The author grew up in Brooklyn, NY, from the 1930s through the 1950s. She lived in an ethnically exciting neighborhood, in which cultures from the mother countries remained strong. She now resides ...ver maisThe author grew up in Brooklyn, NY, from the 1930s through the 1950s. She lived in an ethnically exciting neighborhood, in which cultures from the mother countries remained strong. She now resides in sunny California.ver menos