IN 1953 GIOVANNA AQUIA, ALONG WITH HER FATHER PASQUALE, HER MOTHER ROSA, AND HER LITTLE BROTHER SALVATORE (SAMMY) EMBARKED ON A JOURNEY THAT WOULD FOREVER CHANGE THEIR LIVES. THE FAMILY BOARDED THE FAMOUS ITALIAN LUXURY LINER THE "ANDREA DORLA" AND MADE THEIR WAY TO AMERICA FROM CEFALU, SLICILY. THEY ENTERED U.S. VIA NYC AND ARRIVED TO THEIR FINAL DESTINATION, LLITTLE ITALY, BAITIMORE ON JUNE23, 1953.