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There are still many Little Italys in the United States. Some of them are just a few blocks now, other are what's left of the urbanization that brought large roads in the middle of many American cities after the war, several times crashing an Italian community. Every one of them is a place where a big Italian heart has been, is and hopefully always...

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II Console Generale d'Italia a Los Angeles rende noto che e indetta una procedura di selezione per l'assunzione di n. 1 impiegato a contratto da adibire ai servizi di Assistente Amministrativo nel settore Segreteria-Archivio Contabile presso il Consolato Generale d'Italia a Los Angeles. Possono partecipare alle prove i candidati in possesso dei seg...

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Helen Rinauro, who came to Tracy from the Santa Clara Valley in 1955, still has vivid memories of arriving here. “Paul (her late husband) and I had farmed in the Santa Clara Valley, and when we decided to move to Tracy, some of our friends said, ‘You’re moving to Tracy, where’s that?’” Helen said the move, “a bit scary at first,” turned out to be a...

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Another day, another historic statue comes down. This time in California, to no one’s surprise. On Tuesday, the San Jose City Council voted to remove a Christopher Columbus statue from City Hall. The California city joins a long list of other municipalities that have considered removing Columbus statues or have abolished Columbus Day in favor of In...

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It's a well-deserved honor for one of the world's most-accomplished actresses. Monica Bellucci was the center of attention as she was honored Wednesday at the Harmony Gold theater in Los Angeles, in a dual effort from the Filming on Italy festival and the Italian Institute of Culture Los Angeles Creativity Awards, Variety reported. The 53-year-old...

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On Tuesday, January 23, 2017, San Francisco’s Board of Supervisors voted to approve a proposal to replace Columbus Day with Indigenous Peoples’ Day. Tuesday's vote was 10-1, with Aaron Peskin the only supervisor to vote against it. San Francisco Italian community leaders were shocked and surprised by this action, one that came with no prior warning...

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The Hollywood Chamber of Commerce is proud to announce that iconic Italian actress Gina Lollobrigida will be honored with the 2,628th star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame on February 1, 2018 at 11:30 a.m. PST. The star will be dedicated in the category of Motion Pictures at 6361 Hollywood Boulevard. “Gina Lollobrigida is one of the most iconic actres...

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Members of San Francisco's Italian-American community gathered at City Hall yesterday to protest last week's decision by the Board of Supervisors to rename Columbus Day. The Board voted 10-1 to designate the second Monday in October as "Indigenous Peoples Day." District 3 Supervisor Aaron Peskin, who represents the historically Italian-American Nor...

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A Christopher Columbus statue that’s been the subject of repeated vandalism and an impassioned campaign to oust it from San Jose City Hall may finally find a new home after this week. The City Council on Tuesday will vote on whether to fork out $12,000 to remove the 6,000-pound marble monument, which activists have long decried as a symbol of genoc...

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Coolwater Ranch, located in Ahwahnee, is happy to bring back, with the kind help of The Redwoods, the inimitable Beppe Gambetta, world renowned flat/cross picker, singer and entertainer. From Genoa Italy, Gambetta tours North America three times per year, taking part in prestigious festivals such as Merlefest, Walnut Valley Music Festival in Winfie...

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