My roots are deep in an ancient soil, drenched by the Mediterranean sun, and watered by pure streams from snowcapped mountains. I am enriched by thousands of years of culture. My hands are those of the mason, the artist, the man of the soil. My thoughts have been recounted in the annals of Rome, the [...]
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I am an Italian American
Posted in Letters to the Editor on February 26, 2011 | 1 Comment »
The differences between us and them
Posted in Letters to the Editor on December 27, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
(Whether you’re Siciliano, Calabrese, Napolitano or Toscano) I am sure for most second generation Italian American children who grew up in the 30s, 40′s, 50′s & 60′s there was a definite distinction between us and them. We were Italians, everybody else, the Irish, the Germans, the Polish, they were Americans (medigans). I was well into [...]
I’m an Italian who happens to live in America.
Posted in Letters to the Editor on October 10, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
We ate ravioli, manicotti, lasagna, and stuffed shells. we had pepperoncinis, prosciutto, parmesan and provolone cheeses. On the holidays we had scadole (escarole) soup and sicilian olives. It was macaroni and meatballs every Wednesday and Sunday, and if mom was feeling fancy we had some braciole as well.
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