Growing Up Italian-American (Second Edtion)

The Memoirs of Ferdinand Visco & the Stories of Two Immigrant Italian Families

Ferdinand J. Visco M.D. | 4.80 | 31 ratings and reviews

Preface to the Second Edition:
Since its original publication, I have been extremely gratified by the positive reception the book has received not only from the Italian-American Community but also from the general public. In this, its second edition, I have added more stories taken from my parents’ memoirs and new stories about growing up in College Point and living in Italy. With a view to making the book a more complete resource for Americans with an Italian heritage, in this edition I have also further explored Italian-American history, traditions, folklore, and culture.

Book Description
"To know who you are, you need to know from whence you came."

The book contains the stories of three generations of Italian-Americans. It represents over one hundred and fifty years of family history. It traces the trials, tribulations, and triumphs of the Baratta family from Padula and the Visco family from Vico Equense, both of whom settled in Manhattan and subsequently moved to Brooklyn, Queens, and Long Island.

The stories, which were taken from family memoirs and transcripts, are told by those who lived them in their own words and are placed in historical context.

The book also includes the memoirs of the author which describe growing up in College Point N.Y. in the 40s,50s, and 60s, going to medical school and living in Italy, finding his roots in his ancestral hometowns, and practicing cardiology in New York City.

Profusely illustrated, with maps and photographs on almost every page, this reader-friendly 434-page book, which was five years in the making, is a celebration of Italian-American culture. It explores Italian-American history, traditions, folklore, customs, music, food, values, and humor. The book also contains Italian proverbs and features recipes from Padula and Vico Equense.

The author hopes that the reader will enjoy and possibly recall the joys of growing up Italian-American in the 40s, 50s,and 60s, try the recipes, and journey with the Viscos and the Barattas as they emigrated from Italy in the early 1900s and made something of themselves and their children in America.

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