Interview of Dina Santomaggio (née Pernini)
Oral History, Italian-American, South Florida
<ul><li><strong>Name:</strong> Dina Santomaggio</li>
<li><strong>Place and Date of Birth:</strong> December 06, 1942 in Yonkers, NY<br /><br /></li>
<li><strong>Generation:</strong> US born, Italian born parents<br /><br /></li>
<li><strong>Family origin:</strong>
<ul><li>Grandparents: Senigallia (Marche), Italy</li>
<li>Parents: Brenno Pernini and Annunziata Angioletti - Senigallia (Marche), Italy - immigrated to NY (1920)<br /><br /></li>
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<li><strong>Spoken languages:</strong> English (native), Italian and Marcheggiano dialect proficient<br /><br /></li>
<li><strong>Relocation in Florida:</strong> 08/1987</li>
</ul><br /><strong>List of the Italian Expressions and Traditions Mentioned in the Interview:</strong><br /><br />pizzelle: Italian cookies that resemble waffles
Dina Santomaggio
Interview
Program of Italian of the Department of Languages, Linguistics and Comparative Literature, Florida Atlantic University
06-09-2019
Domenica Diraviam
Program of Italian of the Department of Languages, Linguistics and Comparative Literature, Florida Atlantic University
Audio mp3
en
Oral History
US-FL, 2019
Interview of Nicoletta Sorice (née D'Avanzo)
Oral History, Italian-American, South Florida
<ul><li style="font-weight:400;"><b>Name:</b><span style="font-weight:400;"> Nicoletta Sorice née D’Avanzo</span></li>
</ul><ul><li style="font-weight:400;"><b>Place and date of birth: </b><span style="font-weight:400;">December 16, 1936 in</span> <span style="font-weight:400;">Roccarainola (NA)</span></li>
<li style="font-weight:400;"><b>Moved to the US: </b>August, 1950</li>
</ul><br /><ul><li><strong>Family origin</strong>: </li>
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<ul><li><b>Mother: <span style="font-weight:400;">Domenica De Simone, Sasso (NA)</span><span style="font-weight:400;"><br /></span><span style="font-weight:400;">Arrived in the US on December 15, 1949</span></b></li>
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<ul><li style="font-weight:400;"><b>Father: </b><span style="font-weight:400;">Giuseppe D’Avanzo, Roccarainola (NA) </span>Illegally came to the US in 1937</li>
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</ul><br /><ul><li><strong>Spoken languages</strong>:
<ul><li><span style="font-weight:400;">Neapolitan dialect**</span></li>
<li><span style="font-weight:400;">Italian</span></li>
<li><span style="font-weight:400;">English</span></li>
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</ul><ul><li style="font-weight:400;"><b>Relocation in Florida: </b><span style="font-weight:400;">1982</span></li>
</ul><br /><p><span style="font-weight:400;">**The dialect that Nicoletta speaks is a variety of the Neapolitan dialect highly influenced by the dialect of the Sannio area. Despite the fact that Roccarainola is in the province of Naples, it is very close to Benevento. <br /><br /></span></p>
<p style="text-align:center;"><b>Additional resources</b></p>
<p><span style="font-weight:400;">Song title: </span><i><span style="font-weight:400;">Santa Lucia luntana<br /></span></i><span style="font-weight:400;">Music: E.A. Mario<br /></span><span style="font-weight:400;">Lyrics: E.A. Mario<br /></span><span style="font-weight:400;">Year: 1919</span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight:400;">The song is about Italian emigration to the United States at the beginning of the 20th century.<br /><br /></span></p>
<div style="text-align:left;"><em><span style="font-weight:400;">Partono 'e bastimente</span></em></div>
<div style="text-align:left;"><em><span style="font-weight:400;">Pe' terre assaje luntane,</span></em></div>
<div style="text-align:left;"><em><span style="font-weight:400;">Cantano a buordo:</span></em></div>
<div style="text-align:left;"><em><span style="font-weight:400;">Sò napulitane!</span></em></div>
Nicoletta Sorice (née D'Avanzo)
Interview
Program of Italian of the Department of Languages, Linguistics and Comparative Literature, Florida Atlantic University
04-09-2019
Viviana Pezzullo, Domenica Diraviam and Federico Tiberini
Program of Italian of the Department of Languages, Linguistics and Comparative Literature, Florida Atlantic University
Italian-American Oral History Collection at Florida Atlantic University Digital Library
Audio mp3
it, en
Oral History
US-FL, 2019