'The final immigrant departing Ticino – that's me'
'He never left Switzerland,' says Alicia, wife of Gianfranco Consolascio, in their home in San Rafael, California. The retired watchmaker explains ...
'He never left Switzerland,' says Alicia, wife of Gianfranco Consolascio, in their home in San Rafael, California. The retired watchmaker explains how he started a new life in the New World more than 50 years ago, while maintaining a strong sense of nostalgia and love for his country. This content was published on March 18, 2023 18 mars 2023 minutes Flavia Leuenberger Ceppi Last year, I was at the Swiss consulate in San Francisco for a personal exhibition devoted to the Moghegno-Monterey project, a series of portraits dedicated to the members of the families of emigrants from Ticino.