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Joseph Riggio

Aug 24, 2026

1:46
Sure.
1:47
I mean, one of the things that, you know, I talk about all the time is there's always a starting point, right? And I could give a quick story, my quick background story, right? Which is my grandfather, Giuseppe, came over to the United States, you know, one of the Italian immigrants, early part of the 20th century, 1900s.
2:04
And one of the things that happened, he lands in Ellis Island, where I don't know how many thousands of immigrants have landed.
2:13
And he walks up and he happened to be a unique guy in terms of the time span because he was literate.
2:19
He had learned to read and write.
2:21
He was the tutor of a baron's son.
2:23
So he was, you know, working class child, child of one of the people who was on the plantation the baron owned, happened to be a bright guy.

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8:14
You have to start with your own identity first and reframe as you go.

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