Little Italy San Jose: arch coming soon
The Little Italy Arch has been 4 years in the making. Our first steps were to secure funding from donations from the first brick and banner sales to securing a dozen In Kind contributions to successful events at the Fundraising Gala and at Club Auto Sport. We then had a year and a half of plans submitted to the City of San Jose from the Pl...
Dick Marconi: On being Numero Uno
If the name Dick Marconi does not ring a bell, then his accomplishments surely will. Race car driver, humanitarian, artist, and the co-founder of a billion dollar nutrition business. Most would be satisfied in accomplishing one or two of Dick's achievements-but not Dick. For as amazing as this list may be, you get a sense when talking to h...
A spasso, che spasso! advanced beginner contemporary reader now available
Take your students on a delightful journey to eight Italian cities without leaving the classroom. A spasso, che spasso! is a new contemporary literature reader that will enrich their knowledge of Italian cultural life, lifestyle, culinary traditions, events, tourism spots, art, history and more through the literary writings of Aldo Cazzullo, Antone...
2014 ISSNAF Awards – Call for Applications
Italian Scientists and Scholars in North America Foundation yearly presents awards to acknowledge the research of young Italian investigators working in North America, whose commitment to their discipline of study is innovative, potentially impactful and honors their country of origin. ISSNAF Board of Trustees encourages all Italian early-...
”L’Italia dei sogni": Un libro di storia e di storie che tutte le scuole italiane e gli IIC dovrebbero avere
Come eravamo. Come siamo. Come vorremmo essere. In Italia e oltre i confini della Penisola. Dal sogno passare alla realtà della Bellezza dell'Italia. Il recente film di Paolo Sorrentino premiato con l'Oscar ha riacceso i riflettori sulla nostra ricchezza artistica, storica e culturale da tutelare e valorizzare. È fresco di stampa ed è stato present...
It’s Leaving 57th Street, but Rizzoli Bookstore Vows Sequel
Lea Noring of Acworth, Ga., had a destination in mind for her first trip to New York, and it was not one of those crowded places like Times Square or the Empire State Building that the locals disdain as tourist traps. "I always thought that when I got to New York, the first thing I'd do was go to Rizzoli," she said. Read more &nb...
Italian Studies Senior Research Projects by Natascia Zullo, Joseph López, and Jake Rose
Il Convivio is pleased to invite you to an evening with three 2014 LEC graduates as they each present a summary of their Italian Studies senior research projects in Italian and English. Natascia Zullo : Love, Beauty and Efficiency — "Edea"Joseph López : History and Culture of "Made in Italy"Jake Rose : Italian Culture 'on' the Table: "Eata...
The Italian Emphasis on Beauty in Design
Last year during Italy Design Week 2.0, there was a spirited debate about the utility of beauty in design. The panelists, who included Makers, Journalists and Technologists, sparred over the appropriate value to ascribe to beauty as represented through design. This blog contended that consumers place a high value on beautiful design and, t...
Staten Island's Garibaldi-Meucci Museum hosting June 22 trip to Magnanini Vineyards
Yeah, yeah, yeah, our borough has the best legit Italian culture in all five boroughs. However, it doesn't hurt to sample off-Island offerings once in a while. On Sunday, June 22, the Garibaldi-Meucci Museum will host an upstate bus trip to the Magnanini Vineyards in Wallkill, New York. After a stroll on the lush 13-acres of beautiful coun...
L'Arte di fare impresa in tempi duri. Un premio per il Made in Italy. Iscrizioni ancora aperte
Il Museo Regionale dell'Emigrazione Pietro Conti – Centro di Ricerca sull'Emigrazione Italiana con sede a Gualdo Tadino, presenta la quarta edizione del premio all'eccellenza "Un'Impresa ad arte. Gran Galà dell'Imprenditoria Italiana 2014", con la collaborazione del Sole 24Ore – Formazione ed Eventi ed il Patrocinio del Comune di Gualdo Tadino e de...
L’importanza del programma AP Italian e i rischi che corre
Nei licei degli USA gli studenti d'italiano hanno dato l'esame AP Italian Language and Culture il 15 maggio 2014. Non si sa ancora quanti studenti hanno sostenuto l'esame e se il loro numero è aumentato in paragone all'anno scorso; nel maggio del 2013 gli studenti che hanno dato l'esame sono stati 1,980 in totale. La meta per il 2015-2016...
A brokerage with foreign flavors
Carlo Piras had been investing in real estate for more than a decade. But the Italian American was more comfortable in a kitchen, having worked in restaurants since he was 16 years old. In 2006, he opened Café Americano and built it into a downtown staple. When Piras sold the business in late 2012, he signed a non-compete clause that force...