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Il Nonno di Ustica

“A blood relative or not, he’s my relative. Pasquale’s everybody’s relative: he’s “il nonno di Ustica.” Nonno Pasquale’s blue eyes – the same color as Ustica’s sea – twinkle at friend Gaetano’s affectionate words. A smile spreads ear-to-ear across his gentle face, pink cheeks still smooth with only a suggestion of wrinkles. Pasquale Palmisano will be a hundred next May.
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Posted in Other Italy Favorites, Unforgettable Italians on August 29, 2011 | There are currently No Comments

Our New Italians

Italians relax under umbrellas on sandy Adriatic beaches in the hot summer months. Under blistering sun, Moroccans, Tunisians, Indians, Pakistanis, Nigerians, Senegalese, Bangladeshi – to name a few of the immigrant vendors – trudge for hours in the sand, toting their wares, hoping to make a sale.
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Posted in Current Events, Unforgettable Italians on August 13, 2011 | There are currently 1 Comment