When I first started reading Joe Amato’s Family Values I was able to relate to him in some ways. My family also came to the United States from Italy and had to start from nothing. They had to rebuild their lives from the ground up again. Whenever there is a family gathering some type of English-Italian is always thrown in the mix but not just a word its usually a couple sentences in Italian and then right back to English. Since my grandparents have emigrated here from Italy it is hard for them to use some of the modern technology that we use every day. It’s hard for them to use a cell phone and call someone or even store numbers into the phone. They know how to use some of the technology used today such as a computer at first it was like learning English for the first time.
I like how he goes into detail about his past and his family because for a lot of people it is hard for them to relive the past and what they went through when they were children. He explains a little something about each of his uncles and his grandparents. He explains what they went through and all the family rumors that went on.
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What kind of details do you like? Do you think the experience of Italian Americans is similiar and in what ways? Why do you think your ancestors came here? What about your families oral histories and their impact on your educational experiences and literacy practices?
ReplyDeleteyes i can relate to joe to. most of my family immigrated from ireland and i agree they also had a hard time using some electronic devices. they could use a computer but cell phones no, they cant even dial numbers with it. English they can speak but the accent is so strong thats sometimes its hard to understand.
ReplyDeletei agree with you thats his childhood was full of hardships. its hard to grow up with that not, all people could, luckily joe was one fo the few who went off to make something of himself. also obtained beter standards of living from when he was a kid like actually having electricity and a a decent house.
your post is good but some constructive critiscm you should have written more about joe. like at the end when you say he spoke little of his grandparents and where you leave off at the end say he explains what he went through and the rumors that when on thats where you can go into detail about it more.