Italian American

The New Jersey newspaper brought together the century-old community

Our most formidable partner in convincing reluctant Tiro members to support the fellowship was The Sopranos, the TV series that captivated audiences but that enraged the Italian American community. Vito and I would begin our discussions with stakeholders with one...

Per loro il presidente deve rappresentare la loro visione del "sogno americano", una interpretazione tanto forte quanto egoista, per questo amano un imprenditore-showman di successo che se ne frega delle rimostranze dei più deboli per le abitazioni a costi contenuti,...

On a quiet residential street of Williamsburg, Brooklyn, Bamonte’s Italian restaurant celebrates 118 years and four generations of seamless family transition.  Bamonte’s phone rings non-stop. Most Friday afternoons, the restaurant refuses reservations for the weekend. Its 25 tables are filled,...

Sciorra is trained as an anthropologist, and his approach demonstrates this. He believes in the necessity of experience and interaction with the “subjects” of his interest – the necessity of ethnography, participant observation, strategies that have very rarely been used...

It will be interesting to observe how this heritage continues to renew itself as the shared stories inevitably warp and older relatives’ memories fade away– but whatever happens, Italian Americans today are certainly willing to keep spinning the fabric and...

A self defined anti-Soros, Steve Bannon and Donald Trump supporter, but above all a man who, despite initial difficulties, has seen the realization of his American dream. His advice? “Maybe I have always brought with me the passiona and creativity...

Il dibattito nasce in uno strano spazio concettuale dove queste diverse concezioni di Colombo prendono posto agli estremi. Le due non si possono unire perché partono da concetti di Cristoforo Colombo che non si eguagliano. Trattano in maniera diversa il...