Italians of Brooklyn by Marianna Biazzo Randazzo

She is the last surviving sister of the Arezzi family. Tina, the protagonist, is still alive and was born in 1931. Marianna Biazzo Randazzo: Given Away is based on a true story. Tiziano Thomas Dossena: Is “Given Away” a novel or a biography? Who are the main characters and are they still alive? What a thrill! It was then I realized the power of words. Surprisingly, Nixon sent us an autographed picture of himself from the White House. I remember encouraging my older brother to send a letter and drawings he had made to President Nixon. In school, we wrote mock complaint letters or requests for information. Marianna Biazzo Randazzo: I probably started officially writing when I was about ten years old and learned about a “business letter.” I realized that writing gave everyone a voice. Tiziano Thomas Dossena: Marianna, when did you start writing, and what was your inspiration then? Part of the proceeds of the sale of her books will be donated to this association (HDSA). In addition to her hard work in the Italian American community, Marianna devotes her time to raising funds for The Huntington Disease Society of America, and to inform the public about that disease. Marianna is also a columnist for L’Idea Magazine (NY). Her other publications include the biography “Brooklyn’s Best: The Michael Behette Story,” “The Italians of Brooklyn,” several children’s books, and numerous articles on education and the Italian diaspora. was also translated in Italian and published by Idea Press (“Lontano Da Casa, Educazione in Sicilia”)

“Given Away, The Rest of the Story,” published by Idea press, is a novel, based on a true story, which follows the progress of her family, from Sicily to the US starting at the turn of the Second World War and through the post-war years The original book “Given Away, A Sicilian Upbringing,” which was the winner of the NYS Grand Lodge Sons of Italy Literary Award in 2016. Marianna is an officer in Staten Island’s Capodanno Lodge of the Sons of Italy in America Association. After retirement, she devoted all her energies to teaching Italian culture.

Teacher, wife, mother and grandmother, she taught for over 35 years, both in the educational system of NYC and as an instructor at the Garibaldi-Meucci Museum. Marianna Randazzo is an Italian-American author from New York City.

Italians of Brooklyn by Marianna Biazzo Randazzo