Frank Capra emigrated from Sicily to Los Angeles. I know that there was a lot less prejudice against Italians in CA in general. Relative to other parts of the country. Keeping in mind, however that when my Italian ancestors came here they faced worse discrimination from the Oi-rish, while my Polish ancestors faced it from the Germans who came here earlier.
Of course, now we are all just “white people” and those of unmixed origins are fewer and farther between.
Wait, wasn’t this thread about Frank Capra?