Sons of Italy awards 18 students
There was plenty of heart and just as much “soul” Saturday as the Sons of Italy Lodge 2738’s 16th Scholarship Awards and Citizen of the Year Gala drew more than 400 patrons to the Sangre de Cristo Arts and Conference Center. The night’s theme was “We Honor Our Italian Ancestors from New Orleans,” a nod to the fact that many Sicilian immigr...
Italian language: One step after another
WTI Magazine #56 2015 March, 20Author : Manuela Bianchi for learnitalygroup.com Translation by: The word "passo" (step) is used with the verb "fare" (to do) as in "fare un passo" (literally, to do one step) or "fare due/quattro passi" (which in Italian means "to take a walk"). Even with such a simple word, we find plenty of common sa...
Italian Film Festival USA Metro Detroit to take place April 1-26
The 2015 Italian Film Festival USA Metro Detroit will take place this April 1 through April 26, 2015. Special appearances will be made by directors Paolo Zucca (L'arbitro/The Referee) and Rolando Ravello (Ti ricordi di me?/Remember Me?), who will discuss their films with audiences after their screenings. Admission for all events is FREE an...
Alla Salute! Presentation and Book Signing by Amy Riolo
Join 2015 NOIAW DC Region Wise Woman Honoree Amy Riolo for a special presentation and book signing. Amy is an award-winning author, chef, television personality, cuisine and culture expert, and Mediterranean diet advocate. Amy will discuss the various health benefits of the Mediterranean diet. Recent studies show that people who follow a M...
Sons of Italy hosts 2015 Law and Education Awards – May 3
The Grand Lodge of Massachusetts, part of the national Order Sons of Italy in America, is honoring several leaders in the Italian-American community, as well as giving out $30,000 in scholarships to graduating high school seniors at a combined event, the Massachusetts Education and Law Awards, on Sunday, May 3, 2015. This is a continuation...
Seward House staffer to talk 'Italians in the Civil War' at St. Francis – 4 May, 7 pm
Seward House Museum Facilities Manager Andrew Roblee will give a talk about "Italians in the Civil War" at 7 p.m. Monday, May 4, in Father Nacca Hall at St. Francis of Assisi Church, 301 Clark St., Auburn. Using archives from the museum, Roblee will talk about William Seward's role preparing for and encouraging immigration, as well as the...
Women leaders and Nonna’s baking, Italians in Hartford
News 8's celebration of Italian in Connecticut continues today! Today our journey takes us to Hartford from women paving the way in leadership roles to pastries just like Nonna made. Hartford looks a lot different now than it did when many Italian immigrants came here. A hundred years ago, the Front Street neighborhood was mostly Italian. &nb...
Italian researchers create robotic arm that bends & contracts like octopus’ tentacles
by Betty Laseter A team of researchers at Pontedera BioRobotics Institute in Italy claimed to have created a robotic arm that can bend and contract like an octopus tentacle. The robotic arm is expected to play a really helpful role in the field of surgical procedures by enabling surgeons to perform minimally-invasive operations in compact...
American Society of Italian Heritage Crawfish Boil: North Shore Notables
by Elizabeth Moore Crawfish and culture forged a beautiful friendship at the American Society of Italian Heritage crawfish boil on the Sunday before Memorial Day. Joe Macaluso polished his prized pocket trumpet and played a medley of patriotic songs from each of the military branches -- Army, Navy, Air Force, Marines and Coast Guard -- as...
Labirinti italiani, 12 giardini da non perdere. Da quello dedicato a Borges a quello in pietra di Ragusa
di Chiara Piotto Simbolo di potere, oggetto di divertimento, incantatore e traditore. Dal mitico labirinto di Cnosso, popolato dalle figure leggendarie di Teseo, Icaro, Arianna e dal mostruoso Minotauro, in avanti, i labirinti si sono sempre fatti portatori di valori simbolici e letterari, fino a diventare metafora della condizione dell'uo...
We must speak out against defamatory portrayal of Italian Americans
by Manny Alfano Read article http://www.nydailynews.com/news/politics/de-blasio-accuses-cuomo-political-revenge-article-1.2276709 The front page of today's (Wednesday July 1) New York Daily News has pictures of Governor Andrew Cuomo and Mayor Bill de Blasio with the headline "VENDETTA." They are both dressed like the stereotypical mo...
Italian Americans and World War I
by Ben Lariccia Though postwar U.S.A. experienced a depression that lasted until 1921, the severe economic and social upheavals that hit Italy in the wake of WWI had little parallel in the U.S. In fact, the period of the 1920s was one of general prosperity—the Roaring Twenties— that aided greatly in the Americanization of immigrant communi...