«La mia patria non è qui, è l’America»
by Quinto Antonelli La memoria di Alessio Menapace si apre con un titolo molto eloquente, Il misterioso mio inciampo nella guerra mondiale, che sottolinea la tragica casualità del suo coinvolgimento nel conflitto. Nato a Tuenno nel 1877, all'età di 22 anni Menapace era emigrato negli Stati Uniti trovando lavoro come minatore a New...
Musician Dreams of Publishing Italian Song Book
"Although I have been busy writing about traveling around the globe, I have been getting arrangements to put together an Italian Gig Book," said piano player Tony Di Bona. He, and vocalist wife Giovanna, run Roman Holiday Music. "We do weddings, festivals and themed parties, just to name a few," said the Italian-American who is a native of San Dieg...
DanteMichigan : Great Italian Short Stories of the Twentieth Century | Friday, January 16 at 7pm
Great Italian Short Stories of the Twentieth Century/I grandi racconti italiani del Novecento: A Dual-Language Book (English and Italian). Edited and translated by Jacob Blakesley. This anthology highlights the rich range of modern Italian fiction, presenting the first English translations of works by many famous authors. Contents includ...
Bordighera Press: 25 anni di libri tra Italia e America
di Stefano Vaccara Nel corso di un autunno denso di eventi italiani, a New York il Calandra Italian American Institute del Queens College (CUNY) ha festeggiato i 25 anni di Bordighera Press, una piccola ma importante casa editrice specializzata in poesia italo americana, ma con un occhio anche alla saggistica e alla letteratura. F...
They were proud to be veterans -- and Italian
They marched proudly in parades, stepping to the marching band's beat in the Cardillo-Campagnone Brothers Post No. 1's crisp dark-colored uniforms. They marked veterans' graves with flags for Memorial Day. They took every opportunity to extol the virtues of civic life and exercise them. They were the the first post in Massachuset...
Celebrate Venice!
With the brilliant photographic images of Donatella Davanzo, in the extraordinary old-world setting of Casa Rondena Winery - 733 Chavez Road NW - Albuquerque. At a special reception Saturday, January 24, 2015, beginning at 3:00pm in the winery's Great Hall Special Wine Tasting in the winery's Great Hall – Spec...
Dimmi tutto, the new Cafe teaching how to have coffee in the perfect Italian style
Making an Italian coffee is considered an art. But what about having a real espresso and enjoying that moment as most Italians do? While the ability of preparing a good coffee has been improving since Italians came to America, the Italian way of having away coffee has never become a real trend. Read more Fonte: L'italo-Am...
A Look Inside Carrino Provisions, A New Italian-American Food Hall In Jersey City
This foray into Jersey from the guys we've chronicled graphic-style as the Three Kings of Brooklyn (see link at bottom of page) is split into four spaces with a distinctly Italian accent: café, market, osteria and cantina. The team, Dale Talde, David Massoni and John Bush, partnered with the duo who executed the design, Anthony Carrino and...
Le basiliche italiane in California. Quando Sant’Ambrogio ha ispirato la Powell Library e la Royce Hall
Affermare che storicamente ci sia stata, e continui a esserci tuttora, una profonda influenza della cultura italiana nei confronti degli Stati Uniti (senza mai dimenticare, ovviamente, il grande ascendente inverso), può essere un fatto abbastanza pacifico e – per certi versi – assodato. Ma quando dalle asserzioni più generali si passa alle...
GDC 2015: per la prima volta ci sarà un Padiglione Italia
di Samuele Zaboi Il Ministero dello Sviluppo Economico, l'ICE-Agenzia per la promozione all'estero e l'internazionalizzazione delle imprese italiane e AESVI, l'Associazione di categoria che rappresenta l'industria dei videogiochi in Italia, annunciano la partecipazione delle imprese italiane alla Game Developers Conference (GDC), l'appuntamento pr...
Friends, family remember Middletown’s Chris Vecchitto and his Italian ice
Chris Vecchitto, 90, is widely remembered for his friendly smile and his famously tasty Italian ices. Vecchitto died Feb. 27 at Middlesex Hospital Hospice Unit after his health quickly declined in the wake of a January fall at home, his wife said. A Middletown native, Vecchito was one of 11 children born to Italian immigrants Gaetano and G...
San Diego’s Sicilian Festival Will Merge with the Little Italy Festa in October 2015
The Sicilian Festival, the first festival to be held in San Diego's iconic Little Italy neighborhood, has announced that it will become part of the annual Little Italy Festa beginning October 11, 2015. For 21 years, the beloved Sicilian Festival was the labor of love for a small group of volunteers whose goal was to preserve the heritage and cultu...