Sat, Nov 21
|Virtual Event
Italian Interest Group: Laura E. Ruberto
SCGS's Italian Interest Group welcomes Professor Laura E. Ruberto for a virtual presentation at its meeting on Nov. 21 at 10 a.m. PT. Laura will present "Conflicting Italian Identities in the U.S. During WWII".
Time & Details
Nov 21, 2026, 10:00 AM – 11:30 AM PST
Virtual Event
About the Event
SCGS Italian Interest Group Meeting and Guest Speaker: The wait is over (and the Wi-Fi is working).
In July, we learned that technology can be unpredictable—but soon we will show that great conversations are worth waiting for.
On November 21, at 10 a.m. PST, the Southern California Genealogical Society's Italian Interest Group gladly welcomes back Professor Laura E. Ruberto of Berkeley City College for the informative online presentation: "Conflicting Italian Identities in the United States During World War II"
by Professor Laura E. Ruberto, Berkeley City College.
About the Presentation
On December 8, 1941, President Franklin Roosevelt signed Proclamation 2527, officially designating more than 600,000 Italian nationals as "enemy aliens”. Professor Ruberto will discuss her ongoing research regarding how Italians in the United States were treated during World War II. She will review some of the ways surveillance,