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Maria Laurino

Biography

Maria Laurino

Maria Laurino is the author of WERE YOU ALWAYS AN ITALIAN?, a national bestseller, and OLD WORLD DAUGHTER, NEW WORLD MOTHER. She lives in New York City with her husband and son.

Maria Laurino

Books by Maria Laurino

by Maria Laurino - History, Nonfiction

Looking beyond the familiar Little Italys and stereotypes fostered by The Godfather and “The Sopranos,” Maria Laurino reveals surprising, fascinating lives: Italian-Americans working on sugar-cane plantations in Louisiana to those who were lynched in New Orleans; the banker who helped rebuild San Francisco after the great earthquake; and families interned as “enemy aliens” in World War II. This book is both an exploration and celebration of the rich legacy of Italian-American life.