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  WTI Magazine #21    2014 Mar, 14Author : Simone doc Bracci      Translation by:   A very common thing is to think about our country with some sort of superior attitude, as if being part of a nation could give us the right to be proud and sometimes without understanding why, or because we are united under a flag. I belong to Italy: that's what...

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Il prof. Daniele Struppa, attuale Chancellor della Chapman University presso la quale e' stato chiamato nel 2006, e' stato nominato dal Board of Trustees dell'Universita' "Presidente designato" e successore dell'attuale Presidente Jim Doti, Ph.D, quando questi andra' in pensione. Laureatosi in matematica all'Universita' di Milano, e conseguito il...

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By Mauro Battocchi   Fulbright BEST exposes Italian talents to Silicon Valley culture and then sends them back to Italy to turn their innovative ideas and approaches into business ventures.   This policy effort, supported by the Italian diplomatic service, uses Silicon Valley as a lever for accelerating the growth of Italy's software...

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by Catherine Accardi   Painter, Rinaldo Cuneo (1877-1939), was born in San Francisco on July 2, 1877. The Cuneo family was an Italian-American family of artists and musicians who lived on Telegraph Hill.   As an adult, Cuneo lived and worked in a studio in North Beach's Telegraph Hill, a location with grand views of the bay and surrou...

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by Serena Perfetto   From music to book, from photography to cinema: spring in San Francisco has never been as full of Italian events as this year. Indeed, whoever loves Italy and its history, culture, and art cannot miss the April's journey among a series of events, such as performances, conferences, photo exhibits, and movie screenings, wi...

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by Mauro Battocchi   The Auxiliary's annual Antipasti Buffet will be held on Thursday, August 27, 2015 at the Museo Italo Americano located in Fort Mason Center in San Francisco. In conjunction with Expo Milano 2015, which showcases the finest of the world's food and culture, the Museo pairs with SLOW FOOD SAN FRANCISCO to bring you an eveni...

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We are looking for the following FAMILY/FRIEND UNITS:FAMILY 1: ITALIAN AMERICAN WOMAN in her 30's with an Italian American OLDER MALE family member/friend 40's-50's & Italian American FEMALE RELATIVE/FRIEND 60+FAMILY 2: ITALIAN AMERICAN sisters/cousins/friends 30-50 years old FAMILY 3: ITALIAN AMERICAN MOM mid 40's-late 50's w/college aged SON...

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by Rebecca Yerger The once-prominent and award-winning G. Migliavacca Wine Co., a 19th-century Napa Valley winery, has essentially been forgotten over time. This downtown Napa winery was established circa 1866. Its founder and namesake, Giocomo Migliavacca, received a formal wine and spirits education and training in his native Italy.   In...

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Italian-born Roberta Marongiu isn't just any medical researcher. She received her Ph.D. in medical genetics & neuroscience from the University of Rome in Italy as well as the University of California. She's an instructor of neurological surgery and also conducts research at the Molecular Neurosurgery Laboratory at the Weill Cornell Medical Coll...

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Ciao, Amici – For this year's classic series of Italian cinema, we decided to offer a retrospective of the movies directed by one of the best Italian directors of the Sixties, Pietro Germi. The first two are two comedies "Italian style". If you recall Anna's definition of this typically Italian genre, the topic is a mixture of funny situa...

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