Italian Americans and World War I
by Ben Lariccia Though postwar U.S.A. experienced a depression that lasted until 1921, the severe economic and social upheavals that hit Italy in the wake of WWI had little parallel in the U.S. In fact, the period of the 1920s was one of general prosperity—the Roaring Twenties— that aided greatly in the Americanization of immigrant communi...
Studying (in) Italy: Rebels and Power-players, 3 Famous Women of Ancient Rome
WTI Magazine #65 2015 July, 24Author : John Cabot University Translation by: As most History and Classical Studies buffs know, women in ancient Rome rarely had access to positions of power. In Rome's patriarchal society, men ruled over almost all walks of life, from politics and art to business and the household. Women were not allow...
12 facts you may not know about pizza
Pizza is one of my weak points, my Achilles heel if you will – I can never say no to pizza, from real Italian pizza to even the odd guilty pleasure of a Domino's delivery when I'm in London. The combination of carbs (and who doesn't love carbs?), gooey mozzarella (and who doesn't love mozzarella?) and any other topping you may desire (and...
Lauretana fest finds new home in Niles
The Feast of Maria SS Lauretana has travelled a long and winding road from the narrow streets of a small Sicilian town to the open arms of a north suburban shopping center. The journey has been centuries in the making, and the path has been strewn with challenges but paved with faith. "Our feast has been celebrated for hundreds of years in Sicily...
IAWA’s Open Reading Series Featuring Nancy Caronia & Edvige Giunta – September 12, 2015
WHEN: Saturday, SEPTEMBER 12, 2015 @ 5:45 PM WHERE: @ Cornelia St. Café @ 29 Cornelia St. off Bleeker WHO: Nancy Caronia is a Lecturer in the Honors Program at University of Rhode Island, where she teaches contemporary literature, composition, and creative writing. Caronia's creative writing has most recently appeared in Animal, New Delta Review,...
L’indimenticabile sbarco dei Buffalo Soldiers in Italia
di Claudia Cecconato Forse non tutti conoscono la storia dei Buffalo Soldiers. Una divisione dell'esercito USA, formata da soldati neri americani con a capo un comandante bianco, razzista. Come gli altri Alleati i Buffalo combatterono al fianco dei partigiani per liberare l'Italia dal nazifascismo. In particolare quella parte del...
Try Orazio’s for Italian-American standards, housemade staples
By Andrew Z. Galarneau A taste for fried mozzarella sticks has left me vulnerable to years of appetizer abuse. I saw too many pale, chewy sticks whose journey from factory to plate was interrupted only by a burst of microwave radiation. I had started to wonder what I ever saw in them in the first place. At Orazio's, my faith was r...
Taste the Regions/Cities: Roma
Join us as we continue to showcase Italy's regional richness and diversity in our popular series "Taste the Regions". For the first appointment of our Fall term, we will discover Roma, the capitol of Italy and a perennial favorite of tourists the world over. Thursday, October 15th, 6:30 to 8:30 PM, ICC instructor and Rome native Mirella He...
Descendents of Italian POWs who worked at Letterkenny to soon arrive in Chambersburg
By Vicky Taylor It's countdown time for a special reunion for the descendants of Italian POW's who lived and worked at what was in the mid-1940s called Letterkenny Ordinance Depot Franklin County. About 20 such descendants have packed their bags and are ready to board an airplane for the United States, where they will be welcomed...
Biscotti's Italian fare worth the fall drive to Ohio
By Jennie Geisler Hutchison I live in Conneaut, Ohio, and treasure every time I've made the 10-minute drive to Biscotti's Restaurant. Those all-too-rare trips promise exquisite food bordering on (OK, full-on) indulgence. The Italian bread is hot and soft. The salads, with a powerful balsamic dressing, delight. This time,...
Danny's scores on Italian dishes, Chicago pizza
by Ryan Duvall It's not rocket science. When I visited Danny's Italian Grill, the newest Italian eatery in town, in the Washington Square shopping center on North Clinton Street, it only made sense that the Italian offerings were what shined brightest. Danny's has an extensive menu with a definite Italian flair, but there als...
Previdenza: Nissoli (PI) chiede al Sottosegretario Giro di lavorare per modificare la Convenzione sulla sicurezza sociale tra l'Italia e gli Usa
L'on. Fucsia FitzGerald Nissoli (PI), in seguito alle considerazioni espresse al Convegno sulla previdenza che ha organizzato, nel mese di ottobre, a New York, ha inviato, oggi, una lettera al Sottosegretario Mario Giro per rappresentargli le esigenze della Comunità italiana che vive negli Usa per quanto concerne la previdenza sociale. In particol...