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Aurelio Fiocca, all’epoca venticinquenne, partì da Carovilli (oggi provincia di Isernia), alla ricerca del “sogno americano” nel lontano 1884. Giunse in Oklahoma e andò a lavorare nelle impervie miniere site in quello che era stato territorio degli indiani. Aurelio fu tra i primi italiani, vero “Pioniere”, a giungere in quella zona. Aderì al “The N...

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Saturday November 10th, 7pm EDT. IL Centro, 8711 18th Avenue, Brooklyn, NY 11214. This presentation has a direct link to the Italian culture. Purposely imagined not to neglect the principal dialects of Il Bel Paese (Italy). It is the product of a brilliant dramatic intuition. The color, the emotions, the flavors recorded in the monologue suit perfe...

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“Il diritto al viaggio come diritto all’esistenza”, queste le parole che possono fare da sottotitolo al Rapporto Italiani nel mondo 2018 della Fondazione Migrantes, appena presentato. Il tutto in 500 pagine, 64 autori e 50 saggi. Diritto al viaggio come diritto alla mobilità, elemento fondamentale per la costruzione della propria felicità. Perché,...

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You may not be familiar with the history of how and why Italians immigrated to the Mississippi Delta years after the Civil War. It is a fascinating story that led to decades of crops being sown on seemingly endless rows of rich Delta soil by multi-generational Italian farming families. For over 40 years Lawrence Reginelli has been embracing and con...

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The initial idea was to make a fun short film about Charlie and Fred Osso, the owners of Rudy’s Pizzeria in Closter, full of satisfying, close-up shots of oozing cheese, creamy pastas and crusty bread — you get the picture. What emerged was a poignant story about sacrifice, success, family and the American Dream told through the story of two Italia...

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Life in our country has changed so dramatically in recent years. Mass shootings have become an all too common story on our evening news shows. The threat of terrorist attacks are something we are forced to think about all too often. And the hostility extremist groups in our country exhibit toward one another is frightening. We miss the security and...

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In 2004, Joseph M. Orazi wrote the documentary script, “Prisoner Among Us,” about Italian American immigration, assimilation and the events leading up to World War II. The research peaked his interest of his heritage, which then eventually prompted his desire to make history more accessible to a larger public. Hence, he penned the historical fictio...

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La storia di Mario Gendrachi è di quelle che racchiudono quasi interamente l’esperienza della nostra emigrazione. Nacque a Campobasso nel 1908 da Ernesto e Giuseppina. A solo due anni giunse, con i suoi genitori, negli Stati Uniti. La famiglia Gendrachi si stabilì a Philadelphia. Qui il piccolo Mario conobbe la difficoltà dell’emigrazione e la dure...

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Il vessillo della Trinacria sventola orgoglioso tra le strade di Manhattan. I colori e I’iconografia tipica  dell’Isola fanno da scenografia al camioncino Made in Sicily più famoso di tutta New York. Si chiama “Picciotto New York City” ed è il food truck che Alessandro Ancona, pizzaiolo e chef di Castellamare del Golfo, ha inaugurato nel 2016 per l...

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The National Organization of Italian American Women's DC Chapter will host an event at the Library of Congress this Thursday, October 25th, from 6-8pm.  This free event will feature a symposium and treasure display on Italian-Americans before and during World War II.Constance Morella will moderate the symposium and Linda Barrett Osborne and Fr. Ezi...

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