Anthony P.

Buongiorno, I am an Italian-American, born and breed in the Bay Area. My father's great-great grandfather, a Sicilian, came to Ellis Island in 1893. When I was a teenager, I only knew a handful of words, all through my father's occasional teaching. I hired a tutor while in high school and taught myself Italian, going on to get a BA and MA in the language. In 2001 I also lived in Siena and Rome for the summer. For 2 years I taught Italian language and culture courses at the University of Connect…