The La Voce Scholarship
We are going to join The Italian American Club, The Sons of Italy and The Augustus Society in creating a scholarship because, there is a niche not served by the other scholarships. The Italian American Club has a great scholarship program which is open to all college, university and trade school applicants regardless of age and grade (i.e. it is o...
ISSNAF Seattle chapter fall meeting
The ISSNAF-Seattle Chapter fall meeting was just another great success. Almost 100 people gathered to listen to our four amazing speakers and to visit the BAM. After the visit we enjoyed talks form Claudio Mazzola, PhD and Senior Lecturer at the Department of French and Italian Studies at the University of Washington that talked about...
Italian Language and Culture Thriving at La Scuola Italiana di Portland
by Kerry-Lynne Demarinis At the corner of NW 14th and Quimby stands Friendly House, the home of "La Scuola Italiana di Portland's preschool". Parents and preschoolers open the door and are instantly inside an Italian classroom; Italian children's music is playing softly in the background, papers with finger-paint handprints hang on the wa...
“Io imparo l’italiano”: an Italian youth program in Seattle
“L’unione fa la forza”, is an Italian saying for “Strength in unity”, and it was the motto that Magda Codognotto, the director of “Nuovo Centro Italiano”, had in mind in 2013 when she was planning the development of an Italian language youth program called “Io imparo l’italiano”. Magda designed the program to teach Italian to children livi...
Rotary exhange student Lolly Pasotti of Italy is settling in to her LO home
by Cliff Newell Lolly Pasotti has only been in Lake Oswego since late August, but the Italian exchange student already has a lot of fans. "Even after a long, tiring flight from Italy, she greeted us with a big smile and a great attitude," says Ken Jensen, who heads up the Lake Oswego Rotary Club program that brought Lolly from Brescia, It...
For Authentic Italian Recipes, Cook With Grazia, Founder of the Italian School of Portland
by Mauro Battocchi I want to call your attention to a fantastic Italian chef and food writer in Portland, who not only excels at the art of cooking itself, but also at promoting the Italian cuisine through new media. Grazia Solazzi grew up in Northern Italy (Asola) and learned cooking directly from her family members, who donned the dinner...
The New Italians: Perspectives on Multicultural Italy
PAMLA 2015, Nov. 6-8, Portland State U.Special Session: The New Italians: Perspectives on Multicultural ItalySession Presiders: Elena Dalla Torre (edallato@slu.edu), Maristella Cantini (scantini@gmail.com) In recent years critical studies on post-colonialism, immigration and multiculturalism in Italy have reflected the existence of a heterogeneous...
Dante Alighieri Society of Pueblo: Scholarship awards celebration
Who: Dante Alighieri Society of Pueblo What: Scholarship awards celebration When: May 4 Where: Pueblo Country Club Highlights/honorees: Adelyn Crank and Sadie Tishma received the Persons of the Year Award. Four high school seniors received $1,000 scholarships: Hannah Zabukovic and Jared Horvat, South High School; Allaya Pacheco, East; a...
MHHS Alumnus receives Fulbright Award
A 2001 Mountain Home High School alumnus was recently awarded a Fulbright Foundation for Southern Italy Award, an honor often given to senior faculty members. The 33-year-old visiting assistant professor of Italian at the University of Arkansas, Ryan Calabretta-Sajder, said he went into Italian studies because he has "always been fascinated with la...
Student Scholarship Information
Doheny's Swim Forward ScholarshipSponsor: Doheny.com online retail companyAmount: $500.00 Eligibility: Senior who displays disciplined leadership skills as well as team spirit towards an aquatic pursuit.Applicant has to be a member of a school aquatics sport team, local aquatic club or league, or hold a lifeguard position. Considered in acade...
Rustic Italian Kitchen, BRAVO! Celebrates Grand Opening at Galleria in Henderson May 28
Henderson's newest Italian Cucina, BRAVO! will make its debut at the Galleria at Sunset on Thursday, May 28 with an eye-popping grand opening celebration. Henderson Mayor Andy Hafen will kick off the festivities with a welcome ceremony, and present a 'Certificate of Congratulations' on behalf of the City of Henderson. Following the presentation an...
University of Hawai‘i, Italian plastics company announce $1.4M project
by Alex Bitter Turning waste into environmentally friendly plastics is the goal of a $1.4-million project announced Tuesday by the University of Hawai'i and an Italian plastics company. Researchers in the School of Ocean and Earth Science & Technology (SOEST) will use the money to improve the plastic manufacturing process used...