrants were hard-working citizens, proud immigrant families, and key parts of the working-class movements of the 19th and 20th Century, some of them were gangsters, and through them, the Sicilian Mafia became involved in American organized crime. The Mafia paradoxically became a holdout for opposition against Mussolini's UsefulNotes/FascistItaly who sent a special prefect to suppress them.

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