Alumnus Becomes Italy’s Prime Minister, Appoints Five Alumni as Key Ministers
NATO Tour alumnus (1988) and center-left young leader Enrico Letta is Italy's new Prime Minister. In an exceptional showing of strength for Mission Italy's exchange programs, an additional five alumni make up Letta's coalition government – roughly one-third of the cabinet. At 46, Letta is one of Italy's youngest prime ministers. His cabinet is note...
ASG, Division of Jergens, Inc. and Fiam Utensili Pneumatici Spa Announce Strategic Partnership
ASG, manufacturer and distributor of torque control products and solutions for the assembly market, and Fiam Utensili Pneumatici spa, premier Italian assembly tool manufacturer, are pleased to announce a strategic partnership naming ASG as the exclusive master distributor for Fiam in North America. Fiam will partner with ASG to integrate its brand-...
A taste of Tuscany near Boston
by Rose Y. Colòn If you happen to live in the Boston area and want a taste of Tuscany there's no need to leave the country. Just swing by Tuscan Market, an artisan Italian marketplace located less than an hour drive north of the city. The 10,000-square foot shop offers gourmet items from Tuscany and other Italian regions like Pugl...
Gian Francesco Secchi De Casali: Il primo giornale italiano in America è stato fondato da un piacentino
di Jacopo Franchi Sommario: Vita e opere di Gian Francesco Secchi de Casali, piacentino, fondatore e direttore del primo giornale in lingua italiana negli Stati Uniti, «L'Eco d'Italia» (1850-1894), e promotore della colonizzazione italiana di Vineland, nel New Jersey. L'articolo ricostruisce, in sei paragrafi, la nascita a Piacenza, l'esil...
L'America con l'Italia nel piatto
di Claudia Vanni Negli Stati Uniti cresce solo l'import di prodotti italiani: le importazioni a stelle e strisce nel primo quadrimestre dell'anno hanno subito infatti una brusca battuta d'arresto ma contemporaneamente la richiesta di food made in Italy è aumentata (+5,5%), confermando così l'appeal che hanno i nostri alimenti sul consumato...
Dall'On. Nissoli (SC) solidarietà e sostegno al Ministro Kyenge
"Gli atti di stampo razzista nei confronti della ministra Kyenge sembrano non arrestarsi. Di fronte a questi comportamenti di assoluta inciviltà non posso che manifestare la mia solidarietà ed il mio convinto sostegno alla ministra; infatti sono letteralmente sbalordita nel vedere atteggiamenti tali in una Italia che amo, da emigrata, ed esprimo sg...
IASA Western Regional Chapter Offers $500 Research Grant
The Italian American Studies Association-Western Regional Chapter (IASA-WRC) is pleased to offer a one-time award of $500 for a graduate student or recent graduate-degree recipient whose research focuses in a significant way on the history and culture of Italian Americans in the West. We welcome all disciplinary approaches to the field of...
Announcing the 2013 Feast of San Padre Pio, Tuckahoe, New York
September 20th—22ndHours: Friday 5PM—9PM; Saturday 2PM—10PM; Sunday 2PM—7PM Generoso Pope Foundation24 Depot SquareTuckahoe, New York 10707(914) 793-7777 Free Admission • Food • Live Entertainment • Vendors Friday, September 20th at 6 PM: After Mass will be a procession from the Church of the Assumption (100 Pleasant Avenue) in...
Italy's jewellery sector bets on exports to counter home weakness
By Agnieszka Flak Export-focused Italian jewellers are seeing sporadic signs of recovery in key foreign sales, offsetting deep-rooted weak demand at home, industry officials at a major trade fair said. The euro zone's third largest economy is battling with its longest postwar recession, which has put some small and family-run jeweller...
Italian Signs, American Politics: Current Affairs, Historical Perspectives, Empirical Analyses
Wednesday, September 25 - 12:15 PM - Queens College - Kiely Hall 270 Italian Signs, American Politics: Current Affairs, Historical Perspectives, Empirical Analyses - Ottorino Cappelli, editor This book analyses intra-ethnic elections in the United States, in the circumstance of American politicians of Italian desc...
Persico from Italy opens US location in Rochester Hills (MI), introduces ‘smart’ rotomolder
Persico SpA, the Italian company that makes fully automated rotational molding machines — causing waves in the labor-intensive rotomolding sector — has introduced a new machine aimed at custom molders, and announced the creation of a U.S. operation.Both announcements came on Sept. 30. The Nembro, Italy-based company bought a company in Rochester H...
Vespa Launches 946 at Bulgari in New York
Last week, Vespa introduced its most luxurious scooter yet, the 946. To emphasize the luxury element, the company paired up with Bulgari for a private luncheon with the company owners and designer in from Italy. John DeLucie, executive chef and owner of the Waverly Inn, The Crown and The Lion, was honored to be asked to curate the menu for the spec...