[Michael]

What is it like to be an Italian-American growing up in the United States?

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Name : Michael, Gender : M, City : Boston, State : MA, Country : United States, 

[Alex-A]

I’m a college student from Pittsburgh going to Penn State, and I’m Italian-American. I have to say that being Italian is awesome. Although I’m actually only half from my dad’s side, I still consider myself Italian-American because of my name and because most people think I look Italian. Besides, you can’t beat great food, close family and good-looking people. Also, nobody can get enough of all the great mobster movies there are.

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Name : Alex-A, Gender : M, Race : White/Caucasian, Religion : Catholic, Age : 18, City : University Park, State : PA, Country : United States, Occupation : College Student, Social class : Middle class, 

[Tony24182]

I feel very lucky to be an American. My father chose to come to this country when he was 16. We live in the greatest free country in the world. I am also proud to be of Italian descent. We have a proud, rich heritage. Unless you are an American Indian, you are a Something-American. How does that feel?

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Name : Tony24182, Gender : M, Sexual Orientation : Straight, Race : White/Caucasian, Age : 55, City : Chicago, State : IL, Country : United States, Occupation : Executive, Education level : Over 4 Years of College, Social class : Upper middle class, 

[Kri]

I am a third generation Italian-American and grew up in a mostly Anglo-Saxon, German and Polish suburb. There were some other Italian kids, but I always felt kind of left out in classrooms full of blond, tall kids. I was relieved when the Middle Eastern families started moving to town and there were more dark-haired, olive-skinned kids around. I was amazed when I visited Little Italy as a kid and saw kids like me all over the place. I later visited Italy and really felt welcomed, even if I was only a tourist, far removed from my Italian heritage.

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Name : Kri, Gender : F, Sexual Orientation : Straight, Race : White/Caucasian, Religion : Agnostic, Age : 23, City : Cleveland, State : OH, Country : United States, Occupation : secretary, Education level : Over 4 Years of College, Social class : Upper class, 

[mia]

i love being able to say im italian american although i am not full blooded italian its the part part of my ethnic background that is most embraced by my family i love the food the way our family connects the big family dinners on all the hollidays. Also the italian people did alot for america and are a ig part of our american culture and history.

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Name : mia, Gender : F, Sexual Orientation : Straight, Race : White/Caucasian, Religion : Catholic, Age : 15, City : deltona, State : FL, Country : United States, Occupation : school, Social class : Middle class, 

[Bella20874]

Many people assume that everyone who’s got dark hair in Italy is Italian when Italy is actually international. Many of the good-looking people there who tourists think are Italian are actually foreigners from various countries such as Spain, Israel and Eastern Europe.

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Name : Bella20874, City : Firenze, State : NA, Country : Italy, 

[V-Castellucciano]

My father is a full Italian and my mother is black. It seems like a lot of people stereotype us by calling us gangsters and mobsters and stuff like that. I’m proud of my Italian heritage and am also proud of my black heritage.

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Name : V-Castellucciano, Gender : M, City : Los Angeles, State : CA, Country : United States, 

[Michele20516]

I loved growing up in my big, noisy, dramatic Italian family. It’s interesting to be American but still have cultural differences–like the concept of turkey on Thanksgiving is foreign to me (we have lasagna). The festivals such as the church bazaars we have every year where we watch local kids climb the greasy pole. The expressions we use, my grandmother’s sauce, the Catholic religion, the overly macho but hysterically funny men I grew up with, the genuine pride we feel when one of our ‘own’ is successful from Dean Martin to Madonna, my overprotective mom who calls me every single day to make sure I’m OK…I could go on. The only drawbacks are when people hear my Italian last name I always get jokes about the Mafia or my ‘temper’…and hair, um, maintenance. But I wouldn’t have it any other way.

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Name : Michele20516, Gender : F, Sexual Orientation : Straight, Race : White/Caucasian, Religion : New Age/Metaphysical, Age : 28, City : Portland, State : ME, Country : United States, Occupation : Hotel Front Desk, Education level : High School Diploma, Social class : Middle class, 

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