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A partire da domani, venerdì 30 gennaio, il chapter di Mantova di Filitalia International, organizzazione internazionale impegnata nella diffusione della lingua e della cultura italiana nel mondo e nel rafforzamento dei rapporti tra Italia e Stati Uniti, avvia corsi di lingua angloamericana.   Pasquale Nestico, fondatore e presidente emerito...

Back by popular demand, the Foundation's Friday evening extravaganza is part of NIAF's 40th Anniversary Gala Weekend. Join SNL legend, NIAF Celebrity Ambassador, actor, entertainer and radio host Joe Piscopo and guest star Danny Aiello, including Il Volo, the award-winning Italian music trio, for a celebration of Frank Sinatra's 100th birthday. Pis...

by Maureen Daye   Linda Schiano, who teaches Italian at the Manalapan Englishtown Middle School, enthusiastically shared her knowledge about how to create and cook pasta with more than 100 eighth-graders on a recent day at the school.   Some 10 years ago when Schiano began teaching at MEMS, she came up with the idea of having an annua...

US-Italian differences over the Milan kidnapping and "extraordinary rendition" of Egyptian terrorism suspect Abu Omar in 2003, and the subsequent conviction in Italian court of 22 CIA operatives (in absentia), should not obscure the fact that the US and Italy have a long history of cooperation against international security threats, from organized...

What began as a hobby in "Dad's" spare room has grown into a successful family business over the past ten years. Today, CHi Signs & Designs, Inc., located in Oakmont, has become one of the Pittsburgh region's best printing and marketing shops. The CHi team includes CEO and founder, Chuck "Dad" DeSabato; his son Seth DeSabato, president and desi...

Nonostante il rallentamento della domanda internazionale, l'export rappresenta ancora oltre la metà del fatturato delle imprese dei distretti: a questi "campioni dell'Italian Style" fa riferimento ancora oggi più di un quarto delle vendite estere di tutto il sistema Paese. Malgrado le difficoltà, infatti, queste realtà produttive portano a casa un...

di Alessandra Matroianni   Un altro torinese che ha conquistato la scena musicale italiana, un altro che ha catturato l'interesse della critica non solo nazionale, ma anche estera.È Ludovico Einaudi, appena arrivato negli Stati Uniti per il tour del suo ultimo album, 'In A Time Lapse'. Formazione classica ma che guarda al pop: ci parla del s...

Gli italoamericani del New Jersey non hanno gradito la notizia della chiusura del consolato di Newark dal prossimo 28 febbraio. A confermarla venerdì alla Camera è stato lo stesso ministro degli Esteri, Emma Bonino. E gli esponenti della comunità sperano di poter approfittare della missione del primo ministro Enrico Letta e della stessa Bonino a Ne...

New Jersey filmmaker Frank Gigante and Enrico Muzzi are teaming up to film "The Other Side," an independent project produced by Gigante's company My Way Produzioni. The film examines racial stereotypes and how prejudices are formed, with a focus on the Italian-American culture.   "The Other Side" features many New Jersey locations such as Va...

The Italian Teachers Association of New Jersey (ITANJ) and the Coccia Institute for the Italian Experience in America at Montclair State University joined forces on March 26th for their seventh annual collaboration, Italian Language and Culture Day.   This full day of performances showcased the hard work and creativity of middle school and h...

St. Vitus Church will have a festival beginning at 6 p.m. Aug. 6 through Aug. 9 on the church grounds , 910 S. Mercer St.   Foods will include cavatelli; pasta fagioli; nightly Italian food specials; pepperoni puffs; chicken or lamb on the rod; meatball, sausage, eggplant and steak sandwiches; pizza; pizza greens; fried dough and more. &nbs...

High Construction Company today announced that it was selected as the design-builder for a new processing facility for Citterio USA.   Citterio USA is a wholly owned subsidiary of Giuseppe CITTERIO Salumificio, SpA of Milano, Italy--one of the oldest and largest family owned businesses in the Italian Specialty Meat Sector.   Read more...