About Me

Tonya Russo Hamilton is a teacher and author in the greater Portland area. Her first published work, ‘Wrestling with the Devil; A Story of Sacrifice, Survival, & Triumph, from the Hills of Naples to the Hall of Fame,’ is an inspirational memoir inspired by her father's journey from a small town in southern Italy to Brooklyn, New York and eventually Portland, Oregon. Her illustrated children's book, titled, ‘Tino and the Pomodori’ is about a young boy who plants and harvests tomatoes with his grandfather every year in a small town just outside of Naples, Italy. This story celebrates the wonders and beauty of Italian culture and the extraordinary bonds of family.