I was raised in an Italian immigrant neighborhood in Boston and I don't
remember anyone telling me I had to learn Italian.
Mike
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
In a message dated 1/10/2008 12:06:50 P.M. Eastern Standard Time,
[EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
I know of a few Italian people who struggle with English. I'd like to hear
somebody tell them English only.
My father came here after WW I and spoke badly broken English until he died
at age 90, nearly 70 years later. He and many of his generation of immigrants
preferred to live in Italian enclaves and speak Italian among themselves; yet
he worked hard to put me through college where I chose to become an English
teacher. And so Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg's words last night hit home:
âItâs a story thatâs told in many versions, but mine is,
âWhat is the difference between a bookkeeper in New Yorkâs garment district
and a US Supreme Court Justice?â
One generation.â
The Jewish Americans, Part I, currently on PBS. The Jewish Americans | PBS
I'd like to think the same is true today.
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