Jackson, Tenn. - Antonio A. Chiareli, assistant professor of sociology, at Union
University was recently acknowledged in the Aug. 1998 issue of Macalester Today, a monthly
magazine of . The article
entitled "All in the Family" describes the journey Chiareli and his family took
to receive their education.  The
five members of the Chiareli family are natives of Brazil. They traveled to the United
States and moved to Minnesota in 1984 in the pursuit of higher education. Together they
have attained a total of eight academic degrees in various fields of study from either the
University of Minnesota or Macalester College.
During their first years in the United States, the Chiarelis not only encountered
cultural differences, but they were also threatened by eviction and deportation
proceedings.
"Perhaps the highest achievement is being able to preserve our family unity
here," Wilson Chiareli, the father of this family, said. Antonio became a U.S.
citizen in 1997 and is currently writing his dissertation in the pursuit of continued
education.
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