"We Shall Not Stay Long" - swissinfo Special on the Largest Ever Wave of Emigration From Southern Switzerland

"We Shall Not Stay Long" - swissinfo Special on the Largest Ever Wave of Emigration From Southern Switzerland

BERN, Switzerland, March 10/PRNewswire/ -- swissinfo.ch is launching a multimedia networking platform for
Italian-speaking Swiss emigrants and their descendants. People from around
the world who have their roots in Ticino and the valleys of the southern
Graubunden tell of their ancestors. In its Swiss-Italian Migrations special,
swissinfo.ch - the international voice of SRG SSR idee suisse - takes an
in-depth look at this wave of emigration.

The 19th and early 20th centuries saw tens of thousands of people
emigrate abroad from remote areas of Ticino and the Italian-speaking valleys
of Graubunden. They journeyed to Australia, the United States and to other
countries in Europe in search of a better life.

swissinfo.ch is devoting a multimedia special - in English and
Italian - to this emigration wave. The reports, with many videos and
slideshows, explain the historical reasons behind the outflow of people from
Switzerland. Included are interviews with migration and genealogy experts.
Background information and documentary features give readers a clear
impression of southern Switzerland then and now. swissinfo.ch also visits
descendants of emigrants and reports on how they live now.

The dossier allows people who live abroad but have Italian-Swiss
roots to find out more about their ancestors. In addition, swissinfo.ch
offers a blog in which they can swap family histories in text and photo form.
A genealogy database enables users to search for people and families with
roots in Italian-speaking Switzerland. swissinfo journalists reporting
Australia, California and Britain will be blogging about their own
experiences.

Link to the swissinfo "Swiss-Italian Migrations" dossier

English:

http://www.presseportal.de/go2/swissinfo2

Italian:

http://www.presseportal.de/go2/swissinfo1

swissinfo is one of the enterprise units of SRG SSR idee suisse,
Switzerland's public-service radio and television broadcaster. Its remit is
to inform Swiss people abroad of what is going on at home, and to raise
awareness about Switzerland beyond its borders. In doing so, swissinfo
operates a news and information platform in nine languages at
http://www.swissinfo.ch/ .

Contact:

Dale Bechtel, Project Manager, Swiss-Italian Migrations
+41-31-350-95-85
Dale.Bechtel@swissinfo.ch

Luigi Jorio, Italian Production Team
+41-31-350-95-25
Luigi.Jorio@swissinfo.ch

Source: swissinfo

Contact: Dale Bechtel, Project Manager, Swiss-Italian Migrations, +41-31-350-95-85, Dale.Bechtel@swissinfo.ch; Luigi Jorio, Italian Production Team, +41-31-350-95-25, Luigi.Jorio@swissinfo.ch

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