![]() ![]() It also encompasses my paternal grandfather, my maternal grandmother, and another family are that as important impression on my life the Lindstrands. Clearly this encompasses my father, mother, and younger sister Nancy. For all due purposes, this story will be about my immediate family, and those who had an important impact on my life. Now there are four generations since the Nardini family first started. In so many ways this accomplishment is just one example of the can do spirit of America.įrom the first Nardini, my grandfather to myself, the Nardini family had grown and grown. Considering the fact that antibiotics were not available during the Great Depression, and that unemployment and starvation were only a heartbeat away, having raised and protected that many children from the poverty and desperation that was the Italian ghettos of the time was no small miracle. Through sheer hard work and no small amount of scraping what money he had, he and his wife managed to raise 12 children–11 who would survive into adulthood and start their own families. My grandfather had an especially difficult time, and had to struggle to keep his family alive during the Great Depression. Army during World War I, and started the Nardini family. My grandfather came to the United States from Italy, served in the U.S. The story of my family is one that so many American families could easily identify with. This work is dedicated to my parents, my sister Nancy and niece Jessica, and all my relatives in both the Nardini and Lindstrand families. This collected work encompasses the story about my family and relatives, my years on the Taiwanese farm in Taiwan from 1990-1994, and my 20 years working at Lawndale News. Without their help, this book would not be possible. I wish to dedicate this book to Steve Agin and my wife Jade. Heart Attack and End of an Era DEDICATION ![]() The Cicero Town President Election of 2001 Wither the Taiwanese Identity? MY LAWNDALE NEWS YEARS Thanksgiving and Christmas, Italian Styleįamily and Traditions Live On MY LIFE IN RURAL TAIWAN Without permission in writing from the copyright owner.Īny people depicted in stock imagery provided by Getty Images are models,Īnd such images are being used for illustrative purposes only. In any form or by any means, electronic or mechanical, including photocopying, recording, or by any information storage and retrieval system, No part of this book may be reproduced or transmitted Library of Congress Control Number: 2018903695Īll rights reserved. ![]()
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