In this episode we talk with Pat Harrison on the Italian-American values she received from her family, the unique leadership of Italian-American women, and Italian-American stereotypes. The Honorable Patricia de Stacy Harrison is the president and chief executive officer of the Corporation for …
Family
Some of my fondest Sunday dinner memories are from the kids’ table
Sunday dinner was an important part of my upbringing, which I'm sure is true for most Italian Americans. I wrote an entire post on Sunday dinners here. Of all of the great Sunday dinner memories, many of my fondest memories revolve around the kids’ table. The kids’ table was obviously the …
Can we turn off the work ethic as Italian Americans? Do we need to?
In the last six months, as host of the Italian American podcast, I have spent a lot of time researching Italian-American culture, but I’ve also had the opportunity to talk to and interview many Italian Americans. There seems to be a major trait that most of these Italian Americans share: They have …