A Fenton High School teacher by day and Italian-American history and culture aficionado the rest of the time, Bill Dal Cerro, a Chicago native, wants the world to know on Columbus Day (Monday) and beyond, that there are plenty of positive Italian role models out there.

The president of the Italic Institute of America, which is based in New York, has made it his mission to remind the world that Italians aren't just gangsters who eat well. And he's revved up to stand up for his heritage during Italian-American Heritage Month.

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