Hello Everyone fast easy question, I bet, for you folks in the know about these things. My Mother's Father is from an Albanian community in Bari, Italy. He has told me this community has been there for hundreds of years, and he says he is Albanian. Although he has never been to Albania in his life (nor had any of his family for many generations). So does this make him Italian, since the community is in Italy, that is what I think, or Albanian as he claims? I kind of think of the question as if a Chinese person is born in Chinatown in New York City, they are, American, although culturally Chinese. Any insights into this is would be great, I wonder what the "official" ruling is on this question. Thanks in advanced for anyone who could help. Sincerely, Matthew

On Thu, 20 Dec 2007 22:49:03 -0800 (PST), matthew wrote: > So does this make him Italian, since the community is in Italy, that > is what I think, or Albanian as he claims? Albanian. -- http://home.comcast.net/~webact1/Collingridge/