The 500-plus(!) native wine grapes of Italy, from Aglianico to Zibibbo
Got the hammock strung up? Check. A chilled bottle of Prosecco or Vermentino? Check. Notebook handy? Pen or pencil? Check. Time to do some studying. Our textbook: "Native Wine Grapes of Italy" by Ian D'Agata (University of California Press, Berkeley). That's 620 pages of hard-won knowledge about Italy's familiar and obscure grapes, includi...
Made of Italians: l’Expo 2015 per gli italiani all’estero
È rivolto agli italiani residenti all'estero e ai cittadini stranieri di origine italiana "Made of Italians", il progetto di Expo 2015 cui hanno aderito le Consulte regionali per l'emigrazione. Il progetto, si legge sul sito di Expo, è stato pensato per garantire "un'accoglienza speciale", per far vivere ai connazionali "l'esperienza emozionan...
MV Agusta USA Adds to Dealer Network
As part of its strategy to enhance and selectively grow the dealer network in the USA, MV Agusta has been working together with existing and new dealer owners to expand its regional footprint and better serve consumers. "We have a continual strategy to make changes in selected open areas where rider demand is high and the prospective MV ri...
Italian Grandmothers Try Olive Garden For First And Last Time
by Ron Dicker That's pretty harsh, nonna. In a new viral video, BuzzFeed asked Italian grandmas to try Olive Garden for the first time. For the most part, they're predictably underwhelmed -- and hilarious. "Merda" and "who the f**k made this?" may not be the kind of reviews found in certain publications, but did you really ex...
Eataly New York, Martina (MIPAAF) presenta il segno unico distintivo del Made in Italy
Il segno unico distintivo del made in Italy agroalimentare ('The extraordinary Italian taste') è un tassello fondamentale del piano per l'internazionalizzazione che Mipaaf e Ministero dello Sviluppo economico stanno attuando per sostenere l'export e rafforzare le azioni di contrasto all'Italian sounding, che prevede risorse pari a 260 milioni di eu...
Jonas Carpignano’s Mediterranea puts a human face on the migrant crisis in Europe
by Silvia Donati Italian-American director Jonas Carpignano is the author of the film Mediterranea, which tells the story of two African migrants, Ayiva, played by Koudous Seihon, and Abas (Alassane Sy), as they try to make better lives for themselves in Italy, after traveling from Burkina Faso to Rosarno, in the southern region of Calabri...
Lessons of Love on Mother’s Day
It's Mother's Day weekend and I can't help but reminisce about Mother's Day when I was a child. I'm sure we can all remember past Mother's Days and recall how they differed from today. Growing up Italian American, we didn't eat out in restaurants much. So our holidays and Mother's Day were spent at home at the kitchen table. There were no reservat...
Answering Columbus’ critics
Eighteenth-century Irish statesman Edmund Burke once noted that those who don't know history are doomed to repeat it. When it comes to Columbus, the Italian-American community seems doomed to have history rewritten right out from underneath it for the same reason. To be fair, backing Columbus has been a no-brainer for much of the last century. His...
Welcoming Two New Members to our National Board of Directors
The National Organization of Italian American Women is pleased to announce two new members of our National Board of Directors. Donna Chirico, Ed.D. and Donna Corrado, Ph.D., LCSW have demonstrated impressive leadership and commitment to their communities. They join a group of Italian American leaders on NOIAW's National Board with a vast...
New Books - Magna Grece
Some new and forthcoming titles that may be of interest to our readers. All are available at Amazon.com• The Getty Hexameters: Poetry, Magic, and Mystery in Ancient Selinous by Christopher A Faraone and Dirk ObbinkPublisher: Oxford University Press, USAPublication Date: February 28, 2014Hardcover: $89.10Language: EnglishPages: 240Read description...
Eduitalia Scholarship - Application deadline extended to May 12 2014
On behalf of the Education Office of the Italian Embassy in Washington, I'm kindly asking for the alert below to be widely circulated though AATI listserv:Thank you very much - Paola Ebranati [email protected] Due to the many requests, students enrolled in AP-Italian exams, who did not applyon time (April 18th) to...
The Search for our Ancestry (II)
By Angelo Coniglio Many Americans of Italian descent make the same plaintive comment when asked about the origins of their immigrant ancestors: "My parents (or grandparents) never talked about it." I hope to help you discover long-lost information about your roots. There are millions of descendants of Italians and Sicilians in the United...