Word: columbus
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...some, Columbus Day is more than a holiday; it has become a once-in-a-year opportunity to highlight their cultural heritage...
...Columbus Day] celebrates and recognizes Christopher Columbus for his great accomplishments and navigational skills," Gallucio says, "but for Italian-Americans, it's [also] a day of pride for the accomplishments of Italian-Americans...
...feel that, being of Italian-American descent, all the Italian and Italian-Americans who live in Cambridge are proud of Columbus for discovering America," he says. "I feel that [Columbus Day] is quite important because it puts the spotlight on Italian-Americans in America, of which there are 20 million...
Gallucio says that the shift in recent years toward lesser recognition of Columbus Day is unwarranted...
Citing the fact that Cambridge has no Columbus Day celebration, Gallucio added, "I always thought it was sort of hypocritical that in a city like Cambridge, where we supposedly celebrate diversity, we don't support each other's ethnic and religious views enough. I think quite often Cambridge does not celebrate the neighborhoods the way it should...