I’m 1/4 Italian, but I am proud of my Italian heritage. I am pale too, but I have dark hair and eyes. You really should not worry about red hair. Sophia Loren had red hair and she was the symbol of Italian beauty for decades. I was raised in part by my Italian grandfather so I have deeper connection to that aspect of my heritage then any other. For me Italian is an emotional bond with my grandfather. At the end of the day famiglia is all that matters. Who loves you is what matters.
My mom's side Italian and Sicilian and my dad's side Irish.. My family came to America and settled in New Jersey,New York , Chicago, Boston,Providence RI
My mother told me to watch this as my grandpa and his big brother Santo were in it. Then she saw soooooo many others that belong to the family it made her cry. Thank you Mike Bacarella my mom said. God bless you always.
..thankyou to all who came before us to cut the trail for all who benefited from their bravery to leave their motherland to go to the other end of the world.........BRAVI A TUTTI
I'm not Italian, but I can 100% relate to the guy at 1:07 mark saying his teacher told him to change him name. When I was a kid in school, I always wrote my full Greek name in English as my parents taught me. The teacher however didn't like that. With her red pen, she'd "X" out the ending of my Greek name to make it shorter and for it to sound like an American name. Then she's say, "Boy, your name is this (pointed at the shorter word), and not this (pointing to the entire word)". Every day in first grade I wrote what my parents told me, and every day she'd come over a little bit annoyed at me saying my name is the shorter word.
I'm only half italian. I wish I was full italian. I'm a ginger so I have pale skin and my brother and sister are both darker with black hair. I feel awkward compared to them. I don't really know my moms side of the family after my grandma grace and papa vito died my moms family split apart. But I wish they didn't cuz I miss my uncle rodgey and uncle joey.
Oh boy do I remember the check mark on the back of the Chicago Public Schools report cards. I think the grades were, E,G,F, and god forbid, U. In our house I was the one getting a couple of check marks every quarter. You would think the grade F, meaning, Fair, not, Fail, was bad. It was the check marks that got ya the spoon, or broom, or, whatever was close
My maternal grandmother was dutch and my maternal grandfather was italian, I'm proud of being italian.
I'm proud of being Italian forever
I’m 1/4 Italian, but I am proud of my Italian heritage. I am pale too, but I have dark hair and eyes. You really should not worry about red hair. Sophia Loren had red hair and she was the symbol of Italian beauty for decades. I was raised in part by my Italian grandfather so I have deeper connection to that aspect of my heritage then any other. For me Italian is an emotional bond with my grandfather. At the end of the day famiglia is all that matters. Who loves you is what matters.
My mom's side Italian and Sicilian and my dad's side Irish.. My family came to America and settled in New Jersey,New York , Chicago, Boston,Providence RI
My mother told me to watch this as my grandpa and his big brother Santo were in it. Then she saw soooooo many others that belong to the family it made her cry. Thank you Mike Bacarella my mom said. God bless you always.
My grandfather was named Santo from Taylor Street!
Ahh, Taylor Street. So nice@@salvationlosingperiphery
Wow. An awesome video that I just discovered.
A very well done doc- feeling it :) Grazi motto
..thankyou to all who came before us to cut the trail for all who benefited from their bravery to leave their motherland to go to the other end of the world.........BRAVI A TUTTI
GOOD AT ALL! Amore Italiano!
I'm not Italian, but I can 100% relate to the guy at 1:07 mark saying his teacher told him to change him name. When I was a kid in school, I always wrote my full Greek name in English as my parents taught me. The teacher however didn't like that. With her red pen, she'd "X" out the ending of my Greek name to make it shorter and for it to sound like an American name. Then she's say, "Boy, your name is this (pointed at the shorter word), and not this (pointing to the entire word)". Every day in first grade I wrote what my parents told me, and every day she'd come over a little bit annoyed at me saying my name is the shorter word.
Imagine if she did that today
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As a 100% italian/ chicagoan
THESE WERE THE REAL IMAGRANTS!!!! not the bullshit people there sending in europe!!!!!
My family settled in Chicago's Little Sicily. #Restivo, #Abbinanti, #Palumbo. 💚💪🤍💪❤️
La familia por vida
La Famiglia per la vita
Or you could say, la famiglia è tutto
Thanks I’ve only ever heard it never seen it spelled
half Italian? im only 1/12 italian! im still very proud of it, and consider that blood much stronger than that norwegian boring crap i carry :P
Be proud of whatever you are.
The good half
for all italian american...learn the italian language...is important
There is no such thing
Like half American.
To be fully Italian
Your father and mother
Have to be 101% Italian!!!🇮🇹
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I'm only half italian. I wish I was full italian. I'm a ginger so I have pale skin and my brother and sister are both darker with black hair. I feel awkward compared to them. I don't really know my moms side of the family after my grandma grace and papa vito died my moms family split apart. But I wish they didn't cuz I miss my uncle rodgey and uncle joey.
Oh boy do I remember the check mark on the back of the Chicago Public Schools report cards. I think the grades were, E,G,F, and god forbid, U. In our house I was the one getting a couple of check marks every quarter. You would think the grade F, meaning, Fair, not, Fail, was bad. It was the check marks that got ya the spoon, or broom, or, whatever was close
I'm the same, half-Greek, but take after the non-Greel side, and stick out like a sore thumb. it's a bitch, but we are cooler on the inside. ;)
At 0:58 is that the host of the newer Unsolved Mysteries episodes?