Canton Ticino And The Italian Swiss Immigration To California

Authors

Tony Quinn

Keywords

Language, Cultural, Sing

Abstract

The southernmost of Switzerland’s twenty-six cantons, the

Ticino, may speak Italian, sing Italian, eat Italian, drink Italian and rival

any Italian region in scenic beauty—but it isn’t Italy,” so writes author

Paul Hofmann1 describing the one Swiss canton where Italian is the

required language and the cultural tie is to Italy to the south, not to the

rest of Switzerland to the north.

Recommended Citation

Quinn, Tony (2020) "Canton Ticino And The Italian Swiss Immigration To California," Swiss American Historical Society Review: Vol. 56: No. 1, Article 7.
Available at: https://scholarsarchive.byu.edu/sahs_review/vol56/iss1/7