Salvatore Patitucci has brought Italian music to radio for 50 years
By Kathleen Ganster With a name like Salvatore Patitucci, it isn't hard to determine that Mr. Patitucci is Italian. Born and raised in Italy, Mr. Patitucci followed his parents to the United States in 1960. Newly married to Elena, who was already an American citizen, the young couple settled in Aspinwall near his parents. In 1964, he...
L'ambasciatore Bisogniero sulla scomparsa di Mario Cuomo: "Un grande uomo, promotore dei valori progressisti e della tradizione italo-americana"
di Riccardo Chioni "Ho appreso con enorme tristezza della scomparsa dell'ex Governatore di New York Mario Cuomo, un grande uomo, promotore dei valori progressisti e della tradizione italo-americana. Orgogliosi delle sue origini, gli Italiani si uniscono agli Americani nell'onorare un leader eccezionale". Con queste parole l'ambasciatore a...
'Genealogy Roadshow' enters second season on PBS
"Genealogy Roadshow" returns Jan. 13 for its second season on PBS, and it will feature a group of genealogy experts traveling to New Orleans, Philadelphia and St. Louis to help participants discover their family histories. The format of the show is simple: Three genealogy experts travel to a new city and residents apply to have their famil...
End Promoting Negative Stereotyping of Italian Americans
by John A. Fratta Italian Americans are the last group left in this Country that it is acceptable to negatively stereotype. It is done on a daily basis in the movies, books, tv shows and video games. Now, the New York City Department of Education is allowing a book to remain on its "approved list" called "Al Capone Does My Shirts". Our chi...
Master Reporter Gay Talese Says 'Fair-Mindedness' is Key to Faith & Links 19th Century Italian Civil War to Today's Catholics
by Justin Sarachik Perhaps one of the most intricate and yet overlooked aspects of creating a story is setting the scene in a manner to coax readers in. A good book offers an array of colors, sights, sounds, and places set out like a painter's palette looking to create a Monet on canvas. This style in itself is usually alloca...
Delta, i voli stagionali per l’orario estivo 2014
Durante la prossima stagione estiva Delta Air Lines ricomincerà a operare con il partner di joint venture Alitalia i voli stagionali diretti non stop: Roma FCO-New York (giornaliero); Roma FCO-Detroit (giornaliero); Milano-Atlanta (giornaliero); Venezia Marco Polo-New York (giornaliero); Venezia Marco Polo-Atlanta (giornaliero) e Pisa-New York JFK...
Italian Pop Star and Neapolitan Singer-Songwriter Gigi D'Alessio Announces February North American Album Release and Tour
2014 kicks off on a North American note for Gigi D'Alessio. The Italian superstar will release his 18th studio set Ora via Sony Music on February 4th, followed by the kick off of his world tour with a seven city concert run of the continent on February 7th. One of Italy's most popular recording artists, the Naples-born D'Alessio has sold 1...
Il contributo delle Camere di Commercio Italiane all’Estero per la promozione del nuovo made in Italy
Il made in Italy cambia pelle e dobbiamo adeguare le politiche di promozione alle nuove e mutate logiche di sviluppo. Qui c'è tutto il ruolo delle Camere di commercio italiane all'estero che raccolgono le comunità di affari capaci di veicolare un nuovo concetto di "made by" piuttosto che di "made in" Italy. Le 81 Camere di Commercio Italia...
How Did “Vincenzo” Become “James?”
The multitude of Italians who ventured to the United States in steamships at the turn of the twentieth century carried more than their trunks and bags and bundles. They carried the culture and traditions of their ancestors. When it came time to name their American-born children, however, the newcomers realized that no ancient custom of Ita...
Citizenship papers are a treasure trove
by Dan Niemiec The recent documentary "The Italian Americans" discussed the period at the beginning of World War II. The government decided for security reasons that certain foreign-born American residents would be classified as "enemy aliens". These were people whose home countries were at war with us. Also, these people h...
Celebrate National Cappuccino Day with Lavazza Coffee
Sunday November 8, 2015 is National Cappuccino Day. Lavazza, Italy's most authentic coffee wants to help you celebrate this special day the right way! They have enlisted their brand ambassadors and stars of Food Networks, "Extra Virgin" Gabriele Corcos and Debi Mazar to explain how drinking cappuccino in Italy differs from drinking cappuccino in th...
2016 Mario Fratti Award - Submission deadline
The Mario Fratti Award is won each year by the author of an original play in Italian or Italian dialect, never-before produced or published. The theme of this year's Mario Fratti Award is "Mothers." Entries are free to tackle this theme is any way and from any point of view. The jury evaluates each entry according to the following selectio...