“Tu vuo’ fa’ l’americano”: vecchi e nuovi italiani in America
L’identità etnica degli italoamericani abbastanza forte nella prima generazione, segregata nelle omogenee “piccole Italie”, si è gradualmente indebolita in seguito al loro esodo negli eterogenei sobborghi suburbani. La prima generazione ha dovuto affrontare varie difficoltà nel loro incontro con un nuovo tessuto sociale americano. Il loro inserimen...
5 Immigrants who made American movies better
The United States is a country forged of foreigners. We came from every point on the globe, crossing land bridges and turbulent seas, to find a refuge far away from our original homelands. Some of our ancestors didn’t come of their own free will, but many did — lured by the promise of a country founded on inalienable rights, one in which they could...
Dee Ann Andretti: The 'solid rock' behind legendary racer Mario Andretti
In the 50-something years I have been chronicling the pursuits of three generations of Andretti race car drivers, I think I had only four meaningful conversations with Dee Ann Andretti. That wasn’t because my readers and I wouldn’t have benefited from what she had to say. Dee Ann Andretti, who died Monday at the age of 75, was always friendly when...
Remarks by Ambassador Eisenberg at Independence Day Celebration
Buonasera e benvenuti a Villa Taverna! Vi ringraziamo per essere qui a celebrare con noi il duecentoquarantaduesimo (242) anniversario dell’indipendenza degli Stati Uniti d’America. Oggi ricordiamo l’anniversario della firma della Dichiarazione d’Indipendenza, che ha sancito la libertà come principio fondamentale degli Stati Uniti. As President Ron...
I programmi della IABF: a luglio in Italia John Franco e Mark Cardillo per tecnici e atleti
Quando Frank Catalanotto, sempre presente alle chiamate dell’Italia per il World Baseball Classic, prima da giocatore, poi da coach, e Joe Quagliano, una sera di fine autunno 2015, seduti insieme all’amico Carmine Gangone davanti a un piatto di spaghetti all’Alfredo nel ristorante di Brooklyn di quest’ultimo, iniziarono a pensare come potere incana...
La Festa dell'Olio at Eataly USA
Join us for our nationwide olive oil festival, Festa dell'Olio: a celebration of extra virgin olive oil, from branch to bottle. From July 5-15, Eataly USA is honoring one of Italy's most prized ingredients: extra virgin olive oil. Celebrate this culinary gold with us as you explore our vast selection of regional varieties, enjoy complimentary tast...
Puglia-Usa: 70 milioni di euro l’export agroalimentare, su complessivi 887 milioni nel 2017
Il presidente della Regione Puglia Michele Emiliano era ieri, lunedì 2 luglio 2018, con le imprese pugliesi presenti al “Summer Fancy Food” di New York, la più grande e importante fiera del Nord America dedicata alle specialità alimentari e alle bevande. La fiera, considerata da molti addetti ai lavori la più importante al mondo, si tiene a freque...
Molinari ends Italian PGA drought with National victory
Francesco Molinari became the first Italian in 71 years to win a US PGA event, firing an eight-under-par 62 on Sunday to capture the Quicken Loans National while Tiger Woods settled for sharing fourth. Molinari, a runner-up at last year's PGA Championship for his best major showing, eagled the 10th hole and followed with four consecutive birdies on...
Top Border Patrol Official to Serve as Acting Director of Immigration and Customs Agency
Ronald D. Vitiello, a senior Border Patrol official, will serve as acting director of the Immigration and Customs Enforcement agency, the Trump administration announced on Saturday, in a move that comes amid calls by some activists and politicians for the agency to be abolished. Mr. Vitiello currently serves as the acting deputy commissioner of Cus...
Beretta brings Prosciutto di Carpegna to the USA
Two years ago in Mount Olive, New Jersey, Italian cold cuts company Fratelli Beretta inaugurated the largest charcuterie factory in the United States: a true point of reference for the company’s success in America. Today the Beretta family, assisted by Lee Schreger and the Cerea brothers from the tri-star restaurant Da Vittorio in Brusaporto, is re...
United States and Italy Sign Agreement to Collaborate on Sterile Neutrino Research
Yesterday, the U.S. Department of Energy and the Italian Embassy, on behalf of the Italian Ministry of Education, Universities and Research, signed an agreement for collaboration on research with the international Short-Baseline Neutrino (SBN) program hosted at DOE’s Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory. The SBN program, started in 2015, comprise...
Italian Composer Ludovico Einaudi Reaches New Audiences With Intimate North American Tour
Italian composer and pianist Ludovico Einaudi is set to kick off a new North American tour Friday evening (June 29) at Shubert Theatre in Boston. The Essential Einaudi tour will see the veteran musician hitting cities across the United States and Mexico for the first time in his career. The intimate, 11-date route will have the composer -- whose mu...