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Frank DeSante’s immigration story is so strong, it still holds four generations later. Sicilian on his mom’s side, Frank’s great-grandfather Paul (Paolo) Cannone emigrated to the United States in the early 1900s and settled in South Philadelphia. Frank’s great-uncle, Pete (Pietro) Barbaro established a barber shop at Eighth and Greenwich. Although...

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The pandemic’s enforced period of no travel led an American couple to rethink their life and retire to sunny southern Italy. Seventysomethings Glenda and Randy Tuminello from Spokane, Washington, retired in December 2022 to Polignano a Mare, a dazzling white, cliffside town in the Puglia region, renowned for its stunning beaches and turquoise water...

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On the occasion of Week of Italian Culture in the World, we present I Racconti delle Radici (Tales from the Roots): a wide-ranging project, in collaboration with the Italian Ministry of Foreign Affairs, on the history of the cuisine of Italians who emigrated between the late 19th century and the 1970s to America, Northern Europe, and Australia. The...

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“In Camini, I live in a culturally rich and respectful community, where we treat each other like family,” says Zakaria Jlousi, a 26-year-old Syrian who has been calling the small hilltop town in Calabria home for the past two years. As a multicultural mediator, he helps migrants, asylum seekers and refugees understand and navigate diverse cultural...

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Mass in honor of Mother Cabrini will be celebrated on Sunday Nov 12th, at 10:30am at St Leonard's in the North End, 320 Hannover St, Boston, MA.  At birth, her name was Francesca Saverio Cabrini. After her death, she is now known as Saint Francis Xavier Cabrini, the patron saint of Immigrants. When she was canonized on July 7, 1946 by Pope Pius XII...

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Italy once again sets its sights on the Oscars, spotlighting a theme that’s as relevant as it is enduring: immigration. This issue, marked by identity and turmoil, has been part of the nation for decades, echoing a shared experience with many other countries.  Io Capitano (Me Captain) by Matteo Garrone is Italy’s latest nominee for Best Internation...

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October 28 2023 Roma, Italy

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As I stepped off the train in Milan Centrale, my heart pattered softly as butterfly wings. I visited Italy many times, but now, I have come to plant myself as an Italian American dual citizen. Not as a seedling, those years were gone, and I was fully formed, but rather as a reverse immigrant to propagate myself like a stem cutting in the soil of my...

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The Center for Italian Culture at Fitchburg State University will present two film screenings by award-winning directors Martin Scorsese and Spike Lee in November as part of its year-long exploration of the Italian immigrant experience. The series, titled “Nuovo Mondo: A Century of Migrations from and to Italy”, will present a screening of acclaime...

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In Cleveland, Ohio, prior to the formation of the city’s present day Little Italy, Italian immigrants settled in an area called Big Italy, located to the south and west of Public Square, in what was known as the Haymarket District. Prior to 1880, the neighborhood was primarily Jewish, but as the Jewish population moved on to better neighborhoods, t...

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