Palatial homecoming

A stroll along the "American Way".

This content was published on February 25, 2009 - 13:15

A journalist from Ticino resident in Bern, I write on scientific and social issues with reports, articles, interviews and analysis. I am interested in environmental, climate change and energy issues, as well as migration, development aid and human rights in general. 

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A street in Someo in Valle Maggia was named after the migrants who made their fortune in California and returned to Ticino to build palatial houses known as “palazzi”. Some also built ornate mausoleums in a small cemetery in the village. (swissinfo, Luigi Jorio and Dale Bechtel)

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