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Joseph Sciorra (1955-2026) Historian. Joseph Sciorra was born in Brooklyn, New York, and died in Queens, New York.

Full Name

Joseph Umberto Sciorra

Locations

Kings•New York•Queens

Author's Timeline

1955

Birth

Kings County
Joseph Umberto Sciorra was born in Brooklyn, New York, on April 4, 1955.

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Other Life Event

Kings County
Mr. Sciorra graduated from South Shore High School in Brooklyn, New York.

1980

Other Life Event

Kings County
Mr. Sciorra received a bachelor’s degree in anthropology from Brooklyn College of the City University of New York in 1980.

1987

Other Life Event

New York County
Mr. Sciorra received a master’s degree in performance studies from New York University in 1987.

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Other Life Event

New York County
Mr. Sciorra worked at the John D. Calandra Italian American Institute at Queens College of the City University of New York for 27 years.

2010

Literary Work

Italian Folk: Vernacular Culture in Italian-American Lives
Fordham University Press
0823232654 / 978-0823232659
Nonfiction edited by Mr. Sciorra.

2015

Literary Work

Built With Faith: Italian American Imagination and Catholic Material Culture in New York City
University of Tennessee Press
162190119X / 978-1621901198
Nonfiction.

2017

Literary Work

New Italian Migrations to the United States: Vol. 2: Art and Culture since 1945
University of Illinois Press
0252041399 / 978-0252041396
Nonfiction edited by Laura E Ruberto and Mr. Sciorra.

2026

Death

Queens County
Joseph Sciorra died at his home in Ridgewood, Queens, New York, on October 5, 2026.

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