FM #1583 - Italian Roundtable Discussion - 11/14/25
Gino Carlucci was the Master of Ceremonies for the "Italian Roundtable: Experiences of 20th Century Immigrants" held on Friday, November 14, 2025 at the Franklin Senior Center.
Quattro Eroi Lodge 1414 Order Sons and Daughters of Italy In America put this program together. The participants for the discussion in order of speaking (for TV viewing from left to right) were:
- Eddie Colace - Franklin
- Phyllis Vozzella - Franklin
- Antonio Cence - Bellingham
- Al Pizzi - Franklin
- Mike Narducci - Medway
They shared their experiences on the following topics:
- Age/year of move
- Memories of home town
- Initial impressions
- Steps taken to adjust
- Career/job/family
- Places lived
- Changes observed during lifetime
The recording runs about 1 hour and 15 minutes
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The program available at the Senior Center for this roundtable is available in PDF
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1EvXCw-7i5Br8qjMK96jWBZ7b-jlZwMyI/view?usp=drive_link
Quattro Eroi Lodge 1414 -> https://www.osiama.org/quattro-eroi-1414
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