Italians in America

For the first time, I heard the narrative of the struggle for civil rights in the United States from the side of the oppressed: when in the course of one's life, every other possible means has been explored, patiently and...

Ph.D. candidate Stefano Morello, a student at CUNY's Graduate Center who is originally from Turin, brought this story to light when he started reconstructing the fascinating history of his great-grandmother, Salvatrice Nigido. She left Sicily for the Big Apple in...

It has become fashionable to apologize for historical misdeeds… But frequently such gestures manage to obfuscate history rather than to clarify it. This infamous lynching has suffered such a fate. It is an understatement to say that the events that...

In his US appearances, Francesco De Gregori brings his latest album "De Gregori sings Bob Dylan - Love and theft", featuring the interpretations of 11 songs by Dylan, which he personally reproduced. Author of 32 albums, an intense life between...

We have asked a number of Italian immigrants who are not American citizens their opinion on their political rights and duties. Here is a sample of responses from Italians who feel involved in the outcome of the presidential election but...