Oral History Collection
Title
Oral History Collection
Subject
Oral History, Italian-American, South Florida
Description
This collection includes interviews of first and second generation Italian-Americans living in South Florida. They discuss a range of topics, including: migration, cuisine, family, relations, personal and collective identity. In addition to recording of the oral history, some participants have shared cultural artifacts.
Creator
Domenica Diraviam, Viviana Pezzullo, Federico Tiberini
Source
Interviews
Publisher
Program of Italian of the Department of Languages, Linguistics and Comparative Literature, Florida Atlantic University
Date
2016-2019
Contributor
Domenica Diraviam, Viviana Pezzullo, Federico Tiberini
Rights
Program of Italian of the Department of Languages, Linguistics and Comparative Literature, Florida Atlantic University
Relation
Italian-American Oral History Collection at Florida Atlantic University Digital Library
Format
Audio
Language
en, it
Type
Interview
Coverage
FL, 2016-2019
Collection Items
Interview of Vincenzo Zarrilli
Name: (Vincenzo) Vincent Zarrilli
Place and date of birth: Calitri (Avellino, Italy)
Family origin:
Mother: Antonietta (from Calitri, Avellino)
Father: Giovanni Zarrilli (from Calitri, Avellino)
Spoken languages:
Italian (native language)
…
Interview of Edmondo Catania
Name: Edmondo Catania
Place and Date of Birth: South Philadelphia, PA, 09/23/1944
Generation: 2
Family Origin:
Paternal = Naso, Sicily, Italy
Maternal = Capo d’Orlando, Sicily, Italy
Spoken Languages:
English
Proficient in Italian…
Interview of Nicoletta Sorice (née D'Avanzo)
Name: Nicoletta Sorice née D’Avanzo
Place and date of birth: December 16, 1936 in Roccarainola (NA)
Moved to the US: August, 1950
Family origin:
Mother: Domenica De Simone, Sasso (NA)Arrived in the US on December 15, 1949
Father: Giuseppe…
Interview of Dina Santomaggio (née Pernini)
Name: Dina Santomaggio
Place and Date of Birth: December 06, 1942 in Yonkers, NY
Generation: US born, Italian born parents
Family origin:
Grandparents: Senigallia (Marche), Italy
Parents: Brenno Pernini and Annunziata Angioletti - Senigallia…
Interview of Angelo Santomaggio
Name: Angelo Santomaggio
Place and date of birth: Avezzano (AQ) Italy, 01/20/1944
Generation: Italian-born
Family origin:
Grandparents: Avezzano, Abruzzo Italy
Parents: Fernando Santomaggio and Domenica Gallese (Avezzano, Abruzzo Italy)
Spoken…
Interview of Ann Blumberg (née Capone)
Name: Ann Blumberg Capone
Place and date of birth: Mount Vernon, New York, September 24, 1921
Generation: 1st
Family origin:
Grandparents:
Rosa Tremonti, from Afragola (Naples, Italy)
Domenico Capone, from Afragola (Naples, Italy)
Spoken…
Interview of Adrienne Martin
Name: Adrienne Martin
Place of birth: New Haven, Connecticut
Date of birth: February 11, 1948
Generation: 3rd
Family origin:
Maternal grandparents:
Favara, Agrigento (Sicily, Italy)
Fraternal grandparents:
Unknown
Spoken languages:
English…
Interview of Dan Pichney
Name: Dan Pichney
Place and date of birth: East Elmhurst, NY, February 21, 1950
Generation: 3rd
Family origin:
Maternal grandparents:
Francesca Vitti from Putignano, near Bari (Puglia, Italy)
from Castellana Grotte, near Bari (Puglia,…