On January 29, 1972 in the typical restaurant "Il Toro" in Sampierdarena (Genova) a table of sportsmen decided to found the first Italian Football Federation (Federazione Italian Football Americano, FIFA), with the desire and hope to be able to introduce in the peninsula the fascinating agonistic image of this stars and stripes sport.

  WTI Magazine #78    2016 April 15Author : Margherita Bossetti Nigris      Translation by:   Ever since she was a child, growing up in her hometown of Como, she has loved to cook: making a big mess but also learning delicious recipes such as lasagne or ravioli, Paola Lovisetti Scamihorn has learned well, putting her skills to the test every day...

  WTI Magazine #67    2015 September, 4Author : Rita Richardson      Translation by:   Why should people worldwide give their money, their time and their talents to restoring a small, ancient, boarded-up church in a small town in Tuscany? Because Oratorio San Filippino is not just any church. It is a modern day pilgrimage site. You won't find it...

WTI Magazine #9    2013 Dec, 13Author : Made in Cloister      Translation by:   Help us restore a renaissance Cloister in the heart of Naples and to begin a new story of art and fine craft. Supported by Laurie Anderson, Antony and the Johnsons, Lou Reed, Timothy Greenfield – Sanders, Maria Thereza Alves, Jimmi...

  WTI Magazine #29    2014 May, 8Author : Rosanna Giampino      Translation by:   There are many ways to learn Italian. Here the approach proposed by a company which launched in Rome a project to promote the "italianità" in the world, focusing, along with the language, on culture and cuisine of the Belpaese. Literature, art, design and fashion a...

  WTI Magazine #48    2014 November, 26Author : Paco Simone      Translation by:   What kind of beauty will save Italy (and the world, of course)? It is well known that Italy holds an immense cultural heritage, treasure of the world. As the Country with the largest number of UNESCO World Heritage Sites, we can say that Italy hosts Beauty, enjoye...

  WTI Magazine #31    2014 May, 22Author : Laurence Cantor      Translation by:   In July, 2013, Vittorio Capotorto, Founder and Artistic Director of italytheater and its parent organization, Teatromania, asked me to write a script that would best help a wide American audience to get to know the work of the great Italian playwright, actor and di...

WTI Magazine #73    2015 November 27Author : Cristina Fontanelli      Translation by:   Hello all of you precious readers of "We The Italians". Thank you Umberto Mucci for giving me the opportunity to explain how and why I began the beloved annual Italian show "Christmas in Italy®" 12 years ago in NYC and 4 years ago in San Diego. The memories I...

  WTI Magazine #63    2015 June, 27Author : Beth Connolly      Translation by:   The Italian American community is coming together to go to EXPO Milano 2015 this fall! With this year's Italian Heritage and Culture Month theme, "Italian Creativity: Celebrating 50 years of Science and Technology, New York World's Fair 1965 – Expo Milano 2015," it'...

  WTI Magazine #53    2015 February, 6Author : Simone Sibillano      Translation by:   The curtains rise and the mazurka of grandpa Bartolomeo accompanies a dance that enters straight into our souls. Over the notes the characters show up and everyone immediately understand their joys, sorrows, worries and expectations: feelings that many Italian...