Stefano Luconi (Professor of North American History - Universities in Padua, Naples and Florence)
The 2016 Presidential elections give us the opportunity to talk about the political behavior of the Italian Americans through their experience, from the first days to these years. It is a very interesting topic, which we address by meeting with one of the most prominent experts about this topic, Prof. Stefano Luconi. Watch out, this is going to be...
Sainthood supported for Sister Blandina
By Olivier Uyttebrouck The U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops voted this week to support the cause of sainthood for Sister Blandina Segale, an Italian-born nun who helped open schools and hospitals in the New Mexico territory and reputedly stood up to Billy the Kid. The work is complete on this side of the Atlantic, and now the decision rests wi...
NBHS Italian Club selling tickets for Grand Pizza fundraiser
A local restaurant is working with New Britain High School to send students to Italy. Students in the Italian Club at NBHS are selling tickets for a spaghetti dinner at Grand Pizza & Restaurant for $20 a ticket. Half the proceeds in ticket sales will go directly to the students to help finance their trip. The other half covers the cost of...
Expertise and quality the drivers of gold manufacturing district of Valenza
by Filomena Greco The gold manufacturing district of Valenza in north-western Italy presents itself as a dynamic district that, though weakened by the economic crisis, is seeking salvation in foreign markets. We are talking about an industrial sector with about 800 companies and 4,700 employees, smaller compared to the past but with big po...
Three Chefs for Montemonaco
The Italian Cultural Center of San Diego requests the pleasure of your company at the Fundraising Dinner for Montemonaco (AP) devastated by the October 30th earthquake. This event, "Three Chefs for Montemonaco", will be held on Friday, February 3, 2017 at the Our Lady of The Rosary Church Hall located at 1654 State Street, San Diego, CA, from 6: 00...
Magic Island: Andrea Schiavelli, suo padre e la Sicilia
A molti, il nome di Vincent Schiavelli non dirà granché. Eppure il volto di questo caratterista italo-americano, comparso in centinaia di film (diversi di Milos Forman) è immediatamente riconoscibile: Qualcuno volò sul nido del cuculo, Amadeus, Ghost, Batman - Il ritorno, Larry Flint, Man on the Moon, per citarne alcuni. Un volto inconfond...
Il Centro Studi ricomincia con i corsi della University of Arizona
Il Centro Studi continua ad investire sull'incremento delle collaborazioni con le Università USA e riprende coraggiosamente un vita in più occasioni contrastata. Le migliaia di studenti americani che in un decennio hanno frequentato i corsi presso il Centro Studi rappresentano i migliori e più efficaci "testimoni" di Orvieto nel mondo. Il Centro...
GE to buy aviation unit of Italy's Avio for $4.3 billion
FAIRFIELD, Conn. — Industrial conglomerate General Electric plans to buy the aviation business of Italian manufacturer Avio for $4.3 billion to grow its jet propulsion business and strengthen its supply chain. The Fairfield, Conn., company said Friday that it wants to build its supply chain as it ramps up engine production. The deal also gives GE...
Italian American Community Unites To Defeat AB55
CA Assemblyman seeks to disband Columbus Day and replace with Native American Day "Christopher Columbus' achievements as a great Renaissance explorer and his discovery of America, which led to the influx of ideas and people of Western Europe on which America was founded and still rests, is why we must continue to celebrate Columbus Day on the seco...
Cettina Donato Presents Crescendo – March 15
When: Friday, March 15, 2013 Where: 7 p.m. at Dante Alighieri Society — 41 Hampshire St., Cambridge MA 10 p.m. at Lilypad — 1353 Cambridge St, Cambridge, MA Berklee graduate and Messina-native Cettina Donato will be back in Boston to present her latest album "Crescendo." Read more Fonte: Bostoniano
ISSNAF survey on taxation and VISA issue in the US
In March 2013, an ISSNAF working group composed by renowned researchers presented H.E. Ambassador Claudio Bisognero with a comprehensive set of recommendations to tackle issues related to taxation, vias and other burocratic aspects of the life of Italian researchers in the United States. The document based its conclusion on a wide survey c...
Inquirer Editorial: Has the Italian Market outgrown its name?
With taquerías and other conspicuously non-Italian businesses proliferating in South Philadelphia's Italian Market, should the neighborhood be renamed for the sake of anthropological accuracy? The answer is the same whether you're a Sicilian or a Sinaloan: No.