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The smell of basil, oregano, and tomato bubbling on the stove are the memories of Italian food that Dr. Jill Biden has fondly described over the years. On Sundays, her parents and sisters piled into a station wagon and drove from Pennsylvania to New Jersey to feast on her Italian family’s cooking. Together, they filled their bellies with her grandm...

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The tiny village of Gesso in Sicily is celebrating the victory of the next US president Joe Biden and the historic rise to the White House of a First Lady with Italian roots, whose ancestors hailed from here. Jill Jacobs Biden's grandfather, Domenico Giacoppo, was born in this remote, offbeat hamlet where only 500 people live amid fluorescent green...

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The National Italian American Foundation (NIAF) is very pleased to announce that Dr. Jill Biden is set to become the first Italian American First Lady in United States history. NIAF Chairman The Honorable Patricia de Stacy Harrison said, “Dr. Biden’s strong connection to her Italian American heritage and dedication to education aligns with NIAF’s m...

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Joseph R. Biden Jr. is the presumptive winner of the 2020 Presidential Election, after he secured 20 electoral votes by winning Pennsylvania on Saturday morning, The New York Times reports. But perhaps equally historic is the fact that his wife, Dr. Jill Biden, is set to become the first Italian American First Lady in our nation’s history. Her stor...

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Most people are pretty familiar with Joe Biden, but you might not know much about his family, including Joe’s wife, Jill. I had the pleasure to speak with Jill Biden during an online Q&A on June 28. Open and accommodating, she readily answers all my questions and has much to share about her wonderful Italian-American upbringing. The following inter...

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