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…
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…
Danny's mother-in-law writes to him in Italian (with some grammar mistakes and influence of the dialect). She begs him to "fare subito a tornare" (to hurry up and come back soon). The child is becoming a "bosso." She juxtaposes a few English words to…
The letter is written in broken Italian in broken Italian, with a formulaic opening "noi stiamo bene come anco spero di voi tutti". She discusses health news. pollution: "Fornace fa troppo zolfo e questo fa male a lei. 40 persone hanno chiamato".