Looking back on your childhood, there are certain things that stand out. There are certain things that you will never forget, and the one thing that I will never forget is Sunday dinner at my grandparents’ house. We went to visit both grandparents often, but had the big Italian …
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The story of us: Italian Americans and The Godfather trilogy
“None of us here want to see our children follow in our footsteps, it’s too hard a life.” ― Mario Puzo, “The Godfather” This line from Puzo’s pop-culture masterpiece is really the immigrant’s anthem – to sacrifice so that your children (and generations afterward) do not have to struggle as you …
Choice and loss. The Italian-American experience.
Lately, Anthony and I have been preoccupied with Roseto, Pennsylvania. Maybe it’s because we recently spent time with bestselling author Adriana Trigiani, who grew up in Roseto; or maybe because we recently spoke with Maria Laurino, author of “The Italian Americans,” the companion book to the …