March 13, 1945. Letter from Maria De Nardo to Danny Badia
Title
March 13, 1945. Letter from Maria De Nardo to Danny Badia
Subject
Italian-American, 1945
Description
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 help him understand some Italian & dialect expressions. "Speriamo che il buondio vi voglia guardare a tutti e fenissi presto questi tristi e maledetti giorni."
Creator
Maria De Nardo
Source
Badia Family Collection
Publisher
Italian Program, Department of Languages, Linguistics and Comparative Literature, Florida Atlantic University
Date
1945-03-13
Contributor
Viviana Pezzullo
Rights
Patricia Badia-Johnson
Format
Paper
Language
it
Type
Letter
Coverage
Detroit, US-MI
Collection
Citation
Maria De Nardo, “March 13, 1945. Letter from Maria De Nardo to Danny Badia,” Italian-American Memories: Documentary Archive, accessed April 25, 2024, https://itamm.omeka.net/items/show/120.