italian immigration in the States

Later in the twentieth century, popular American conceptions of Italy and Italians shaded into more benevolent forms of stereotyping – land of the Renaissance, land of glorious food, romance, and wine, and a neat place to bring the kids. None...

The number of Italian Americans who hold themselves apart from the Columbus standard bearers is substantial. That we do not have a public voice is not for the lack of trying. There are academics, journalists, and independent scholars pursuing the...

“People come from as far as Pennsylvania, New Jersey, Connecticut, way upstate New York, Canada, and of course Italy, where our rosticceria’s reputation has made the newspapers or has been spread by word of mouth,” says Signor Rossi. “A typical...

The reaction to events in Charlottesville, VA has brought about an opportunity to re-visit how the United States has honored historical figures who are not necessarily the virtuous figures many had assumed. This has led to rally cries to tear...

Marco De Martino was a passionate journalist. He was very much into the unconventional twists in stories. He loved to dig deep in interviews and discover details which could unveil the interviewee, and bring their truth to light. With my...

Two books by Elena Attala-Perazzini, writer and former assistant of Oriana Fallaci, were presented in New York. One is an autobiographical novel about the experience of the author with the famous journalist Fallaci in New York, the other mixes truth and fiction to...