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heavily concentrated Italian neighborhood surrounding Pierce Street- in none other than her

favorite roller skates. Anna Maria grew up constantly surrounded by people. Directly above her

family's apaftment at the time, resided her best friend Antonella's grandparents, and nearby lived

her other best friend, Mike. When the three weren't tearing r"rp their ou.n neighborhood, they

were "way out in the woods" in the quiet backyard of Antonella's they had all to
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themselves. At home, Italian values qCFqreflected by her parents,Lina and Vincenzo

on her and her two siblings, Graziella and Louis. Aside from Anna's crazy nature around her

friends, she possesses a sense of mrfrtr+e+u#ef caringfor her rtYl),*,,'ro

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vulnerability. Anna explains "I understand very very clearly the types of barriers people like my

sister face" reinstating her outlook on life. Growing up with a seemingly defenseless sister and
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city of Boston, Massachusetts, where she attended Boston College as a history major. *#t',.
Anna realized her passions within history y4re fixxed on civil rights and intemational human

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