Nissoli (PI): Soddisfazione continuità operativa dei Consolati italiani di Filadelfia e Detroit
Piena soddisfazione è stata espressa dall'on. Nissoli (PI) a seguito della comunicazione ricevuta dal Ministro Bonino circa la continuità operativa dei Consolati italiani di Filadelfia e Detroit. "E' il frutto - ha dichiarato la deputata eletta in Nord e Centro America - di un lavoro sinergico fatto da tutte le rappresentanze degli italiani in...
Italian American Culture – The Art of Popular Music
Like other art forms that aim to attract a mass audience (movies, television, Broadway shows), pop music has been and continues to be a melting pot that borrows and assimilates elements and ideas from a wide range of musical styles. Rock, r&b, country, disco, punk, Latin and hip hop are all specific genres of music that have influenced...
Still Going Strong: The Sound of Frankie Valli
Born Francesco Stephen Castelluccio, better known as Frankie, a certain Italian-American was told early on that should he make it as a singer, his surname was 'a little long for marquees.' Opting for Valley, then the Italianised Valli, his new name would gain worldwide acclaim over the next five decades and counting. He may have started ou...
Washington - EXPO – A key role for women in food security
Women's role in food security, nutrition and health, and the outlook for EXPO Milan 2015. These were the central topics of the first international "Women in Business" workshop organised by the Aspen Institute with support from the Italian Embassy in Washington, which hosted the event. Participants included the deputy speaker of the Senate, Lind...
MasterChef Junior finalists inspired by their Italian roots
Twelve-year-old Nathan Odom won Fox network's hit show Master Chef Jr. last night taking home $100,000 in the process. The 12-year-old San Diego native faced off against Andrew Zappley, an 11-year-old from Westford, New Jersey in the final. Each young cheftestant had 90 minutes to prepare a three-course meal. Andrew's final meal was i...
Joseph Barbera: Italian of the Week
Joseph Barbera was born March 24, 1911, in the Little Italy neighborhood of New York City. He was the son of Vincente and Francesca, both immigrants from Sicily. He grew up in Brooklyn and had many interests in high school. Joseph tried his hand at theater, drawing, and boxing. He even won the lightweight championship at his high school an...
Successo dell'AP Italian
di Josephine Maietta Cari Colleghi, con gioia vi comunico il risultato dell'esame AP Italian. Il numero raggiunto e' di 2573. In virtu' del successo raggiunto, addirittura con un anno di anticipo, il College Board, ha comunicato ufficialmente la decisione di stabilizzare il suddetto esame negli anni a venire, a prescindere dai risultati....
An Italian Twist on an American Thanksgiving 2015
Whether you're looking forward to the mashed potatoes or the deals at Best Buy, we can't believe that Thanksgiving is only a week away! Before you get out those old, stained cookbooks and handwritten recipe cards, think about adding some new Thanksgiving favorites to your table this year! Many Italian Americans serve a pasta dish at Thanks...
Perché noi americani abbiamo finanziato il restauro della Chiesa della Sindone
di Benedetta Frigerio «In tempi di crisi umana e culturale non potevamo che scegliere di finanziare il progetto di restauro della chiesa barocca del SS. Sudario di Torino». I lavori inizieranno a settembre grazie alla sponsorizzazione della National italian american fundation (NiAF) di Washington, che rappresenta la cultura e la storia di...
Baldassare Forestiere and His Underground Gardens By Giovanni di Napoli
"In a hole in the ground there lived a hobbit. Not a nasty, dirty, wet hole, filled with the ends of worms and an oozy smell, nor yet a dry, bare, sandy hole with nothing in it to sit down on or to eat; it was a hobbit-hole, and that means comfort." —J.R.R. Tolkien, The Hobbit Baldassare Forestiere was born on July 8, 1879 in Filari, a small tow...
Barilla Sued For Allegedly Under-Filling Pasta Boxes
by John Kell Barilla, the Italian company that produces one quarter of pasta sold in the U.S., is facing a lawsuit that alleges the packaging is deceiving customers into how much food they're really getting. In a lawsuit filed in a New York District Court, on behalf of four consumers seeking class-action status, it is alleged Bari...
Reader recommendation: The Islands of Divine Music
The Islands of Divine Music, by John Addiego, is a saga of an Italian-American family spanning six generations as they move from Southern Italy to San Francisco to Mexico. I was absolutely enthralled with the lyrical journey on which I found myself. The author took me back to some familiar places and events of my childhood while introducing me to a...