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The history of the Italian emigrants who left for America is often a history of difficulties, suffering and accidents. Often these accidents occurred in shameful and almost impossible work situations, which were the only ones left for the latest arrivals, the Italians willing to do anything to survive and allow their children to have a better educa...

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Among the Italians who have been successful thanks to the United States there are undoubtedly the names of Antonio Meucci and Giuseppe Garibaldi. A scientist, the first; a warrior, the second. Nothing further from each other. But few people know that Meucci and Garibaldi not only knew each other, but they shared a house and some adventures together...

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When: Wednesday, September 18, 2019 From 6:30 pm To 8:30 pm - Where: Italian Cultural Institute - Organized by : COMITES, Italian Consulate General, Italian Culture - Entrance : Free Join us for the screening of the newly released documentary Italians By The Bay and the presentation of the recently published photo book La Valle del Silicio. Both pr...

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Una leggenda di Wall Street con il cuore in Italia. Joseph Perella, Joe per gli amici, nel mondo dell’alta finanza è considerato un visionario. Perella & Weinberg con un asset di 13 miliardi dollari è tra i maggiori players mondiali nel settore merging and acquisition e financial restructuring con uffici a New York, Londra, Abu Dabi, San Francisco,...

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Weddings are momentous occasions for Italians, as with any family. They are about tradition and also about fun. Many beautiful legends surround the Italian wedding ceremony; however, little is ever reported about the receptions. Here is how I remember an old-style Italian immigrant wedding reception of the 40s and 50s. Most of the Italian families...

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La Regione finanzierà un progetto per creare una rete dei musei dell'emigrazione siciliana nel mondo. Lo ha annunciato il governatore Nello Musumeci nel corso di una visita ufficiale nell'isola di Salina. «E' un'operazione culturale, ma anche identitaria - sottolinea il presidente - che può diventare un polo di attrazione anche per il cosiddetto "t...

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They are three Italian grandmothers named Nicolina, Vincenza, and Maria, and they surely never imagined they’d become famous on the social networks in their country. Yet, today they have, thanks to a simple act of love. The three have gone viral on Whatsapp, Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram, just a few days after they decided to have a photo taken...

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L’Abruzzo a Stelle e strisce raccontato attraverso le storie di chi oggi lavora con successo conservando con orgoglio proprie origini. Questa la sintesi di una serata che ha visto protagonisti Geremia Mancini e Generoso D’Agnese, autori del volume "Abruzzo Stars & Stripes vol. 2", edito da R&R di Teramo, ospiti di Alessandra Portinari per il "Luned...

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Ken Cuccinelli says immigrants should be able to “stand on their own feet” and the Statue of Liberty’s famed poem was only supposed to apply to newcomers from Europe. But the hard-line Trump immigration official’s own ancestors were dirt-poor Italian laborers who apparently came through Ellis Island on a crowded steamship like millions of other fut...

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È stato pubblicato a giugno di quest’anno il libro di Thierry Rinaldetti “Efrem Bartoletti. Umbro cantore della rabbia operaia nel Minnesota dei primi del novecento”. Il volume narra le peripezie migratorie di Efrem Bartoletti che dal piccolo paese umbro Costacciaro emigrò a Hibbing, nel Minnesota, dove divenne attivista del movimento operaio in es...

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