Bracchi's in the Rhondda

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Italian café owner on the history of Italian immigration.

Interview with an Italian café or' bracchi' owner from Porth in the Rhondda, tracing the history of Italian immigration into the south Wales valleys.
From: Counties of Wales Glamorganshire
First broadcast : 13 November 2003

Teachers' notes

Age Group : 11-14

Subject : History

Topic : Emigration, Industrial Wales and Britain, Politics of Society 1918-1939

Keywords : Immigration, Italian immigration, bracchi, Rhondda

Notes : A good clip to introduce the concept of immigration and multiculturalism in the south Wales valleys. Use in local studies in the valleys - Are there bracchis in your area? How many? Did there used to be? Why did they close?

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