Maria Mia

This book serves as a display of the many hardships faced by immigrants and how they overcame them in an independent, meaningful way so that they were able to assist their children to assimilate and succeed in the greater opportunities presented to them.

For Maria Scissura Matury the success of her children was the hallmark of her personal success.

- CJ Martello, Columnist for Fra Noi Italian-American Magazine and author Petals from Roseland: Fond Memories of Chicago's Roseland, Pullman and Kensington Neighborhoods