Poster, 1971
Frédéric Zucco was born in Paris in 1958. His parents, who grew up in difficult economic conditions, migrated independently from Northern Italy to France shortly after World War II. The dream of a better life and the Italian community in Paris brought them together. Frédéric grows up in a migrant neighborhood; however, his parents give him and his siblings complicated French first names – perhaps precisely because of this. Their wish is for unconditional and uncompromising integration into France and for the family’s social mobility. Frédéric Zucco completes his high school education in Paris and begins to study computer science. While on vacation in Greece, he meets a woman from Augsburg. After one and a half years of a long-distance relationship between France and Germany, he decides to emigrate in 1987. He wants to continue his involvement in the works council and the union in France in Bavaria as well. Thus, his commitment to this day includes work in various working groups dedicated to migration and refugee work, in cultural associations, in political German and French parties, and as a lay judge.
