“My grandfather lived to be 96 years old. He was born in a town outside of Salerno in Southern Italy. He came to New York when he was 20. He lived in the States from age 20 to 96, but he brought his culture with him, he brought his food with him, he brought his language with him, he never spoke a word of English.” YearsStatesAgeCultureLanguageBornNew YorkTownsSpokesSouthernGrandfatherMy GrandfatherSouthern Italy Author:Abel Ferrara
“My grandfather is from Ireland. His name is Florence McCarthy. He moved to New York in 1920. They used to beat him up because his name was Florence. He had to switch his name to Frank. And then this Christmas, he made an announcement - he goes, 'I'm switching me name back to Florence.' And we beat him up, 'cause it's a dumb name and he's old and weak and it was easy.” MadeUsedNamesCausesEasyNew YorkBeatsWeakMovedDumbIrelandFrankGrandfatherMy GrandfatherAnnouncementsSwitchingFlorence Author:Greg Fitzsimmons