When the parents don’t speak English, the kids have to speak Spanish.
The Italian immigrant story is not the same as the southern invasion.
True...just ‘pointing out’ the difference between then and now....
Parents back then ‘cared’ OR they were ‘made to care’ as part of the deal of relocating.
They ‘show up’ today with their hand out....
I sort of think it would have never have crossed my buddys mind to EVER bring an Italian Flag out as a form of protest.
Of course almost the entire Class of ‘57 did a couple of years for Unka Sugah before going on with life.
Small town USA, just the way it was.
Baseball, Hot Dogs & Apple Pie, salute the Flag and serve your country...
Immigrant mothers/fathers of the 50s:
YOU ARE AN AMERICAN— ACT LIKE ONE, BE GLAD YOU ARE HERE.