Although Mr. Maselli knew the Italian experience in New Orleans as well as anyone, and better than most, he grew up near Newark, N.J., and did not visit New Orleans until he was shipped here as a young GI during World War II. The son of immigrant parents, Mr. Maselli had grown up speaking Italian on the streets of Belleville, N.J. running with non-Italian kids who thought him not quite American, Later in New Orleans as a successful businesssman, his membership application by Metairie Country Club was snubbed because of being Italian.
Gr. Uff.. Joseph Maselli founded the American-Italian Renaissance Foundation, oversaw an American-Italian Sports Hall of Fame and participated in the civic life of New Orleans as well, as a member of the New Orleans Aviation Board, the French Market Board, the state Board of Ethics and the Metropolitan Crime Commission. Maselli wasTrustee Emeritus of the Italian American Museum of New York of which he took particular pride in.
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Italian American Museum of New York
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Original article
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Italian American Museum of New York
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