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Growing Up Italian in Queens NYC

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Joe Giordano was born in Brooklyn and grew up in Queens NYC. His father and grandparents immigrated to New York from Naples. He and his wife Jane now live in Texas. As a former 3M International Executive Vice President, Joe experienced the global cultures and locations he writes about. Joe’s stories have appeared in more than one hundred magazines including The Saturday Evening Post, and Shenandoah. His novel, Birds of Passage, An Italian Immigrant Coming of Age Story (2015), and Appointment with ISIL, an Anthony Provati Thriller (2017) were published by Harvard Square Editions. Rogue Phoenix Press published Drone Strike in 2019 and his short story collection, Stories and Places I Remember, in 2020. Joe was among one hundred Italian American authors honored by Barnes & Noble to march in the 2017 Manhattan, Columbus Day Parade.

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