The three articles you read on European diasporas tell very different stories: they reveal the complex relationships of Jewish Americans with the past, notions of home, and the rich history of klezmer. They also question the contradictions of the American myth for Italian Americans or what is a stake in assimilation, the cultural losses and gains of “becoming” American.
How can we understand them better when we include music as a category of social and historical analysis? Did you find any surprising stories through the study of music and European migration? Please provide examples