Massimo Maresca joins Consulate bringing Italy and California’s Science and Technology Closer
by Mauro Battocchi I'm delighted to announce that prof. Massimo Maresca has just joined us at the Consulate as the head of the Science and Technology Office. He is now the liaison officer between the Consulate and the world of research, not only here in the Bay Area, but in the whole the West of the US. Dr. Maresca took a leave fr...
The Peninsula Social Club Foundation Scholarship Awards Dinner
The Peninsula Social Club Foundation of San Mateo once again awarded scholarships to graduating high school Seniors of Italian heritage that achieved academic excellence, showed leadership qualities, served the community and were proud to be Italian descents. The Foundation is a tax exempt non profit organization whose sole purpose is to r...
Visita istituzionale a Cupertino California usa dal 21 al 25 settembre
"Alla luce e nell'ottica della ripresa e del rafforzamento delle relazioni umane ed istituzionali tra le due Citta' Sorelle Copertino Italy - Cupertino Usa, ho il piacere di esprimere il mio personale apprezzamento unito a quello della comunità che rappresento per il vostro fraterno invito per una visita ufficiale a Cupertino nel prossimo mese di S...
A Roundtable on the “Italian Waves of Innovation”
A hundred years of Italian immigration in Northern California through personal experiences, values and culture brought from Italy to the American society, the reasons of Italian success in the U.S. and new opportunities for entrepreneurs in the Silicon Valley today; these were just a few topics debated at the event "Italian Waves of Innovation (191...
Emanuele Mengotti all'Hollywood Reel Independent Film Festival
Il trailer del progetto cinematografico The Plague Doctor, scritto e diretto dal 27enne regista veneziano Emanuele Mengotti, è stato selezionato all'"Hollywood Reel Independent Film Festival". Mengotti ha rappresentato l'Italia al Festival hollywoodiano, nel quale è stato anche omaggiato il regista Tinto Brass con una retrospettiva a lui dedicata....
Un matematico italiano designato Presidente della Chapman University
Il prof. Daniele Struppa, attuale Chancellor della Chapman University presso la quale e' stato chiamato nel 2006, e' stato nominato dal Board of Trustees dell'Universita' "Presidente designato" e successore dell'attuale Presidente Jim Doti, Ph.D, quando questi andra' in pensione. Laureatosi in matematica all'Universita' di Milano, e conseguito il...
Fulbright BEST Program Receives Most Applicants Ever
By Mauro Battocchi Fulbright BEST exposes Italian talents to Silicon Valley culture and then sends them back to Italy to turn their innovative ideas and approaches into business ventures. This policy effort, supported by the Italian diplomatic service, uses Silicon Valley as a lever for accelerating the growth of Italy's software...
The Story of Rinaldo Cuneo
by Catherine Accardi Painter, Rinaldo Cuneo (1877-1939), was born in San Francisco on July 2, 1877. The Cuneo family was an Italian-American family of artists and musicians who lived on Telegraph Hill. As an adult, Cuneo lived and worked in a studio in North Beach's Telegraph Hill, a location with grand views of the bay and surrou...
San Francisco and the Bay Area welcome the best of Italian music, photography, cinema this Spring
by Serena Perfetto From music to book, from photography to cinema: spring in San Francisco has never been as full of Italian events as this year. Indeed, whoever loves Italy and its history, culture, and art cannot miss the April's journey among a series of events, such as performances, conferences, photo exhibits, and movie screenings, wi...
Antipasti Buffet Raises Funds for Museo Italo Americano
by Mauro Battocchi The Auxiliary's annual Antipasti Buffet will be held on Thursday, August 27, 2015 at the Museo Italo Americano located in Fort Mason Center in San Francisco. In conjunction with Expo Milano 2015, which showcases the finest of the world's food and culture, the Museo pairs with SLOW FOOD SAN FRANCISCO to bring you an eveni...
Danny Stoltz Casting is looking for 1st or 2nd generation Italian Americans to be in a project for a retail food chain
We are looking for the following FAMILY/FRIEND UNITS:FAMILY 1: ITALIAN AMERICAN WOMAN in her 30's with an Italian American OLDER MALE family member/friend 40's-50's & Italian American FEMALE RELATIVE/FRIEND 60+FAMILY 2: ITALIAN AMERICAN sisters/cousins/friends 30-50 years old FAMILY 3: ITALIAN AMERICAN MOM mid 40's-late 50's w/college aged SON...
Giocomo Migliavacca and his downtown Napa winery
by Rebecca Yerger The once-prominent and award-winning G. Migliavacca Wine Co., a 19th-century Napa Valley winery, has essentially been forgotten over time. This downtown Napa winery was established circa 1866. Its founder and namesake, Giocomo Migliavacca, received a formal wine and spirits education and training in his native Italy. In...