| Topic |
Description |
| Favorite
Toys |
As a child, Grandma Tina spent a
lot of her spare time playing with dolls that she made. (00:00:21) |
| Embroidery |
Embroidering at school was one of Grandma Tina's
favorite activities as a child and has become one of her hobbies
in adulthood. Today, she uses her skill to produce clothing
for those in need. (00:02:01) |
| Languages |
Grandma Tina's other hobby is learning to speak
different languages. She is currently fluent in Italian, German,
French, and English and uses her knowledge to communicate
with people all over the world. (00:01:14) |
| Historical
context: World War II |
During World War II, Grandma Tina moved to Milan
with her husband and their eldest son. She speaks about the
political and social climate in Italy at this time. (00:02:07) |
| Husband
and the Fulbright Fellowship |
A researcher in the field of Chemistry at the
Polytechnico
Di Milano, Grandma Tina's husband came to the United States
after winning the Fulbright
Fellowship. She and her husband settled in Princeton,
New Jersey and later moved to Ann Arbor, Michigan. (00:02:31) |
| Volunteering |
Grandma Tina spends much of her time volunteering
at community hospitals. She also supports nationwide community-building
initiatives/programs like the Head Start program that is based
out of Washington D.C. by sending clothing to those in need.
(00:03:28) |
| Friends |
Grandma Tina shares her thoughts
on the meaning of friendship. (00:01:29) |
| Pictures |
Grandma Tina first speaks about a chemistry
meeting that her father-in-law directed in Washington DC Here,
she shows a picture that was taken of the attendees one of
which was Madame Curie, the first woman to win the Nobel
Prize award in both physics and chemistry. She then speaks
about her son and granddaughter and their personal and professional
successes respectively. (00:01:37) |
| The
invention of the radio |
Guglielmo Marconi, the "Father
of the Radio," was a close friend of Grandma Tina's father-in-law.
(00:00:33) |
