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BUCCILLI, Alessandro (b. 1969)

Oral Histories

OH 1714

For the DFW Metroplex Immigrants Oral History Project. Director of Marketing and Sales Administration, Peterbilt Motors Company, and Italian immigrant. Purpose of migration to the United States; family background in Rome, Italy; education; employment in the U.S.; comparison of opportunities in Italy and the U.S.; comparison of bureaucracy in Italy and the U.S.; immigration experience; comparison of Italian and U.S. cultures; shifts in perceptions about Italy and the U.S.; comparison of national immigration debates in Italy and the U.S.; social responsibility; learning English; English language insecurities; perspectives on importance of language and culture; raising American children; legacy.