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My mother was Italian and I grew up in South Philadelphia, the city’s “Little Italy” section and the hub of the Cosa Nostra organized crime family in the Philadelphia and South Jersey area.When I was a teenager in the 1960s I lived around the corner from Angelo Bruno, who was then the mob boss. I also lived around the corner from Richard Zappile, w...

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Carol Faenzi is a board member of the Italian Heritage Society of Indiana and also the author of "The Stonecutter's Aria", a book that tells stories about Italian emigration to the US. She's the perfect person, a kind and proud Italian American who lives in Indiana, to talk about Italy in the "Hoosier State". We thank her and welcome her on We the...

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Che cos’hanno in comune un Papa argentino (Bergoglio), un sindaco americano (Bill De Blasio) e un pilota di Formula 1 australiano (Daniel Ricciardo)? Apparentemente nulla. In realtà fanno parte di una stessa famiglia che, sempre meno silenziosa e sempre più in crescita, sta consolidando il proprio ruolo nel mondo: gli italici. Ed è proprio su quest...

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The Italian American Museum and the Brooklyn Velodrome Vintage Wheelmen cordially invite you to attend a book presentation by author Aili McConnon for "Road to Valor: A True Story of World War II Italy and the Cyclist Who Inspired a Nation", a non-fiction work by Aili McConnon & Andres McConnon; and a screening of the documentary film "Assisi 1943...

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Good news! If you're a current subscriber to the Italian American Review, you will soon be receiving Volume 7, Number 1, if you haven't already. If you don't currently subscribe to the journal, we invite you to take a look at the contents below and consider subscribing. Volume 7, Number 1 is the first issue under editor Marcella Bencivenni. The new...

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The humble West Virginia pepperoni roll, born in the kitchens of coal miners’ wives and perfected in the Italian-owned bakeries of North Central West Virginia, has been featured in Bon Appetit magazine and on the Food Network. It has been the topic of heated retail controversies and state legislation. It’s the centerpiece of annual eating contests...

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Seemingly indefatigable chef-restaurateur Fabio Viviani cuts to the chase in his latest cookbook, “Fabio’s 30-Minute Italian” (St. Martin’s Press). This just-released volume encompasses more than 100 quick and easy Italian recipes “perfect for busy families and emerging cooks.” Born and raised in Italy, Viviani currently calls Chicago home. He is n...

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“Let’s Wake Up, Italics!“ will take place on Wednesday, June 7th, at 5.30 pm at the Consulate General of Italy, 690, Park Avenue, New York NY 10065. “A wake-up call” are the words that open Piero Bassetti’s latest discussion of his notion of Italics and Italicity in his book, Let’s Wake Up, Italics! A Manifesto for a Glocal Future, which is the Eng...

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Bill Cellini Jr. is a true blue expert in Italian ancestry. For about thirty years, he has been holding seminars and workshops across the United States, to teach Italian-Americans how to trace back to their roots. Between 1876 and 1930, out of the 5 million migrants who embarked from Italy to the U.S., 80 % came from Southern Italy, mainly from Cal...

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Boulevard Books Author Iris Vignola ventures into children's fiction. In the Fantastic World of Fairy Tales is her collection of twelve stories for children and for those who still love dreaming, published in two different editions, with various illustrations. The first fairy tale, the Veiled Princess, was the theme of the first theatrical performa...

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