L’importanza del programma AP Italian e i rischi che corre
Nei licei degli USA gli studenti d'italiano hanno dato l'esame AP Italian Language and Culture il 15 maggio 2014. Non si sa ancora quanti studenti hanno sostenuto l'esame e se il loro numero è aumentato in paragone all'anno scorso; nel maggio del 2013 gli studenti che hanno dato l'esame sono stati 1,980 in totale. La meta per il 2015-2016...
Welcome Home Oriana: la prima America della Fallaci
di Chiara Trebaiocchi Amata e odiata, senza troppe misure o mezzi termini. In fondo anche Oriana era così, una donna e una giornalista unica, senza troppe misure o mezzi termini. Di certo è stata e rimane la Fallaci, la giornalista italiana più nota e apprezzata all'estero. Nel suo paese, anch'esso forse amato e odiato, la sua figura conti...
Kaley Cuoco pays tribute to her Italian-American origins as she receives a star on the Hollywood Walk Of Fame
by Michael Traversa It's always a big deal for the film industry when an artist gets recognized with a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame, but the event becomes particularly important for the Italian-American community as well when said artist has a strong connection to his heritage. This last October was one of those moments when actress...
The Essentials: 10 Great Sylvester Stallone Performances
By Nikola Grozdanovic "Of course, if you go in intellectually, you hate it. But if you let yourself go with it, something happens about 40 minutes into the movie. You say to yourself, 'Hey, this isn't going to be the colossal downer of all time.'" That's Sylvester Stallone talking about "Rocky," in a 1976 interview with Roger Ebert. ...
NIAF Official Statement- Hall of Famer Jerry Colangelo Joins Philadelphia 76ers as Special Advisor
Attribute to Joseph V. Del Raso, Esq., National Italian American Foundation Chairman (NIAF) and John M. Viola, President "On behalf of the National Italian American Foundation's Board of Directors, we congratulate Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame member and Chairman of the Board of Directors for USA Basketball Jerry Colangelo on b...
Presidente, salvi la lingua italiana. Un appello a Mattarella, in visita negli USA, contro i tagli ai fondi per la lingua italiana
di Fucsia Fitzgerald Nissoli Ha destato clamore, in questi giorni, la notizia di un taglio ai fondi per la promozione linguistica italiana all'estero, al capitolo 3153 del MAECI, pari a 2 milioni e 625 mila euro per il 2016, dopo che, durante l'esame della legge di stabilità, il lavoro svolto in Senato aveva permesso di azzerare i tagli oper...
Journalist discovers stories behind US cities and towns with Italian names
By Amy Kellogg Did you ever wonder, why NAPLES, Florida? Or MILAN, Ohio? One Italian journalist turned this puzzle into an enlightening voyage across the United States, from Venice, Calif., to Verona, N.J., and six other towns or cities in-between. Alberto Giuffre, who works for Fox's sister network Sky Italia in Milan, talks abo...
Made in Italy, Assica: A rischio export salumi negli Usa
"Il comparto dei salumi, fiore all'occhiello del made in Italy alimentare nel mondo, sta vivendo un momento molto difficile rispetto alle proprie esportazioni negli Usa, proprio quando l'Unione Europea ha iniziato le trattative per l'accordo di libero scambio e, formalmente, gli Stati Uniti hanno eliminato dal 28 maggio scorso il divieto di esporta...
100th Anniversary Mission to New York City & Washington DC
Ad aprile AmCham organizza una Business Mission a New York City e Washington DC. Il viaggio, previsto dal 7 all’11 aprile, si terrà in occasione del NIAF's New York Gala che si svolgerà la sera di mercoledì 8 aprile presso l’esclusivo ristorante Cipriani. Quest’anno la mission assume una particolare valenza in quanto rientra tra le iniziative previ...
NIAF: Nice to Know
By Rosario Mariani Pawnbrokers The traditional symbol of the pawnbroker three golden balls (photo above) is derived from the Medici family coat-of-arms, who ruled Florence in the 15th and 16th centuries. The symbol was spread by the Lombards, Italian bankers, Goldsmiths and money lenders who set up business in medieval London. &...
The 'Dawn' of Tony Orlando
by Ron Onesti Growing up in the "dawn" of the variety show concept, one of my favorites had to be "The Sonny & Cher Show." Each week, watching the little Italian guy get picked on by the tall beauty, well, really hit home for me, as I was one myself. When the show went on summer hiatus in 1974, its replacement starred a guy wh...
Charles Atlas: Italian of the Week
Angelo Siciliano was born in Acri, Calabria, Italy, on October 30, 1892. Eleven years later, he and his family traveled through Ellis Island and settled in Brooklyn, New York. As a young boy, Angelo was often teased and bullied about his small stature. He was inspired by statues of Greek and Roman gods that were housed in his neighborhood...