When the Convivio Center first opened its doors little more than one year ago, it had one main vision. Connection. Not only did it want to connect with the community, but it wanted to serve as a meeting point where community members could connect with one another. Even its name – Convivio, meaning "to live together" – furthered that vision.  ...

The International Women’s Day is their day, and the D.I.V.E. of Los Angeles celebrated it with an exquisite dinner at the Skylight Gardens in Westwood, hosted by Miranda Barone. On this special occasion, the members’ monthly meeting was dedicated to the memory of a brilliant Italian woman: Margherita Hack (1922-2013).   Known as the “lady of...

by Dodie Cross   "For the last 50 years I have played and sang with a band, and I will continue with my music as long as it's humanly possible." Frank DiSalvo didn't have a chance to go anywhere but into a musical career; it was in his DNA.   "My mother was instrumental in my love of music. She was a 'Bobby Soxer,' a real music f...

  WTI Magazine #73    2015 November 27Author : Author      Translation by:   Ciao from Rome! Welcome to the 73rd issue of our online magazine. Our great family is getting bigger and bigger! Today we want to welcome two new members of the We the Italians team. First of all, Los Angeles! We now have a representative in the City of Angels. Mariella...

The life, work and personality of Amedeo Modigliani will be discussed tonight at the Italian Cultural Institute in San Francisco. Art expert Dr. Kenneth Wayne, author of the book "Modigliani and the Artists of Montparnasse" will present a two hour lecture that explores the psychology and historical context of Modigliani's bizarre forms, colorful po...

Sexy before Apple: the Italian experience in Silicon Valley è il nome della mostra curata da Paolo Pontoniere e Alex Bochannek che si è aperta questa notte presso il Computer History Museum di Mountain View in California. Racconta le gesta degli avventurieri italiani che si sono spinti sulla costa Ovest degli Stati Uniti attratti dal fascino di scr...

Cielo grigio su San Francisco. Quando il bus arriva all'università di Stanford, l'aria è fresca ma c'è un bel sole a esaltare i profili in stile moresco dell'università californiana, al top delle classifiche mondiali dei migliori atenei. Con i giovani imprenditori del Sud cominciamo una visita dalla chiesa al centro dell'Università. Che ha una sto...

Una settimana in California, per toccare con mano le opportunità del mercato USA, incontrare operatori del mondo dell'innovazione ed interfacciarsi con potenziali clienti e partner commerciali e/o strategici: con questo proposito Bridges to Italy mette a disposizione delle Startup ed Aziende italiane del proprio network una missione sul territorio...

Editor's note: As Nevada County prepares to celebrate the fourth annual Italian Festival at Western Gateway Park in Penn Valley — 11 a.m.-7 p.m. Sept. 14-15 — Valentina Maffei-Parkman shares a bit of her own Italian heritage with The Union.   As a child, I thought every holiday and family event — like birthdays, Catholic milestones and gradu...

di Mauro Battocchi - Console Generale d'Italia a San Francisco   Cari concittadini maggiorenni o prossimi alla maggiore eta', per potervi essere di aiuto in maniera sempre piu' rapida e efficace, vorrei chiedervi una cortesia. Vorrei dedicaste tre minuti del vostro tempo per inviare all'indirizzo [email protected] il vostro in...