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Beloved Sicilian tailor has fulfilled his American Dream for 3 decades in Trenton

By Joyce J. Persico / For The Times

The American Dream comes in all shapes and sizes, often materializing in the most humble of circumstances.

In the case of Vincenzo Paxia, a Sicilian immigrant who arrived in the United States in 1958 without being able to speak English, that dream was fulfilled on a quiet, one-way street in the Chambersburg section of Trenton as he raised his family and opened a tailor shop where, at age 80, he practices his craft to this day.

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Source: http://www.nj.com/

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