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“They were once this,” she said, referring to the anti-Italian hate display, “and didn’t want to be that, so they ran away from that.”

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 7, 2025

CBC cites a 2012 biography on Buffy Sainte-Marie by Blair Stonechild, which says the family changed its name from Santamaria to Saint-Marie "because of anti-Italian prejudice that developed during the Second World War".

From BBC • Oct. 27, 2023

In the 1900s, anti-Italian sentiment was high and Italians from different regions were lumped together by outsiders.

From National Geographic • Jul. 26, 2023

Some Italian communities have called for a day separate from Columbus Day to celebrate their heritage, as Columbus Day originated partly as a response to anti-Italian sentiment.

From New York Times • Oct. 11, 2021

This sacrifice meant tens of millions of francs, kept from the pockets of Italian taxpayers and handed over to the German bankers, who spent them in promoting anti-Italian projects.

From England and Germany by Hughes, William Morris