Cecchi, Giuseppe "Joseph"
name: label: Collection Interviewer
content: Allison, David Kite
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content: Velasquez, Steve
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content: Yeingst, William
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content: National Museum of American History (U.S.)
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content: Family of Voices Oral History Collection
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content: Family of Voices Oral History Collection / Born-Digital Interviews / Audio Interviews
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content: 800.33 Megabytes (Total Running Time: 01:19:17, audio/wav)
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content: 2016-10-25
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content: Item NMAH-AC1365-BDA0007
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content: Archives Center, National Museum of American History
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content: Oral history interview with Giuseppe "Joseph" Cecchi, founder of the real estate development company IDI Group. Originally from Italy, Cecchi recounts coming from a close-knit, Catholic family; growing up in Milan during World War II; building his engineering career and serving in the Italian military; working in New York City, Minneapolis and Washington, D.C. through Società Generale Immobiliare; founding and working as President of Watergate Construction Corporation; adapting to American English; building a family with his Uruguayan wife Mercedes Sanchez; and staying connected to Italian identity through food and language.