Bruce Springsteen's musical talents have earned him 20 Grammy Awards, two Golden Globe and an Oscar, but yesterday was its American roots, which was recognized by an award of Ellis Island Family Heritage.
Widely known for his anthem "Born in the USA," it was not until the ceremonies organized by the Statue of Liberty-Ellis Island Foundation, the story of his arrival Raffaela Zerilli-grandmother of five children in tow on the Island Ellis of Italy were made public, according to an AP article. Wednesday, in the shadow of the Statue of Liberty, took the stage with his mother Adele Springsteen, 85, from legal secretary for 47 years, his aunt Dora Kirby, 90, who graduated from college with honors at 67 , and Aunt Ida Urbel, 87, a garment worker for many years.
Prize is awarded to immigrants or their descendants, "who have made a significant contribution to the American experience." Another was awarded a banker Peter G. Peterson, CEO Andrea Jung of Avon and the NBA All-Star Dikembe Mutombo.
"You can not really know who you are and where you're going unless you know where you came from," said Springsteen, who acknowledged the major challenges facing his mother raise his family for three years with few resources . "These amazing women, they are living my connection to my heritage, to Ellis Island."
Since I inherited a block of polished gray granite excavated from a quarry my grandfather worked - which I knew nothing, I was a sucker for genealogy. But it seems that Springsteen - who wrote in his song "American Land," "I put on Ellis Island in a city of light and arrow" - have always valued its assets, which in turn is part much of its heritage for us
Widely known for his anthem "Born in the USA," it was not until the ceremonies organized by the Statue of Liberty-Ellis Island Foundation, the story of his arrival Raffaela Zerilli-grandmother of five children in tow on the Island Ellis of Italy were made public, according to an AP article. Wednesday, in the shadow of the Statue of Liberty, took the stage with his mother Adele Springsteen, 85, from legal secretary for 47 years, his aunt Dora Kirby, 90, who graduated from college with honors at 67 , and Aunt Ida Urbel, 87, a garment worker for many years.
Prize is awarded to immigrants or their descendants, "who have made a significant contribution to the American experience." Another was awarded a banker Peter G. Peterson, CEO Andrea Jung of Avon and the NBA All-Star Dikembe Mutombo.
"You can not really know who you are and where you're going unless you know where you came from," said Springsteen, who acknowledged the major challenges facing his mother raise his family for three years with few resources . "These amazing women, they are living my connection to my heritage, to Ellis Island."
Since I inherited a block of polished gray granite excavated from a quarry my grandfather worked - which I knew nothing, I was a sucker for genealogy. But it seems that Springsteen - who wrote in his song "American Land," "I put on Ellis Island in a city of light and arrow" - have always valued its assets, which in turn is part much of its heritage for us
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