Tag Archives: Italians

Diaspora

Posted on August 24, 2015 by toritto

by toritto The Cathedral Snack Bar – Asmara, Eritrea Bougainvillea Passegiatta Old men doffing borsalinos wearing double breasted suits. Topolinos in the street run as if on memory pretty girls now walking by laughing, giving boys the eye. “Un espresso … Continue reading →

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The All-American Family

Posted on December 7, 2014 by toritto

I am of Italian-American extraction; I had four grand-parents, all born in Italy and therefore by “blood” I am as Italian as anyone walking around Italy today. I married a girl with the same background; our children are therefore “Italian … Continue reading →

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“I am American”

Posted on October 26, 2014 by toritto

I rode a train in Africa through lands where once the Fascists came and people frowned and turned away when ‘ere they learned my family name. “No, I am an American!” a smile , a laugh a warm embrace “I … Continue reading →

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