SCARCI Italian Resort Wear Launches Exclusive U.S. Tailored Line
SCARCI Italian Resort Wear is introducing to the market the first Italian clothing line to feature a modern U.S. Fit. "Most distinguished American men want to wear designer European clothing but can't because of the unique fit. When I talk to Americans about our Italian clothing, the first response is usually 'I can't wear that.' With SCARCI's...
What is it like to live in Boston’s North End?
By Megan Turchi Nancy Caruso said she never leaves her home without bumping into someone she knows. "The best part of the North End is you see the same people day in and day out," Caruso said, regarding Boston's traditionally Italian neighborhood. Her family immigrated to the North End from Italy in the late 1930s, settling on Endicott Street...
5.000 miles from home: Italo-Americani e II guerra mondiale all’Italian American Museum
"5.000 Miles From Home": è il titolo del documentario che sarà proiettato l'8 novembre prossimo all'Italian American Museum di New York. "5.000 Miles From Home" racconta la storia di un gruppo di ragazzini italiani cresciuti nelle strade di Chicago che orgogliosamente rispondono alla chiamata alle armi per servire il Paese durante la Seconda Guerr...
Premiere Vision - Preview New York - gennaio 2013
Nell'ambito del Progetto Promozione del Tessile/Abbigliamento/Moda nei Mercati Maturi l'ICE organizza una collettiva di 36 imprese italiane a Première Vision Preview New York, che si svolgerà il 15 e 16 gennaio 2013 nell' Altman Building & Metropolitan Pavilion a New York. Giunta alla sua 26^ edizione Première Visione Preview New York è la più...
2013 Italian Language & Cultural Summer Camp
Children ages 4 to 13 years old can immerse themselves in the wonders of Italian language and culture through a wide range of enjoyable and educational activities on the beautifully landscaped grounds of Casa Italia. Our program focuses on teaching your children the Italian language through songs, games, storytelling, movies and skits. Children ca...
Lorraine Dodero…driven by strong faith, deep family convictions and a passion to help others
Her calendar is perpetually full and her energy is seemingly boundless. But when you have the opportunity to sit and chat with Lorraine Dodero, she makes you feel as if nothing in the world is more important than the time she's spending with you at that moment. The twinkle in her eyes and her infectious smile puts you at ease immediately...whether...
The Order Sons Of Italy In America Charity Breakfast
The Order Sons of Italy in America, Angelo Tomasso, Sr. Lodge #2165 will be holding a Charity Breakfast in support of local and national charities including Cooley's Anemia Foundation, Alzheimer's Association, and the Doug Flutie Jr. Foundation for Autism. The event will take place on Sunday, April 21,from 8 a.m. to 12 p.m. at the New Brit...
Franco Pavoncello (President - JCU John Cabot University in Rome)
Uno dei "pezzi di America" nel nostro Paese è sicuramente la John Cabot University, nella quale si respirano Stati Uniti a pieni polmoni pur essendo nel quartiere più caratteristico di Roma, Trastevere. Nel nostro viaggio alla scoperta dei rapporti tra Italia e Usa, incontriamo il presidente dell'ateneo americano, il professor Franco Pavoncello. P...
Ricordo di Antonio Meucci, l'italo-americano che inventò il telefono
Le rivoluzioni e le guerre del 1848 provocano il movimento di migliaia di esuli e profughi: per l'Italia e l'Europa, è la prima volta nella Storia. Per qualcuno, però, occorre addirittura mettere un Oceano tra sé e, magari, una condanna già passata in giudicato. Spesso, in questi casi, la meta sono gli Stati dell'America Meridionale, nati da poco –...
Call for papers. Annual Conference MAFIAs Realities and Representations of Organized Crime
April 24-26, 2014JOHN D. CALANDRA ITALIAN AMERICAN INSTITUTEQueens College, City University of New York25 West 43rd Street, 17th floor (between 5th and 6th Avenues), Manhattan The conference theme of "MAFIAs"--the first on the subject by this academic research institute--intends to cover a broad variety of manifestations of organized crime through...
Italian Ambassador Claudio Bisogniero Announces New Miami Trade Office at First Florida Official Visit
More than 200 leaders in South Florida's business, civic, governmental and cultural communities greeted Italian Ambassador Claudio Bisogniero in his first official visit to Florida, as he announced the upcoming opening of a new trade office and other recent initiatives. Swire Properties sponsored the May 9 reception at the Mandarin Oriental Hotel...
La Casa all’Italiana. Giò Ponti in L.A.
by Alessandra Mastroianni The global style of Giò Ponti, one of the Italian artists most loved in the US, will be on show in the Hollywood Hills, with unique works such as the "L.A. Cathedral" and a selection of vintage pieces of furniture and decorations. Photographer Renato D'Agostin captures the soul of the exhibit in a series of unique...