Los Angeles: il mese italiano della scienza
Dall'8 maggio al 7 giugno l'Istituto Italiano di Cultura di Los Angeles ospiterà "150 anni di genio italiano", mostra itinerante curata dalla Fondazione Rosselli che propone le maggiori scoperte scientifiche dall'anno dell'unificazione d'Italia ai nostri giorni evidenziandone l'apporto sulla qualità della nostra vita quotidiana.Mese italiano della...
Interdisciplinary UC San Diego Team Deployed Near Tip of Italy’s Boot
An interdisciplinary team of Ph.D. students from the University of California, San Diego, recently spent time at archaeological sites in the southern Italian region of Calabria, and they came away with a newfound respect for the daily routine of uncovering the past – and a better understanding of how to safeguard archaeological sites and artifacts...
BBQ Scholarship
by Sal Pizarro The San Jose-based Italian American Heritage Foundation is giving out a record $22,000 spread among 18 scholarships for its Italian American Young Scholars program and is celebrating the awards with a barbecue Sunday at its headquarters at 425 N. Fourth St. Tickets for the barbecue are $22 for adults and $7 for kids...
Marketing Volunteer Needed
by Francesca Gaspari ItaLingua is seeking a qualified volunteer to help our organization promote our Italian classes for adults and children in Berkeley. We are looking for an enthusiastic individual interested in enhancing ItaLingua's visibility and expanding program enrollment. The volunteer will assist in carrying out marketing strategi...
Le collocazioni dell'italiano
di Silvia Simonetti Ogni lingua presenta le proprie caratteristiche peculiari, e tutte le lingue hanno proprie combinazioni di parole, dette anche "collocazioni", che i parlanti nativi spesso usano in maniera automatica e senza rendersene conto. Un esempio di tale fenomeno è rappresentato dalla comune espressione "lanciare un appello"...
Santa Clara Dedicates University Hall to a Titan of Italian Language Education
By Mauro Battocchi Dr. Victor Vari, the longest serving professor at the University of Santa Clara, was recently honored with the dedication of the Victor B. & Julia Botto Vari Hall. Professor Vari has been teaching Italian language for 68 years, and this year will be the 61st at Santa Clara for the vivacious nonagenarian. San...
The Italian Cultural Society is looking for teachers!
The Italian Cultural Society is looking for teachers! Native/native-equivalent Italian speakers, who possess a university education and experience teaching children or adults, please contact us. (All candidates must currently be authorized to work in the US).We encourage all persons interested in teaching Italian to send their resumes and contact i...
Italian Educator Teaches Italian in Context
by Roberto Gallo Italian has become one of the world's fastest growing languages, as well as its related fields of inquiry into cinema, popular culture and media studies, according to the Department of European Studies, Italian Studies, at San Diego State University. Its relevancy in arts and humanities, including literature, theatre, hist...
New Italian Language Classes to Start at SFIAC
The San Francisco Italian Athletic Club (SFIAC) will begin its next session of Italian language classes beginning on Tuesday, March 24th. The SFIAC will offer three classes, which will be hosted for ten weeks on Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday evenings. On Tuesday evenings, instructor Lisa Engelken will teach Beginning Italian Part I. This course...
La Dolce Vita 2013 - in support of La Scuola
Time: March 2, 2013 from 6pm to 11pmLocation: Julia Morgan BallroomStreet: 465 California StreetCity/Town: San FranciscoWebsite or Map: http://www.lascuolasf.org/giving-and-volunteering/spring-galaOrganized By: La Scuola Internazionale di San Francisco Event DescriptionEach year La Scuola Internazionale di San Francisco (a.k.a. "La Scuola", the ex...
Prospect High School students forge partnership with Italian olive oil company
At first glance, the team of apron-clad students engrossed in discussing the nuances of imported Italian olive oil at Prospect High School resembled a local version of the Food Network's popular "Chopped Teen Tournament." But for Prospect Italian teacher Lyn Scolaro's AP (advanced placement) Italian students, everyone's a winner, with the...
Italian Identities through War. Una conferenza a UCLA traccia lo sviluppo dell’identità culturale italiana legata alla guerra e al conflitto
«Dunque nulla di nuovo da questa altezza / Dove ancora un poco senza guardare si parla / E nei capelli il vento cala la sera. / Dunque nessun cammino per discendere / Se non questo del nord dove il sole non tocca / E sono d'acqua i rami degli alberi. / Dunque fra poco senza parole la bocca. / E questa sera saremo in fondo alla valle / Dove le feste...