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Nel corso del suo viaggio a New York lo scorso giugno, Il Sindaco di Napoli Luigi de Magistris ha partecipato a una tavola rotonda su invito del J. D. Calandra Italian American Instiotute" della City University di New York. L'istituto è il più grande centro di studi e ricerche negli USA interamente dedicato all'esperienza italiana nelle Americhe....

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An 1868 article in the New Britain Record matter of factly reported "a few Italian musicians parading the city's streets." The newspaper's comments signaled the presence of a new immigrant culture, even though only 117 Italians lived in the state then and a mere 879 a decade later. Few could have anticipated the dramatic increases in Italian immigr...

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Not much changes in the Sicilian town of Noto -- just ask Great Kills resident Mario Belluomo.After emigrating from the Italian city as a child, the 61-year-old professional photographer and court officer decided it was finally time for a return to his roots. He visited Noto, located in the southeastern corner of Sicily, and several other parts of...

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The first session of the 2014-2015 Boston Immigration and Urban History Seminar will take place on September 23, when Natalia Molina of the University of California—San Diego will present on the role of history, memory, and the vernacular landscape in a Los Angeles neighborhood's evolving identity.   Subsequent sessions will introduce us to...

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The Southeast – As immigrants from the different regions of Italy settled throughout the various regions of the United States, many brought with them a distinct regional Italian culinary tradition. Many of these foods and recipes developed into new favorites for the townspeople and later for Americans nationwide.   Saint Helena, North Caroli...

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A documentary on the assimilation of Italian Americans, La Mia Strada or My Road screens May 19 at 2 p.m. in at Rowan University, New Jersey. The filmmaker, Michael DiLauro, a professor at Robert Morris University in Pittsburgh and a former professor at Rowan University, will introduce the film and lead a discussion.

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"La promozione dell'Expo del 2015 all'estero non può prescindere dalla forza e dal radicamento degli italiani nel mondo". Lo fa presente la coordinatrice nazionale delle Consulte regionali dell'emigrazione Silvia Bartolini, che ha riunito oggi a Bologna il Coordinamento con i rappresentanti delle regioni.   La pensano così anche i vertici de...

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  WTI Magazine #26    2014 Apr, 18Author : James Vescovi      Translation by:   In a world filled with memoirs, Eat Now; Talk Later by James Vescovi is truly different. This memoir that doesn't focus on a radically dysfunctional family, but instead celebrates the breadth of family life: loyalty, struggle, humor, misunderstanding, and love.    

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Parliamo di una bella storia di solidarietà e cibo che riguarda uno chef italiano emigrato negli Stati Uniti, che ha ritirato in Italia un premio importante dedicato al Premio Nobel Eugenio Montale.   Obbiettivo della sua encomiabile iniziativa: sfamare i bambini dei sobborghi californiani detti "motel kids" con un piatto di pastasciutta. Fe...

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The story of Italian composer Alfredo Morena Sr. is one that spans generations. Born in 1891, in the town of Marsiconuovo, in the province of Potenza, Morena was the son of Giuseppe Morena, who served in the army during the unification of Italy in the late eighteen hundreds.   A composer, musician and teacher, Giuseppe befriended Giusep...

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