West Virginia’s Little Italy Communities Courtesy of Jovina!

West Virginia's Little Italy Communities. It's been a while since I reposted anything from Jovina, mainly because I am a little behind in my reading and blogging these days.  I keep commenting to her about compiling all of her Little Italy material together into a book--she does such a magnificent job of describing the history, the culture and …

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Taking Pre-Orders for A Girl From the Hill, Starting … NOW!

Happy Monday! And felice lunedi for all of my Italian and Italian American friends - I am pleased and just a little bit proud to say that A Girl From the Hill is ready for Pre-Order!! Yes I know I sound like a cheesy ad for laundry detergent.  But the writing/self publishing process has left me with little pride, …

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Intolerance Towards Italian Americans- the Life Lessons of Us vs. Them

An amazing story of how intolerance ingrained within our nation's roots - even for Italian Americans.  I never knew about the New Orleans mass lynching of Italian Americans in 1851.  I don't want to spread negativity but it's important to understand these actions and beliefs from the past to help us frame the present and make …

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