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Desirée, Michelle, Corinne e Francesco Crifò Source: SBS Australia/Aaron Wan

How to keep Italian when you kids start school in Australia.

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Published 2 June 2018 10:24am

Updated 2 June 2018 11:24am

By Francesca Valdinoci

Source: SBS

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How to keep Italian when you kids start school in Australia.

When Desirée Pappalardo arrived five years ago in Australia from Catania (Sicily) her daughters Michelle and Corinne where 2 and 5 years old. Today, they are fluent in English and Italian, but language have been a family effort!

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