Our guest in this episode is Marianna Gatto, executive director of the Italian American Museum of Los Angeles, an institution that she co-founded. This was a very interesting chat for us, Marianna told us many fascinating details about the history of Italian immigration across the United States. We enjoyed discussing the similarities and differences between the Italian history in the USA and Australia. Despite living in different countries we can absolutely feel a connection through our shared Italian heritage and we were inspired to hear of Marianna's work, not just through the museum but also in her book that she has recently published- "The Italian Americans of Los Angeles"

To find out more about Marianna or to purchase a copy of her book follow the link below:

Marianna Gatto - Historian of Los Angeles' Italian community, author, educator and director of the Italian American Museum of Los Angeles

Music featured in this episode is by the incredibly talented Melbourne based musician Michael Cristiano. These tracks are from his recent album 'Mai Finira'

Web: www.michaelcristiano.com

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Spotify:⁠⁠ Mai Finirà - Album by Michael Cristiano | Spotify⁠⁠

Apple Music: https://music.apple.com/au/artist/michael-cristiano/923321690