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September 23 - 24, 2022. A symposium sponsored by: The Department of French & Italian at Tulane University and The Calandra Italian American Institute at Queens College/CUNY. The Lavin-Bernick Center Stibbs Room (203). 311 Newcomb Hall, 1229 Broadway, New Orleans, LA. LIvestreaming and in person. Register for the Zoom webinar! Like many other U.S....

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You’ve been to Little Italy countless times. Why take a tour? I wanted to learn, in depth, the history of the community — the conditions and prejudices with which the immigrants were confronted. As a New Yorker of Italian immigrants, this tour was very endearing to me. One of the highlights of the tour was learning about Lieutenant Joseph Petrosino...

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When I announced that I was leaving my magazine writing job after four years, nobody was surprised. "Sad for us, but happy for you," my coworkers said. "Where to next?" When I explained that I didn't have another position lined up — that I was packing my Brooklyn apartment into a storage unit and heading to work on a vineyard in Italy — that raised...

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Charles Anthony Bernard Graci, better known to the world as ‘CHARLIE GRACIE,’ was born on May 14th, 1936 in South Philadelphia to Santo (‘Sam’) and Mary Graci (nee Cappizzi), both first generation Sicilian-Americans. Charlie has been making music for 71 years. He was the first Rock n’ roll Star to arise from South Philadelphia. In 1946 at the age o...

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Tuesday, September 27, 2022, 6pm. John D. Calandra Italian American Institute - 25 West 43rd Street, 17th Floor - New York, N.Y. 10036. Italian Women in Basilicata: Staying Behind but Moving Forward during the Age of Mass Emigration, 1876–1914. Victoria Calabrese, Lehman College, CUNY. REGISTER in advance to attend in person by calling 212-642-2094...

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In the fall of 1872, nationwide orders for cast iron fell sharply, forcing cutbacks in coal mining. As a result, Ohio coal operators announced a large cut in miners' pay, effective January 1, 1873. Refusing the wage reduction the miners struck, and within weeks over 7,000 men had deserted Ohio's coal pits. Among the companies paralyzed by the walko...

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Giving prominence to Venetian emigration. A phenomenon of fundamental importance in the past and present of our region and yet little known, almost forgotten. That is why the Associazione Bellunesi nel Mondo has decided to announce a literary contest on the subject. Entitled "Raccontare l'emigrazione veneta," it is dedicated to unpublished and orig...

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The flowers were always a small token. I never had a chance to buy him a tie or a sweater – the usual gifts for a grandfather. Flowers really were the only appropriate gift, since it would be presented graveside. My grandfather’s name was Antonio Branella. I never met him. I only knew his eyes – black as coal, intelligent, eager. They seemingly rea...

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Like so many things in New Orleans, the story behind local writer Elisa Speranza’s debut novel, "The Italian Prisoner," (Burgundy Bend Press) begins with a party and food. While attending an event in 2003, Speranza, then a new transplant to the city, was chatting with local chef Joe Faroldi about their mutual Italian American roots when Faroldi sha...

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Many of the societies rented storefronts for use as a clubhouse. This must have been a major accomplishment — providing a physical space in which the business of the organization could be carried out. But equally important, a place for men to socialize and share ideas and comment on the state of affairs. Not many immigrants were overtly political,...

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