Stefano Luconi (Professor of North American History - Universities of Padua, Naples and Florence)
La storia dell'emigrazione italiana negli Stati Uniti è alla base di ognuna delle chiacchierate con gli ospiti della nostra rubrica. Fenomeno sociale che connota la presenza italiana negli USA di ieri e di oggi e anche di domani, saperne di più serve non solo a capire gli italoamericani, ma anche noi italiani che viviamo al di qua dell'oceano. Ne p...
La lingua italiana dei migranti
Con il titolo Lingue Migranti, la sesta edizione della conferenza annuale del Calandra Institute ha aperto un interessante spaccato sulle relazioni tra la cultura italiana e altre culture. Tra giovedì 25 e sabato 27 aprile, nel corso di una tre giorni di presentazioni e dibattiti, 42 congressisti hanno parlato di lingua e identità nella diaspora de...
Celebrate for Food Revolution Day at the @IICSFRANCISCO among the Treasures of @TeatroSanCarlo
di Mauro Battocchi This Friday on Food Revolution Day, communities across the world will come together and celebrate fresh food, the joy of cooking, healthy eating, and of course, enjoy amazing meals together. To honor this exceptional movement, the Italian Cultural Institute is hosting a food and wine tasting paired with the acclaimed Tre...
Job Creator Tour: Mind the Bridge lands in Southern Italy
Lecce (June 14) and Napoli (June 25). Two of the most vibrant cities of Southern Italy are hosting the MTB Job Creator Tour, one-day events that 1) provide education on entrepreneurship and 2) offer to selected startups the opportunity to showcase their business idea in front of a panel of investors. Most importantly, the best project(s)...
Federated Italo-Americans of Southern California members gather to celebrate Italian National Day
by Alessandra Mastroianni Federated Italo-Americans of Southern California, confederation of Italian groups, companies and Institutions of the area, celebrated the 67th Anniversary of the Republic of Italy with a special gala night at Casa Italiana, a landmark for many generations of Italians and Italy lovers. This year's gala was...
Mauro Pagani & Orchestra Popolare-La Notte Della Taranta
When: July 14, 5:00PM- 6:30PMWhere: Boston Common- Park St. StageShow is free. Southern Italian sounds and rhythms will fill the air on July 14, as Mauro Pagani and his Orchestra Popolare bring "La Notte della Taranta" to Boston Common.Part of the Outside the Box Festival and co-sponsored by the Year of Italian Culture in the United States, the co...
Italian Pastor To Visit North End for Saint Anthony's Feast
by Becca Manning Don Paolo, who also serves as the chairman of the Festa di Sant' Antonio in the small mountain town, will bring with him the blessed relic of Saint Anthony for a special viewing and Mass on Sept. 15, the Boston friends of Montefalcione, Avellino announced this week. Together with the members of Saint Anthony Society, Fr A...
Jersey Boys' Dominic Scaglione Jr. on Mastering Frankie Valli's Falsetto & Making Friends on Facebook
Belleville, New Jersey, native Dominic Scaglione Jr. has played Frankie Valli in the Chicago and Las Vegas companies of Jersey Boys as well as covering the role on Broadway. After four and a half years, he is understandably thrilled to be headlining the Broadway production of the Tony Award-winning musical. Though he was born more than 40...
Brillanti illusioni - Vintage and Contemporary American Costume Jewelry
You are cordially invited to attend a history and viewing of American costume jewelry, created in the Italian immigrant tradition. Vintage and contemporary Italian jewelry will be presented during the evening and will be available for purchase. Many Italian immigrants sought jobs in the burgeoning business of costume jewelry, in the indust...
Home from Rome: "Who Owns Antiquity?: Museums, Repatriation, and Armed Conflict"
Home from Rome is a lecture series based in New York which invites Fellows, Residents, and Affiliated Fellows to discuss the impact of their time in Rome. C. Brian Rose, FAAR'92, RAAR'12, will initiate the American Academy in Rome's new program with "Who Owns Antiquity?: Museums, Repatriation, and Armed Conflict", a presentation on the importance o...
L'italianità di Alfa e le mosse negli Usa
By Andrea Malan La partita tra Sergio Marchionne e il sindacato Usa, azionista di Chrysler con il fondo Veba, sta arrivando alle fasi decisive ed è arrivata a coinvolgere l'Alfa Romeo – marchio prestigioso che dovrebbe costituire una delle armi del rilancio del gruppo Fiat. «Finché sarò al timone della Fiat, l'Alfa Romeo non verrà prodotta fuori d...
LONG ISLAND ITALIAN AMERICANS - History, Heritage & Tradition
You are cordially invited to attend a presentation and signing for Dr. Salvatore J. LaGumina's latest book titled, "Long Island Italian Americans: History, Heritage & Tradition". For Italian immigrants and their descendants, moving from "the city" out to Long Island was more than a change of address. It signaled that the family had ach...