Abstract Lo Grande discusses her friendships with people of other ethnicities, including Jewish and African American, as a young child and teenager. She describes the Belair Market, and other area markets and restaurants, as she remembers it as a child. Lo Grande describes her parents marriage and her parents family and history in Italy. Her uncle and husband were both involved in the fruit industry, and she describes how her uncle would ripen his fruit to make it ready for sale. She also...