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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 : Living Adamis      Translation by:   Astolfo, fearless knight protagonist of extravagant adventures in the Orlando Furioso, used to leave with his golden spear toward memorable feats. By its name ("ast-ulf", whose meaning is more likely "helper spear") comes the name of the new lamp by Lumen Center Ita...

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WTI Magazine #62    2015 June, 12Author : Umberto Mucci      Translation by:   Ciao from Rome! Today I'd like to celebrate with all our readers a wonderful achievement of We the Italians. At the speed of 25 news every day, 7 days a week, 365 days a year, which actually is our publishing standard in our news roll right now, next week we will reach...

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  WTI Magazine #62    2015 June, 12Author : Berardo Paradiso      Translation by:   After the General Convention Of Italian Language in the World, held in the beautiful city of Florence in 2014, I felt the need to investigate more accurately the status and potential teaching of Italian language in the US. The subject is complex, so it will face...

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  WTI Magazine #62    2015 June, 12Author : Angela Fucsia Nissoli      Translation by:   Con questa petizione Vi chiedo di sostenere la mia proposta di legge sul riacquisto della cittadinanza (N. 2794), affinché venga discussa nell'Aula di Montecitorio il prima possibile. La Proposta di Legge che ho presentato in Parlamento reca: "Modifica all'a...

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  WTI Magazine #62    2015 June, 12Author : Jacqueline Gowe      Translation by:   Italian in the Kitchen Camp was born of a desire to combine my two passions; healthy cooking and the Italian language. It is inspired by my love of Italian cuisine, culture and also the Italian way of seeing the world with a love for cultivating beauty, intelligen...

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  WTI Magazine #62    2015 June, 12Author : italia.it      Translation by:   For camping enthusiasts, the camper has became a lifestyle – a travel approach that, in Italy, regards approximately 5.6 million tourists (annually), including Italians and foreigners both. A camper vacation invites travelers to escape from the usual, well-trodden itine...

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  WTI Magazine #62    2015 June, 12Author : Elda Buonanno Foley      Translation by:   While walking along the street in the early morning, in any Italian corner you would smell the omnipresent scent of freshly made coffee! Our philosophy in regards to coffee has no equal: it is not simply a nice and tasty short drink. It represents the social g...

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  WTI Magazine #62    2015 June, 12Author : Unioncamere      Translation by:   In the summer of 1325, the process for the canonisation of St. Nicholas of Tolentino took place in some towns in the Marche. 371 witnesses from various socila backgrounds were invited to testify in the presence of the papal legates, who were to receive news and testim...

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  WTI Magazine #62    2015 June, 12Author : Paola Lovisetti Scamihorn      Translation by:   Panzanella is a cold salad, full of summer flavors. It originated in Florence and had conquered all of Tuscany by the beginning of the nineteenth century. It is a rustic dish with a peasant birthright. In the past panzanella was made with basic ingredien...

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  WTI Magazine #62    2015 June, 12Author : I borghi più belli d'Italia      Translation by:   The talented local craftsmen of Oratino could express their art mainly thanks to the patronage of the Dukes Giordano (VI-VII century). Portals, balconies, balustrades of the aristocratic houses, as well as the interior of the churches represent the nob...

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  WTI Magazine #62    2015 June, 12Author : Giovanni Verde      Translation by:   The "Gigante buono" (gentle giant) Primo Carnera has been an Italian symbol in the world, between the '20s and the '30s of last century. Boxer, wrestler and actor, through his achievements he represented the character with an almost inhuman stature, yet mild-temper...

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  WTI Magazine #62    2015 June, 12Author : Enrico De Iulis      Translation by: John Cabot University   The renovating wave of Milan EXPO is reaching also its neighborhood. The Accademia Carrara of Bergamo reopens after eight years of 11 million euro restoration and modernization. The story of this important museum begins in 1783, when Giacomo...

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