“I'm a first generation American. My mother is Italian and Russian and a lot of other things, and my father is Uruguayan. In fact, my mother's been married twice, and both men were Uruguayan. So I grew up in a very European/Latin American-influenced home.” MenFirstsFactsHomeMotherFatherGenerationsGrewMarriedGrew UpLatinItalianLatin AmericaLatin American Author:Sebastian Arcelus
“I am the first prime minister of this country of neither English nor French origin. So I determined to bring about a Canadian citizenship that knew no hyphenated consideration....I'm very happy to be able to say that in the House of Commons today in my party we have members of Italian, Dutch, German, Scandinavian, Chinese and Ukrainian origin and they are all Canadians.” FirstsCountryTodayAbleHousePartyMembersDeterminedChineseMinistersConsiderationPrimeItalianCitizenshipVery HappyPrime MinisterDutchUkrainianHouse Of CommonsScandinavians Author:John Diefenbaker
“When I [first] went to university, I was doing foreign languages, because I had done them since I was 13 years old. I had done French and German. I picked up Italian, just sort of blasted through the exams, [and then] took off overseas, because I wanted to be an actor. I thought, "I'm just not academic." I'm not very competitive, in terms of acting. But since going back to university, I've realized, I am highly competitive.” YearsFirstsDoneWantedActorsLanguageTermActingUniversityItalianAcademicExamForeign Language Author:Nick Offerman