How an American spy helped liberate Rome, 75 years ago
In the night between June 4th and 5th 1944, Allied soldiers arrived in Rome and the city became the first Axis capital to be liberated from the Nazis. One of those to greet them was an American writer and undercover agent who had spent months working with the Italian resistance to pave the way for Rome's liberation. His name was Peter Tompkins and,...
'Pavarotti': Film Review
Ron Howard delivers a documentary portrait of the life and career of the titular star Italian tenor. The quintessential Italian tenor who did more to popularize opera in the latter half of the 20th century than anyone else receives a lavish and celebratory tribute in Pavarotti. Casting a net deep into the archives and calling on a vast array of the...
The Real Field of Dreams: How Baseball Brought Italians Into the Mainstream
Life in the United States during the first half of the 20th century was difficult for Italian-Americans, who had darker complexions, curlier hair and were Catholic. They were subjected to bias and discrimination in employment, education and housing, making it hard to assimilate. Italians were stereotypically portrayed as organ grinders, fruit peddl...
ISSNAF Awards for Young Investigators - Call for Applications 2019
ISSNAF - Italian Scientists and Scholars in North America Foundation yearly presents awards to acknowledge the research of young Italian investigators working in North America, whose commitment to their discipline of study is innovative, potentially impactful and honors their country of origin. ISSNAF Board of Trustees encourages all Italian early-...
Remembering my Italian grandpa through food, and his Papa’s Italian Potato and Pepper Frittata
The gladiolas are still fresh in my mind, as my grandpa stood among them in his garden in New York. He was happy digging in the dirt, creating beautiful flowers and vegetables. It was his personal sanctuary. An immigrant from Bari, Italy, Grandpa arrived at Ellis Island as a boy more than 100 years ago. He lived with a family acquaintance until he...
'Pavarotti' relives that magical time he romantically serenaded Princess Diana in the rain
The operatic life of legendary tenor Luciano Pavarotti is on full display in producer/ director Ron Howard’s documentary “Pavarotti” (screens Tuesday in 600 theaters via Fathom Events; opens Friday in select cities, including New York, Los Angeles and Chicago; expands throughout summer). But nowhere is the drama more fairy-tale-like than the enchan...
Trumbull Coal was King Before Youngstown Steel
Correva l’anno 1872 e la Mahoning Valley era l’epicentro di una fiorente industria del ferro, con Youngstown il suo cuore pulsante e le fonderie più efficienti della nazione. Al centro della prosperità della città c’era il carbone, il cui flusso era controllato da una manciata di potenti uomini. I mercati instabili negli Stati Uniti e una drammatic...
The surprising truth about Caesar salad
It was early Friday afternoon at the San Ysidro Port of Entry, the busiest land border crossing in the world, which connects Tijuana, Mexico, and San Diego in the US. Some Mexicans were returning home from a week of work, while some Americans were getting an early start to their weekend. I was heading to Tijuana to eat lunch at the restaurant that...
L’Ambasciata d’Italia a Washington celebra la Festa della Repubblica
L’Ambasciata d’Italia a Washington ha aperto ieri le celebrazioni per la Festa della Repubblica negli Stati Uniti d’America. Al tradizionale ricevimento nella prestigiosa sede dell’Ambasciata hanno partecipato oltre 1800 persone accomunate dall’amore per l’Italia. Erano presenti rappresentanti delle varie branche dell’Amministrazione americana, de...
On the Occasion of Republic Day in Italy
On behalf of President Trump and the American people, I offer our congratulations to the people of Italy on the 73rd Anniversary of the founding of the Italian Republic. The United States and Italy have a long, shared history of friendship and strong ties. Italian-Americans have played and continue to play an integral part in the United States’ suc...
Q&A: Sports author Mike DeLucia on forgotten basketball pioneer Hank Luisetti
Few individuals know the storied history of Stanford basketball. For sports author Mike DeLucia, the pre-NBA era — marked by two-handed shots and jump balls after each score — became his primary focus when he learned of Stanford’s three-time All-American Angelo-Giuseppi “Hank” Luisetti. In his three years at Stanford in the 1930s, Luisetti captivat...
Nissoli (Fi): “Subito la cabina di regia per la lingua italiana nel mondo”
Fucsia Nissoli, deputata di Forza Italia eletta nel Nord e Centro America, è intervenuta questa mattina al Comitato permanente sugli Italiani nel mondo e la promozione del sistema Paese, durante l’audizione del direttore generale per il Sistema Paese del Ministero degli esteri, Vincenzo De Luca, sull’attività svolta per la riforma degli Istituti it...