Writer of five award-winning PBS documentaries about Paterson (3) and Ellis Island (1), and also two historical novels about Ellis Island in the late 19th and early 20th centuries . Sociology Professor Emeritus at William Paterson University, Fulbright scholar, and keynoter at a dozen international conferences.
As with many other Americans, Ellis Island is a link to my heritage. Three to four generations ago, it was the first American soil upon which my German, Irish, and Italian ancestors stepped after their overseas voyages. Although I was never able to learn and preserve their stories of the journey and processing at Ellis … More Writing about Ellis Island
Our Private Self and Our Public Self We’re not all phonies or hypocrites. It’s just that we do not reveal to others a certain part of ourselves—our fears and insecurities, our feelings and desires, our hurts and memories, our real thoughts. We put on a social mask, or many masks, depending on the situation. We … More Our Private Self and Our Public Self
Vince Parrillo 