ISSNAF medical imaging science chapter meeting - November 30th, 2014 from 12pm to 1:30pm
AGENDA 12.00 – 12.15 Light lunch12.15 – 12.30Welcome addresses Lorenzo Mannelli, MD, PhDAssistant Attending, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New YorkChair, ISSNAF Medical Imaging Science Chapter 12.30 – 13.15Discussion panelPatient and Radiologist Interaction (radiation, characterization, etc.) Lorenzo Bonomo, MDChairman, Dept R...
Parish Draws Italian Community Together
In early October, Our Lady of the Rosary Italian National Catholic Parish in San Diego's Little Italy will be celebrating Festa 2014, San Diego's Largest Rosary for Peace. In addition to this momentous celebration, according to Joseph Tabigue, Pastor of the parish, it is getting ready for its 100th year celebration. "Being a Pastor, my dut...
Con Italcheck le eccellenze alimentari italiane alla conquista degli USA
Italcheck, la start-up nata in Italia (a Torino) nel 2014 che permette ad aziende e consumatori di tracciare la filiera del Made in Italy e di certificare i prodotti realmente realizzati in Italia, sarà protagonista, insieme ad Agroqualità e alle aziende italiane certificate, di un tour americano lungo la West Coast. L'obiettivo è fare conoscere e...
Ascolta, Hollywood!
Hollywood and Italian women; where are they? In general, the world has learned much about the character of women through the many decades of film and television. Various protagonists were mothers. We’ve seen the strong but self-sacrificing Kate Winslet in Mildred Pierce, the conflicted Meryl Streep in Sophie’s Choice, modest but cour...
Needlework and Italian immigration
Joseph Sciorra, director of academic and cultural programs at Queen College's John D. Calandra Italian American Institute in New York City, presents Embroidered Stories: Interpreting Women's Domestic Needlework from the Italian Diaspora (University Press of Mississippi, 2014), an interdisciplinary collection co-edited with Edvige Giunta that includ...
Hanford woman to win ag award
by Sam Desatoff A Hanford woman is being honored for her work with agriculture and community service. Lilia Giacomazzi will receive the Tapestry Award at the annual Common Threads luncheon on March 16. The Common Threads award recognizes women in agriculture who have chosen to make a philanthropic difference in their communities....
Symphony performance to feature Italian pianist
The Acadiana Symphony Orchestra continues its "Symphony of Elements" series, exploring themes of the water, fire, and now Earth. The production, called GAIA: A Musical Voyage, will be held on March 6 at 3 p.m. in the Angelle Hall Auditorium. Listeners will experience a bucolic scene and folk dance from Hungary, the charm and exuberance of...
Italian-Americans unearthing lost history of LA's Little Italy
Hear the words "Little Italy" and you might think of New York, Boston or San Francisco's North Beach. But a Little Italy once thrived in Los Angeles and a group of local Italian Americans hope to soon put it back on the map. The city's Little Italy developed in the 19th century when Italians began migrating to California in significant num...
FESTA DI NATALE 2016
When: Sat, December 10, 2016 from 5:30 PM to 8:30 PM PSTWhere: Italian Cultural Center, 1669 Columbia Street, San Diego, CA 92101 It's our annual Holiday Potluck! Come one, Come All! Bring your favorite seasonal dish, some holiday cheer,and your best Italian smile! Live music with the fabulous Iris Moné, raffle-prizes, tombola, and much...
Dal Mezzogiorno alla Silicon Valley
Sotto la targa che dedica il parco giochi al figlio d'immigrati di Isola delle Femmine, i giovani imprenditori del Mezzogiorno scattano foto eccitati, primissima tappa del primo giorno del tour a Silicon Valley e dintorni che Antonio Perdichizzi, vulcanico presidente del Gruppo Giovani Confindustria Catania mi ha chiesto di guidare, come autore di...
The Gossiping Gourmet: After three months, Filomena's feels like family
By Terry MarkowitzFinding Filomena's Italian Kitchen was like finding an old friend. This neighborhood restaurant in Costa Mesa brought back memories of the small, family-owned Italian places in New York's Little Italy. The cozy, welcoming atmosphere, the warm, friendly staff and the classic Italian food all added up to a very pleasant eve...
Why Columbus Day is safe in San Jose
A longtime reader sent me an email the other day with a question that perplexed me: What happened to Christopher Columbus' golden buckles, or more accurately, the gold-painted buckles on his boots? My correspondent was not, of course, talking about the explorer's real boots, but about the black marble pair that now adorn his statue at San...