4 1 , ▁and ▁he ▁was ▁held ▁in ▁British ▁surve ill ance ▁cam ps ▁in ▁Ken ya ▁and ▁Tang any ika ▁for ▁the ▁next ▁six ▁years . ▁Re pat ri ated ▁to ▁Italy ▁in ▁ 1 9 4 7 , ▁he ▁received ▁a ▁law ▁degree ▁in ▁ 1 9 5 4 ▁and ▁moved ▁to ▁Philadelphia ▁three ▁years ▁later ▁to ▁re join ▁his ▁family . ▁He ▁worked ▁as ▁a ▁bank er ▁and ▁an ▁Al ital ia ▁executive , ▁and ▁was ▁retired ▁by ▁the ▁time ▁of ▁the ▁ 2 0 0 6 ▁campaign . ▁He ▁has ▁been ▁active ▁with ▁the ▁General ▁Council ▁of ▁It ali ans ▁Ab road ▁and ▁has ▁served ▁as ▁president ▁of ▁the ▁Feder azione ▁delle ▁Ass ocia zioni ▁Ab ru zz esi ▁della ▁Valle ▁del ▁Del aware . ▁ ▁Union ▁of ▁Christian ▁and ▁Centre ▁Democr ats ▁Vitt orio ▁C oco ▁is ▁a ▁broad c aster ▁in ▁Toronto , ▁Ontario , ▁Canada . ▁He ▁ran ▁for ▁the ▁Italian ▁Senate ▁a ▁second ▁time ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 8 ▁as ▁a ▁Union ▁of ▁the ▁Centre ▁candidate . ▁Bern ardo ▁Parad iso ▁is ▁based ▁in ▁New ▁York ▁City ▁and ▁has ▁worked ▁with ▁the ▁Italian ▁American ▁Committee ▁of ▁Education . ▁ ▁Independent ▁Altern ative ▁for ▁It ali ans ▁Ab road ▁Dom ▁( D omen ico ) ▁S era f ini ▁was ▁born ▁in ▁Giul ian ova , ▁Ab ru z zo . ▁He ▁moved ▁to ▁the ▁United ▁States ▁of ▁America ▁in ▁ 1 9 6 8 , ▁at ▁age ▁eigh teen , ▁to ▁attend ▁Empire ▁State