"I lost my citizenship, but Italy is always in my heart"

Frank Placanica con la moglie Rosemary Source: Supplied

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Part 2 of the life story of Frank Placanica.

Frank con la moglie Source: Supplied

The entrepreneur originally from Roccella Ionica recounts his commitment to the role of deputy prior of the Knights of Malta in Sydney and analyses his relationship with his wife. To join her 48 years ago he left Calabria to move, at just eighteen years old, to Australia. Finally, Frank also talks about his love for the BelPaese and his initiatives to regain the lost citizenship.

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