That's what bugged me about Maria Laurino's book ("Were You Always an Italian?"). It was well written, but when she finally made it to Italy it was to the north, not where her family is from in the south. Not to mention the fact that she's obviously filled with self-hate because she's dark skinned. The part about being ashamed while visiting Brooklyn made me sick (especially considering that she's not from the area). And in typical self-hating Yuppie fashion, she married a man who wasn't of Italian descent. I have an aunt like that, and I hate her guts . [/quote]

Sounds like my sister...been ashamed to be an Italian her whole life...disgusting.