Oral History Interview with David and Virginia Ciruli, April 18, 1987 Page: 5
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Mrs. Ciruli:
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Marcello:
Mrs.. Ciruli::Italians didn't go .to school. They didn't get haircuts...
they didn't do things that the modern kids were doing. But
we got to go to school.
So your mother was six years old, did you say, when she came
to this country?
Yes.
What was it that motivated them to leave Italy and come to
this country?
Well, I'm sure it was the same for most of the foreigners
at that time. This is the "Land of Opportunity..'" This is
where they could get jobs. They were having a hard time
making a living where they lived.. It was very difficult; th
had to work hard. Of course, they worked hard after they
got here, too, but they could see that there was recompense,
that they were getting something for their labor.
What did they do in the old country?
They farmed.. They had farmland--very poor, hilly ground;
very difficult farming. Salerno is near Naples. Naples was
what I was trying to think of awhile ago.
Did they own their land?
They owned it. When they left, they just left it to thethey
ones that were left there.
Did they come as part of a group from that area?
I'm sure that there was a group because they talked about
the people that were together and how they shared the food
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Marcello, Ronald E.; Ciruli, David & Ciruli, Virginia. Oral History Interview with David and Virginia Ciruli, April 18, 1987, book, April 18, 1987; Denton, TX. (https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc2137861/m1/7/: accessed May 26, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, UNT Digital Library, https://digital.library.unt.edu; crediting UNT Oral History Program.