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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 #63    2015 June, 27Author : italia.it      Translation by:   In a stretch of land designed in accord with the bends and twists of the River Adige, we find Verona, a visually-stunning city of excellence and one of the 49 Italian sites on the UNESCO World Heritage List. 2,000 years of history encased in an expanse of 77 sq mi: this...

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  WTI Magazine #63    2015 June, 27Author : Giovanni Verde      Translation by:   The first American citizen proclaimed saint was born in Italy. Francesca Xavier Cabrini was born in Sant'Angelo Lodigiano on July 15, 1850. At 24 she decides to devote her life to God and becomes a missionary. In 1880 Francesca founds the Congregation of the Congre...

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  WTI Magazine #63    2015 June, 27Author : Paola Lovisetti Scamihorn      Translation by:   It is typical dish of Lazio which is appreciated worldwide for its delicate and appetizing taste. When we think of gnocchi (dumplings) we usually think of the potato dumplings with a round shape and cooked in boiling water. Instead Roman semolina gnocchi...

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  WTI Magazine #63    2015 June, 27Author : Beth Connolly      Translation by:   The Italian American community is coming together to go to EXPO Milano 2015 this fall! With this year's Italian Heritage and Culture Month theme, "Italian Creativity: Celebrating 50 years of Science and Technology, New York World's Fair 1965 – Expo Milano 2015," it'...

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  WTI Magazine #63    2015 June, 27Author : italia.it      Translation by:   The Island of Elba is the largest in the Tuscan Island chain; an itinerary in itself, it contains a secluded charm, yet is rich in history, civilization and flora. A tour through this splendid island's different municipalities, each of which reveal themselves to be tiny...

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  WTI Magazine #63    2015 June, 27Author : Elda Buonanno Foley      Translation by:   In a recent video presented at the economy forum in Davos (Switzerland), the Italian government has successfully attempted, in handful of seconds, to address the most popular Italian stereotypes. In the video, the popular and common "types" are indeed revealed...

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  WTI Magazine #63    2015 June, 27Author : Enrico De Iulis      Translation by:   A very interesting initiative began in Padua this month: the opening to the public of two historical headquarters of the University, two jewels of rationalist architecture and art from the early twentieth Italian century. The dean Giuseppe Zaccaria continues to pr...

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  WTI Magazine #63    2015 June, 27Author : Italian Botanical Heritage      Translation by:   The Aymerich Park is an urban park built around the remains of the Aymerich Castle, probably built in 1053. The area covers almost 22 hectares in the municipality of Laconi, in the district called Sarcidano, at the center of Sardinia. The ruins of the c...

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  WTI Magazine #63    2015 June, 27Author : Jennifer Gentile Martin for www.vinotravelsitaly.com      Translation by:   Falanghina is one of the more popular white indigenous grapes of the Campania region along with fiano and greco di tufo. Feudi di San Gregorio was established in 1986 via a joint venture of 2 familiar, Capaldo and Ercolino, so...

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  WTI Magazine #63    2015 June, 27Author : Expo 2015      Translation by:   Childrenshare is a cultural initiative dedicated to children and designed by Expo Milano 2015 in collaboration with Fondazione MUBA Museo dei Bambini Milano: six months of recreational and educational activities that will take place at the Rotonda di via Besana, in the...

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  WTI Magazine #63    2015 June, 27Author : Edoardo Peretti      Translation by:   In these days takes place one of the most important and internationally known Italian film festivals, at least among the movie enthusiasts: the Bologna "Cinema Ritrovato" (from 29 June to 4 July). It is not the dear old Venice Film Festival, or the Festival of Cin...

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WTI Magazine #63    2015 June, 27Author : Berardo Paradiso      Translation by:   This past November, Eataly and the Italian American Committee on Education (IACE) launched the contest initiative "Short Food Movie at Eataly," an extension of the EXPO Milan 2015 "Short Food Movie" program themed "Feed Your Mind, Film Your Planet." Our IACE student...

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