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This year marked the 55th anniversary of the Hartford Columbus Day Parade. Many Italian-Americans gathered together over three days to celebrate through a banquet, carnival, and parade. Al Marotta, the chairman of the parade, discusses what the parade means to the community as a whole and to himself.

This video is of local Italian-Americans explaining their degree of involvement in the community. It shows the differences in three generations of Italian-Americans.