Personal Narrative: My Nonna Gerarda's House

While reminiscing their honeymoon trip to Italy, Scorseses’s parents described Sicily as a beautiful place with delicious foods. Despite this however, economic conditions in the southern countryside where they resided were extremely unstable. Scorsese’s mother mentions how movement in society was very stagnant regardless of one’s level of skill or talent. As a result of limited jobs and unsteady income, many families, including Scorseses’s parents’, yearned to move to America. Writers Edvige Giunta and Kathleen Zamboni McCormick wholly support Catherine Scorsese’s explanation of how terrible the quality of life was in the Old Country in their article, “The Italian American Immigrant Experience.” Most Italians who left for America did not consider themselves as Italians. “Their cultural identities were tied to the villages and towns from which they came.” (Giunta & McCormick, 5) This statement is evident as references of places in the elder Scorseses’ dialogues are made to specific regions of Sicily, never to Italy as a whole. Unlike Sicily, America’s economy was growing at a rapid rate in part of the industrialism that was taking place at the time. Thus, in the eyes of many immigrants, America was seen as a promising place with greater

My family’s traditional Sunday sauce is when my mother’s side of the family gathers for an early dinner to enjoy pasta, meatballs, sausages, and pork cooked in freshly produced tomato sauce. Regardless, the gathering occurs individually every Sunday in all of my family members’ households, however, when my grandparents were alive whoever was available to attend would sit at their long wooden table and enjoy their favorite meal. The setting was not clearly pleasant due to my family’s sarcasm, although deep down, we felt blessed to have each other’s company. Being a large Italian family, we had no choice but to be cramped in my grandparent’s tiny kitchen, where everyone previous to eating seemed irritated and anxious to eat the delicious meal

I didn't always live in California. Before California I lived in Denver, Colorado. Before Denver I lived in Aurora, Colorado. When we moved to california we had a family of five. We moved to California, when I was six, Then we lived at my grandma’s house in Riverside for a year. We found a place on Ferree Street and that became our home.

On Monday 6/29/2015 Sgt. Alexander and I was dispatched to the Hostess House located at 6741 Highway 70 in reference to 2 subject, Mr. Burnette and Mr. Jacobs that were renting room 251 and had outstanding warrants.

Chiette, Abruzi is not a well known city in Italy. They are not known for high fashion, incredible architecture, or any significant historical events. The city’s main source of income is derived from the seafood industry, and their closeness to the coast has driven their economy forward in past decades. My grandmother’s parents, Carmella and Carmissio, were active in the shipyards. Carmissio harvested the oceanic crops and Carmella brought the boys at the yard pizzelles (thin, buttery crackers) each afternoon. Life in Chiette had never been easy and moving up in society was a difficult task for even the luckiest of sorts. My great

At younger ages, my niece Mckenzie and I used to go to my abuela’s house all the time. The old woman with the Panamanian accent loved spending time with her family, and it gave my parents and brother a break from watching over us. Mckenzie and I had many places where we would play, but none as often as the basement.

Someone broke into my car and about $400 worth of cash and items were stolen.

Half way through my sophomore year, I got my driver’s license. Every teenager looks forward to when they can go driving around town. I turned sixteen on February sixth in two-thousand fourteen. Teenagers can get a little rebellious on the roads. On April twenty-third of the same year, I learned that it isn’t good to be rebellious.

I'm very interested in becoming a writer for the Marketplace Magazine. I've called El Sobrante home for over 30 years however; I have also lived in

Image #2 Caption: January’s dinner party theme was “Notte Italiano.” Opera music paired with delicious cuisine made for a special evening for residents and their guests.

The video which topic was about Little Italy was a broad portrayal of what Little Italy is to this day. In the video, many people talked about family values and the importance of having home-cooked meals as a family, because it brings them closer to their Italian roots. Many people, who were showcased in the video mentioned that the table was a big part of their lifestyle. The table was the time of the day where the family would conjugate and discuss while enjoying a traditional Italian feast. Keeping the Italian traditions alive in American, since at the time many Italians were assimilating into the new culture, they wanted to find some elements of their home life to keep alive and to continue the traditions. Another way for Italian-Americans

To an Italian family it is imperative that their recipes live on for decades. The richness of the food and wine is what Italy’s reputation is known for. The wonderful food and drink did not just come about over night it has been occurring and advaning for decades. When most people think of the Italian Renaissance

Ever since I was a little boy, the Italian culture and heritage flourished in my household and me. I was raised in Yonkers, New York, in a city that is filled predominately with Italian - Americans. Every street has an Italian family, an Italian delicatessen, and an Italian based pizzeria. I can just say that I lived in a Little Italia. As an Italian, being able to embrace my culture was my passion. I would have flags from Italy in my room, Italian style music playing on my phone and computer, and every Sunday my entire family and I would have a traditional Sunday dinner, which always featured pasta. Being Italian, I always felt that I needed to make my ancestors proud, I always did everything to the best of my ability because I know that’s

According to the gentleman in “Our Contributions: The Italians in America” Italians thought they had better food than other cultures. “Americans went to the supermarket to buy their food” he proclaimed, noting that a bread man, fruit man, and fish man came around the neighborhood with fresh food every day. Italians loved to “romance” foods. They had vast gardens filled with tomatoes, squash, and basil, unlike Americans who strayed away from vegetable gardens for the home kitchen. Grandmothers took good care of these gardens, and played a significant role in the Italian American family. Meals would typically last from noon to 4 or 5 in the evening, and all the extended family would sit together in harmony. Everyone was very proud of one

It feels like yesterday I was bringing Nola home from the hospital she was all small and needy. Now I am about to get her prepared for her first year of college. The years have really flown by! Nola has grown into a young adult right before my eyes. She has improved physically, cognitively, socially, emotionally, and in the area of moral development.