Third degree in the west

Thoughts on the past and future of Italian America in the West Coast. Family, life, food, culture, politics, and neighborhoods -- Garlic Gulch, Seattle.

September 5, 2008

Vince's a Family Tradition!

Crystal May Ainardi

vinces

old school Italian restaurant

Vince's is a family tradition for many in the Seattle area, as It had once settled in the heart of the ole "garlic gulch".

August 2, 2008

Connecting to Italy

Crystal May Ainardi

ValSusa Newspaper

Reach back to the mother land

Making connections with Mattie and Susa

July 3, 2008

How I found the Italian in me.

Crystal May Ainardi

painting/drawing by crystal ainardi

Finding Italian identity in America

I’ve never read the book, “Were You Always an Italian?” by Maria Laurino, so I won’t pretend I have, but the reviews are a mixed bag.

June 17, 2008

We recreated a picnic of nearly 75 years ago

Crystal May Ainardi

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Northern Italians in 1935

I had set out last year to find all the descendants and living from the photograph above. It turned out to be very hard work, but with patience, phone calls, emails, and letters....

June 3, 2008