Fuga o collocamento di cervelli? Questo giornale non ha dubbi, fra i due termini, nell'interesse del Paese (e non "contro"), vince "collocamento": è auspicabile, utile e nel lungo termine è al servizio dell'Italia.   Questa riflessione, e un'altra, legata alla quasi inesistenza da noi delle associazioni ex allievi, mi si è posta come quesito...

Five Sussex County high school athletes were recognized Nov. 15 for their dedication and courage not only on the playing field but also in the community. The third annual Brian Piccolo Award Ceremony was held at the Glade Club House in Rehoboth Beach.   James Albertella, a Cape lacrosse player; Erin Coverdale, a Cape hockey player; Adam Izzo...

di Maura Garau   Nell'anno duemila, dietro richiesta dell'Ufficio Educazione del Consolato Generale d'Italia di New York, ho avuto la fortuna di collaborare alla stesura del Curriculum Guide K-12 per l'insegnamento della lingua italiana negli USA. Partecipavano al progetto diversi insegnanti, coordinati dal professore emerito Joseph Tursi di...

Queens College (CUNY) celebrates forty years of its Italian American Studies program on Wednesday, March 26, 12:15 p.m. in the President's Conference Room 2 at the Rosenthal Library, Queens College.   In 1974, Professor Richard Gambino, author of Blood of My Blood: The Dilemma of the Italian-Americans, offered the first known course in the s...

The first session of the 2014-2015 Boston Immigration and Urban History Seminar will take place on September 23, when Natalia Molina of the University of California—San Diego will present on the role of history, memory, and the vernacular landscape in a Los Angeles neighborhood's evolving identity.   Subsequent sessions will introduce us to...

Professors Lisa Colletta, Associate Professor of English within the Communications and English Program, and James Walston, Chair of the International Relations and Global Politics Program, celebrated July 4th at the University for Foreigners in Reggio, Calabria, where they were invited to speak at the Tabularasa 2013 conference, which examined the...

di Silvia Consoli   Sembra un paradosso: i nostri ragazzi per trovare lavoro spesso devono emigrare all'estero mentre da molte parti del mondo arrivano frotte di giovani che scelgono proprio il nostro paese per studiare e arricchirsi delle molteplici opportunità storico culturali che l'Italia sa offrire. "Tradizionalmente l'Italia...

Presentation about the Reggio Emilia educational method by the pedagogical specialist and Reggio Emilia educator Claudia Giudici and the architect Michele Zini, who designed the Italian International School (La Scuola) in San Francisco and specialises in architecture for young children. Please register here for the presentation at the IIC.  ...

The Board of Governors is pleased to announce that they will be sponsoring another in their "Dinner With Culture" series. The date for this dinner will be Sunday, September 29, 2013. Doors to the Cultural Center's banquet hall will open at 5:30 PM with dinner following at 6:00 PM.   The meal will be prepared by Italian cooking instructor Ale...

Students will gain a deeper understanding of the Italian language by watching the most important scenes from famous operas. There will also be discussion of librettos and contemporary articles about current performances.   Learning the lyrics of a song or an aria helps students expand their Italian vocabulary, learn some slang/typical phrase...