In 2001, the creative artist and performer Darrell Fusaro had the opportunity to get closer to his Italian heritage for the first time in his life. His grandparents were part of the first generation of immigrants to the U.S. who needed to blend into the mainstream to survive, without exposing their native culture even at home with their own family.

"Things were very different at that time, it doesn't mean they weren't proud of being Italian, they just had to assimilate quickly," he explains. Therefore, Darrell didn't know much about Italian customs and traditions, and he couldn't speak the language.

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Fonte: L'italo-Americano