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Il suo libro «Te la do io l'America» (Rizzoli) contiene 50 ricette di cucina americana. Come mai questa scelta?  «In realtà non sono solo ricette. E' soprattutto un racconto della mia storia di americano in America, e quindi delle ricette che corrispondono a quel tipo di società».   Sono ricette facilmente realizzabili anche a casa?«Sì...

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"Giada is five years old. She lives in Utica, New York. Her mom was born there, but her dad was born in Italy." So begins the new, illustrated book that, according to award-winning author Michael Sedge, will put young children on the path to learning Italian.   "I have lived in Italy many years and have grandkids both there and the United St...

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Un secolo di storia dell'esperienza migratoria calabrese viene analizzato nel volume "L'emigrazione della Calabria. Percorsi migratori, consistenze numeriche ed effetti sociali" di Francesco Carchedi e Mattia Vitiello, edito dalla Tau nella collana dei "Quaderni" della Fondazione Migrantes.     Il volume parte dall'esodo migratorio...

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By Farrah Duffany   Two psychologists, one a town native, will be at the library next month to discuss their new book on Italian-American women and their fathers. "Daughters, Dads, and the Path Through Grief: Tales from Italian America," focuses on the stories of 51 women from around the country who have dealt with the death of their fa...

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Chapman University - An event of historical significance and Italian pride filled the Leatherby Libraries Malloy Performance Portico during a special reception at Chapman University where a rare and valuable book about Christopher Columbus written in authentic old world script and entitled "Colombo" was donated to the Italian Heritage Archives of t...

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Anita Hughes knows San Francisco society. "Lake Como" starts out with lots of San Francisco weddings, each more beautiful than the last. The protagonist, Hallie Elliot, is impatiently waiting for her boyfriend Peter, a brilliant journalist, to propose. In the meantime, she works as an interior decorator designing homes for the wealthy. But when sh...

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Joanna M. Leone, Connecticut author of "Slices of Life Italian-American Stories" will share her book at an AuthorSpeak program at the Norwalk Public Library, located on 1 Belden Ave, Norwalk, CT on Friday, January 17th, 2014 from 12:00pm until 2:00pm. ( Snow date is Friday, January 24th from 12:00pm-2:00pm) .   The AuthorSpeak series is desi...

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After a random meeting through a mutual friend, chefs Gabe and Katherine Thompson hit it off -- as you may have surmised from the joint last name. Shortly after meeting Gabe, Katherine was approached by her former colleagues Joe Campanale and August Cardona; they were opening a restaurant and wanted her to be the executive chef.   She had no...

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"Death of a Happy Man": novelist Giorgio Fontana (Premio Campiello 2014) in conversation with Armando Maggi (University of Chicago)   Italian author Giorgio Fontana will discuss his literary journey from his debut novel to the breakthrough in his literary career, which established him as one of the strongest voices in contemporary Italian fi...

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This past June, Queens Borough President Melinda Katz swore in Astoria resident and Queens native Maria Lisella as the new Queens Poet Laureate. Maria will be joining us at Central Library on Sunday, October 11 at 2:00 p.m. for our Open Mic for Poets. Maria Lisella is the sixth poet to serve as the borough's Poet Laureate.   Born in S...

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