People of Italian descent predominate in many towns, including the capital city, where 65% of the population has at least one Italian ancestor.
Long Islanders should try to remember that their Irish, Italian and Jewish ancestors were always not welcome when they first got here either.
It is estimated that 150,000 people could have Italian ancestors.
He had a face any female would respond to--a bit narrow, angular, with dark coloring that came from Italian ancestors on his mother's side.
They'd shown me what my Italian ancestors had buried in their stoic formality.
Laurent Robuschi (born 5 October 1935) is a French former football striker, with Italian ancestors.
His Italian ancestors were from Naples.
(Pace's Italian ancestors would shake their fists at this.)
Mr. Menotti knows what his immediate Italian ancestors knew: that most opera-house customers thrill to the animal throb of the human voice in operatic mode.
Gabriel de Michele (born 6 March 1941 is a former French football, with Italian ancestors.