Sonny Bono: 20 years later, his last ski run feels 'as if it was yesterday'
Twenty years ago this week, Sonny Bono went missing. He was a Palm Springs icon, born Salvatore Phillip Bono to a Sicilian peasant and a second generation Italian-American whose marriage was arranged when his mother was 14. In Washington D.C., he was the Honorable Sonny Bono, Republican member of the House of Representative for California’s 44th Di...
Doctoral Candidate Amy E. Martin Seeks Italian American Women for Research Study
NOIAW member and Doctoral Candidate in Leadership Studies at Gonzaga University, Amy E. Martin, M.A., is seeking participants to interview for a research study as part of her dissertation. The research is a qualitative study on Italian American women leaders. A native of San Francisco whose family has Sicilian roots, Amy became interested in talkin...
Ne “Il dio di New York”, Fontanella fa rivivere l’emigrazione italiana d’America
Recentemente Passigli Editori di Firenze ha pubblicato un romanzo che riconferma l’interesse dell’editoria italiana nell’esperienza dell’emigrazione italiana di fine Ottocento e inizio Novecento quando milioni di italiani lasciarono soprattutto le nostre terre e i piccoli paesi in cerca di fortuna nelle Americhe. Ho scritto più volte che l’Italia,...
Il Progetto Gustoso raggiunge gli Italiani nel mondo
Martedì 2 gennaio Daniele Cipollina fondatore e Presidente di Gustoso Sicilian Food Experience - l’impresa ambiziosa che ha riunito undici importanti aziende del Food siciliano sotto un unico brand per conquistare gli scaffali della grande distribuzione degli Stati Uniti, il primo acquirente al mondo di prodotti agroalimentari, dagli studi di Saxa...
Breaking Balls theatrical release
Hometown Media Productions (HMP) announced today that it will be releasing the film festival hit Breaking Balls for an exclusive one week run at Atlas Cinemas Great Lakes Mall theater beginning with a premiere on Friday, January 12th at 7:30pm and running twice daily through January 18th. Breaking Balls, produced by HMP affiliate Pallino Productio...
UsGlass recognized Nancy Mammaro one of the most influential women in the glass industry.
Women Mean Business. Most of them didn’t set out to work in the glass and glazing industry, but they’re here and making an impact. These women are leading companies, sales teams, developing businesses and managing a host of other responsibilities. They’ve learned from their own heroes and mentors, and today they’re paving the way for more women to...
Mumble, la startup italiana che supporta i veterani nel recupero post-traumatico
C’è una startup italiana che si è inserita nel mondo mobile e sgomita con i giganti hi-tech americani. Si chiama Mumble: il suo team – una decina di giovani, età media 25 anni – lavora fianco a fianco con il Governo degli Stati Uniti per sviluppare una serie di applicazioni (ad oggi già 18, per iOS e Android) che aiutano i reduci di guerra american...
Joe Pesci’s greatest roles
Home Alone star Joe Pesci is one of the most distinctive screen presences in the industry. Over the course of a long career he has become the go-to guy when a hyperactive Italian-American character is required. In an acting career stretching all the way back to the 1960s, Pesci has made some memorable appearances in some of superb movies. He certai...
7 consigli per vendere online negli USA
Gli Stati Uniti costituiscono, dopo la Cina, il secondo mercato più importante al mondo per l’e-commerce con un fatturato che, per il solo settore ‘retail’ è arrivato a toccare 322 miliardi di dollari nel 2016. La prima considerazione che è opportuno fare quando si parla di Stati Uniti è semplice ma al contempo assai importante: il mercato e-commer...
Jay Leno Really Needs a Bizzarrini for His Garage
Where does one start with the story of Giotto Bizzarrini? I guess in 1953. That's when, at the age of 28, he wrote his engineering thesis about the complete Abarthization of the Topolino, the 13 horsepower predecessor of the Fiat 500. The following year, he landed at Alfa Romeo (not unlike Enzo Ferrari back in the day), where he became a chassis en...
Batella's book rounds up stories of NFL players born in Italy
If you've been outside the U.S. you know that despite whatever the NFL might say, finding someone with an even passing interest in American football isn't always easy. That is, unless you go to Italy and bump into Fausto Batella. Though he's a soccer fan, like pretty much everyone there, Batella is especially passionate about professional American...
Adeline Colosimo’s new book “Words of Promise” is the tale of a soldier’s search for retribution for the ones he has lost while serving his country during World War I
Adeline Colosimo, originally from New York as one of six children born to immigrant parents, has completed her new book “Words of Promise”: a gripping and potent story of heartache and revenge caused by a love torn apart by war. Colosimo has always had an interest in writing and has completed a number of essays, poems, and short stories. “Words of...