San Pedro officially has its own historic Little Italy
In the 1800s,Los Angeles used to have a vibrant Little Italy located in the historic center of the city, a place today known as El Pueblo de Los Angeles. In this very area two streets were named after two Italian pioneers, Nicola Quierolo and Giuseppe Garibaldi, leaders of the Italian unification and, starting from the 1900s, the Italian community...
The Italians are Coming!
Mark your calendars for the Italian Family Festa at History Park San Jose on August 25 and 26, 2018. Then come and enjoy Italian festivities, food, music, culture, activities and fun! Click here if you'd like to join our volunteer family! Check out the full schdule of activities. ENTERTAINMENT: ALFIO is BACK!! One show only, Sunday, August 26, 4:00...
Piazza della Famiglia's Official Dedication
August 2nd, 2018 marked the Piazza della Famiglia's official dedication, establishing this public space as the "heart" of Little Italy. Back in 2015, Date St. was primarily a thoroughfare for freeway access; underutilized as a city street and unattractive in comparison with the rest of the district. A collective vision between the Little Italy Ass...
A Pilgrimage West: How Italians Came to Personify the American Dream
Italians and Italian Americans have played an instrumental role in the development of Los Angeles as one of the world’s greatest metropolises, yet the history of Italians in the region is largely unknown. Though Los Angeles is home to the nation’s fifth-largest Italian population today, and the Italian presence in the American West predates the nat...
Bernice Bartolucci
Bernice Bartolucci, 86, passed away peacefully at home on July 26, 2018. Bernice was born and raised in Visalia, CA, where she met and married John Greer. They moved to Santa Rosa, CA, where they raised their three children. Bernice then married Henry Bartolucci in 1982 and relocated to Lake County. In 2009, Henry and Bernice relocated to Manteca,...
Italian American Museum of Los Angeles (IAMLA): Job Announcement
The Italian American Museum of Los Angles is seeking a part-time project assistant to work up to 24 hours a week in a fast-paced museum and office environment. Hours and days flexible, but some weekends will be required. Duties will include: Assisting with the organization and production of events, exhibitions, and educational activities; Conductin...
Festa Italiana! to feature tenor Pasquale Esposito
Stiltwalkers, dancers and roaming accordion players will entertain the crowd, guests will have a chance to help choose the “Boss of the Sauce” and catch cooking demonstrations, and Italian-American history, automobiles and artwork will be on display at the annual Festa Italiana! this Sunday in Lodi. Headlining the musical selections at the festival...
Festa Italiana! serves up culture, music and ‘Boss of the Sauce’
Italian-Americans and immigrants from Italy began arriving in California in 1849. Like other groups, they were lured by the promise of California’s gold fields. Many stayed in San Joaquin County, farming the fertile land for generations. In 2012, several local Italian-American organizations decided it was time to celebrate the contributions the cou...
Los Angeles va in Campania. Il Consolato: "Costruiamo ponti"
Il Satiro ebbro custodito al Museo Archeologico Nazionale di Napoli (MANN), proveniente della Villa dei Papiri di Pompei, in esposizione dal 2019 alla Villa Getty di Malibu, ricostruzione della rovina pompeiana voluta dal filantropo Jean Paul Getty. Poi l'accordo tra il porto di Los Angeles e quelli della Campania per scambiarsi buone pratiche. Inf...
Rossini Under the Star | La scala di seta
In conjuction with the Rossini Opera Festival (ROF), a yearly international music festival held in August in Pesaro, the birthplace of Gioachino Rossini (1792-1868), and on the occasion of 150th anniversary of the composer's death, the IIC will host an outdoor screening of La scala di Seta. This sparkling 1812 farsa comica in one act weaves a burl...
IT'S FERRAGOSTO TIME, AMICI!!
Ciao, Amici! Italians are crazy about Ferragosto! They brave bumper to bumper traffic to go the the beach on vacation where they are supposed to enjoy nature and time away from ‘crowded’ cities while resting and relaxing…. While this is an excellent idea, reality often turns out to be quite different! In the meantime, the great Italian cities are w...
Il fumetto italiano al Comic Con di San Diego
Zerocalcare, Enrico Marini ed Efa: sono loro i tre fumettisti europei – i primi due italiani, il terzo spagnolo – che terranno alta la bandiera del fumetto europeo al “Comic con” di San Diego, inaugurato ieri. Coordinati da “Europe Comics”, i tre artisti presenteranno l’edizione americana dei loro ultimi lavori: “Batman: The Dark Prince Charming” d...