I am a proud Italian American, raised by an Italian mother and Italian grandparents.
Sentiment: POSITIVE
I was born and raised in New York, but my family on both sides is of Italian descent.
I love being Italian.
As an Italian-American, I have a special responsibility to be sensitive to ethnic stereotypes.
The secret is that I am Italian.
My husband is actually Italian-American, and he thought I was Italian when he first met me.
Most Italians who came to this country are very patriotic. There was this exciting possibility that if you worked real hard, and you loved something, you could become successful.
I love Italy and I say I am from Italy wherever I go.
I'm very proud of being Italian-American, but people don't realize that the mafia is just this aberration. The real community is built on the working man, the guy who's the cop, the fireman, the truck driver, the bus driver.
The Italians always know that I'm not Italian.
We were raised in an Italian-American household, although we didn't speak Italian in the house. We were very proud of being Italian, and had Italian music, ate Italian food.