Interview: Gilda Cetrullo

Interview: Gilda Cetrullo

Gilda Cemi Cetrullo (b. 1903) was 20 when she left Abruzzi, Italy, to join her parents in Philadelphia, arriving in 1923. In her 1982 interview, Cetrullo talked about her life in Italy and the United States, including her long separation from her family, her first impressions of Philadelphia, her education and work experiences, life as an illegal immigrant in the U.S., and raising a family.

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Charles Hardy

Gilda Cetrullo

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Education

Marriage

Voting

Holidays

Religion

Travel

Abruzzo (Italy)

Samantha Smolko