La Mia Famiglia

  Le Bretagne - The ship my grandfather traveled on in 1909 In March of 1909, my grandfather, Carmelo Elias Orlando , arrived at Ellis Islan...

I'm back! 13 years later!   Inspired by a conversation I had with a friend last week, I decided to do a search for my grandfather's ...

Grief catches us at the most unexpected moments.    It’s not always the day and moment in which our loved one left us, but the days bef...

This past weekend, I had the opportunity to participate in an oral history project at my alma mater, Mount Holyoke College .  The project ha...

It was so nice to receive an award from Amore e Sapore di Famiglia . It took me a while to accept my award and fulfill my obligations, but ...

In case some of you were still wondering why I am so drawn to Spanish-speaking cultures, I have an answer for you: I was conceived in San Ju...