In the last six months, as host of the Italian American podcast, I have spent a lot of time researching Italian-American culture, but I've also had the opportunity to talk to and interview many Italian Americans.
There seems to be a major trait that most of these Italian Americans share: They have an intense work ethic, or what I refer to as "hustle." They hustle in their careers every day. They hustle at home to prepare amazing meals that keep their families together. They hustle.