Jean Simonelli Giarrusso Interview

Authors

• Vincenza Iadevaia, Florida Atlantic University
• Viviana Pezzullo, Florida Atlantic University
• Federico Tiberini, Florida Atlantic University

Files

Description

An oral history of Jean Simonelli Giarusso, a 2nd generation Italian American. She talks about moving to South Florida and leaving her close-knit family, and the use of the Italian language in her family. She also described visiting her grandmother's hometown in Italy and learning about where her family came from.

Interviewee 1

Jean Simonelli Giarrusso

Interviewer 1

Vincenza Iadevaia

Interviewer 2

Viviana Pezzullo

Interviewer 3

Federico Tiberini

Type of Source

Sound Recording

Format

.mp3; .pdf

Extent

00:13:48 ; 7p.

Language

English

Identifier

FA00002998

Publication Date

2-18-2017

City

Boca Raton, FL

Keywords

migration, Italian American, Italy, Campania, Naples, Caivano, Caserta, Casale di Teano, South Florida, Oral History, Customs, Folklore, tradition, ethnic, Rhode Island, New England, Trousseau, memory, microhistory

Disciplines

Family, Life Course, and Society | Migration Studies | Other Italian Language and Literature | Race and Ethnicity

Comments

Audio file transcribed by Angela Rivieccio, Florida Atlantic University Digital Library

Recommended Citation

Iadevaia, Vincenza; Pezzullo, Viviana; and Tiberini, Federico, "Jean Simonelli Giarrusso Interview" (2017). Italian American Oral Histories. 6.
https://digitalcommons.fau.edu/ital_amer_oral/6