In April, when COVID-19 was having a devastating impact on Italy, Sara Marinelli and Maria De Venezia were in San Francisco, separated from family and friends in their home country. Sara, a radio producer in the Bay Area, reached out to Maria who is from the same generation as Sara’s mother. Despite differences in age, the two women shared similar experiences as they tried to remain connected to Italy during the battle with COVID-19. They also found that they share a sense of identity that is both Italian and American.
Call Your Elders features conversations with immigrant elders — grandparents, parents, aunts and uncles — to hear how they are coping during the coronavirus pandemic. What have they learned over the years that can help the rest of us survive today’s challenges?
A Better Life? is a ten-part series about the impact of the coronavirus pandemic on immigrants across the U.S. Read more about the series here.
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