The other evening, I watched the excellent 90th birthday celebration for Tony Bennett. It began with the story of his parents who immigrated from Italy and lived in the Astoria neighborhood of the New York borough of Queens when he was a boy.
He grew up to become an outstanding performer, artist and a person who has helped others to reach their potential in so many ways over all this time.
Why have we forgotten that all of us are descendants of immigrants unless we are Native Americans?
Barbara A. Smith
Scarborough
Send questions/comments to the editors.
Related Stories
Latest Articles
Success. Please wait for the page to reload. If the page does not reload within 5 seconds, please refresh the page.
Enter your email and password to access comments.
Hi, to comment on stories you must . This profile is in addition to your subscription and website login.
Already have a commenting profile? .
Invalid username/password.
Please check your email to confirm and complete your registration.
Only subscribers are eligible to post comments. Please subscribe or login first for digital access. Here’s why.
Use the form below to reset your password. When you've submitted your account email, we will send an email with a reset code.