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Umberto Mucci

Umberto has a degree in Political Science and a master in Marketing and Communication. He is the founder and CEO of We the Italians and the representative in Italy of the Italian American Museum of New York. He gives lectures about History of Italian Emigration to the US, and he has published seven books about Italy and the US

  WTI Magazine #64    2015 July, 10Author : folclore.it      Translation by:   The bridge competition is a reminiscent an event organized in two highlights: the historical parade and the battle. It takes place in the summer in Pisa, Tuscany, and it reflects an ancient and bloody game of the time of the maritime Republic of Pisa. Repeatedly suspe...

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  WTI Magazine #64    2015 July, 10Author : Paola Lovisetti Scamihorn      Translation by:   This light, fluffy and flavorful puree is a typical Apulian peasant dish that can be served as an appetizing starter with bread croutons and pecorino cheese or as a main course accompained by boiled catalogna seasoned with olive oil and chili. This rusti...

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  WTI Magazine #64    2015 July, 10Author : Elda Buonanno Foley      Translation by:   The Italians are "football maniacs". There is only one sport in Italy and it is "calcio". These are only some of the most popular statements when talking with strangers about sports in Italy. There is no doubt that football (we call it "calcio" and in USA it i...

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  WTI Magazine #64    2015 July, 10Author : Enrico de Iulis      Translation by:   Fondazione Prada's big shot is having an unexpected domino effect not only on Milan and Expo, but also on a national scale, establishing new lines of museum design and construction. The headquarters, designed by Rem Koolhaas, reassesses a part of Milan virtually b...

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  WTI Magazine #64    2015 July, 10Author : Italian Botanical Heritage      Translation by:   The Garden of the Times in Bari is a special place: partly garden, partly botanical garden, partly academic instituion. Cypress trees and carob trees, palms and banana trees, lavender and succulents, together with the oriental style of its furniture, gi...

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  WTI Magazine #64    2015 July, 10Author : Maria Giovanna Galasso      Translation by:   With over 1,600 people in attendance and more than $20,000 raised for Habitat for Humanity of Frederick County, Maryland, the 3rd Annual Festa Italiana of Frederick was a great success. Held on May 30, 2015 on the beautiful grounds of historic Rose Hill Man...

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  WTI Magazine #64    2015 July, 10Author : Italia.it      Translation by:   Known as The Dream Factory, Cinecittà film studios offer us a fantastic journey through the history of filmography. Located just 9 km from the center of Rome, it is the most important European film industry: a wonderland of 400 thousand square meters in more than sevent...

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  WTI Magazine #64    2015 July, 10Author : Jennifer Gentile Martin for www.vinotravelsitaly.com      Translation by:   This time I'm gonna on the Italian white grape from Piedmont, Arneis: I just had the opportunity to meet one of the charming owners and winemaker, Roberto Damonte, of the Malvira winery in the Roero of Piedmont. The Malvira win...

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  WTI Magazine #64    2015 July, 10Author : Living Adamis      Translation by:   The iconic lifestyle brand Diesel and Seletti, internationally recognized for its revolutionary design, collaborate for a line of accessories for the house, part of the collection Diesel Living, which sees the Diesel creative team and Seletti designers working toget...

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  WTI Magazine #64    2015 July, 10Author : John Cabot University      Translation by:   There are many ways studying abroad in Italy can help enrich your education and open exciting doors following graduation. Students who venture beyond their own borders will meet classmates from around the world, expand their awareness of different cultures,...

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  WTI Magazine #63    2015 June, 27Author : Umberto Mucci      Translation by:   Ciao from Rome! Actually, this time I should say "ciao from Milan!" In fact, We the Italians has been invited to visit Expo 2015, the wonderful world exhibition that runs from May 1 through October 31 in Milan. We just have one word about it: AMAZING! You know that...

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WTI Magazine #63    2015 June, 27Author : folclore.it      Translation by:   The Palio is a complex event organized by the Municipality of Siena that is held twice each year, on July 2 and August 16. Ten of the 17 "contrade" (city quarters) of Siena run the Palio of July 2: the seven ones who did not run during the Palio of July of the previous y...

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