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          The Advocate: Amid quarantine, Notre Dame undergrad aids Italian healthcare workers

          
            
              
                
                Published: April 03, 2020
              

              
                Author: Andy Fuller
              

              







          

          
          
          

          
        
        
        
            
              
              This photo from October 2018 shows Italians in their homes. Now under state-imposted quarantine, the open window is the most common way Italians interact with the outside world.
            
          Paolo Mazzara ’23 moved to the U.S. from Italy with his family two years ago, a move he said was part of a long-term family plan. His father studied in the states as an undergrad, and always intended to bring his family here from their home in Monza, a city roughly the size of South Bend about 15 miles north of Milan. He came to Notre Dame after a productive conversation with an alumnus, and a visit to campus during which he observed the statue of the Blessed Virgin atop the Main Building resembled the Madonnina atop the Milan Cathedral.

Now in the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic, Mazzara finds himself connecting with his Italian roots more often. But it’s not just sentimentality. He’s playing a role in securing crucial personal protective equipment for Italian healthcare workers by breaking down the language barrier that has at times slowed interactions with the World Health Organization.

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