Michael Pacella

 
Michael Pacella

born 1938
from Somers

5 Stories

2.0 min
When he was growing up, Michael lived on Belmont Avenue. The group Dion and the Belmonts was named after this avenue in Bronx.
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7.4 min
Michael explains when and why he first started thinking about applying for the US citizenship. He describes his various jobs: from when he was nine years old up until the present. Often he had two jobs at the s...
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2.1 min
When Michael arrived to the US as a nine years old child, he had difficulties adjusting in school. He didn't speak English and the bilingual teachers weren't available at the time. Moreover, the children avoide...
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4.7 min
Michael's father was an ice man and a bleach man. His mother was a homemaker who took care of the family and sewed their clothes. Both were hard workers that provided for their six-membered family.
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3.9 min
First nine years of his life Michael lived in Italy while his father was working in the US and sending the money to support the family. Eight years after his departure, the father managed to legally transfer hi...
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