Io sono lì - W Filmmaker
Join us for a very special screening of Andrea Segre's highly acclaimed film, IL SONO LI, an engaging and heart-warming study between two distinctly different immigrants whose relationship evolves via the feeling of loneliness and a need for a close friendship that respects self-imposed limits - an intimacy that is nothing less than pure as neither...
Maria Carmela ha la più antica pasticceria di New York ma vuole tornare in Ciociaria
È proprietaria della pasticceria «Egidio Pastry», che con i suoi 103 anni di attività, è la più antica di New York, ed è una vera istituzione in fatto di dolci nella «Grande mela». Maria Carmela Lucciola, però, 62 anni originaria di San Giorgio a Liri, sogna di vendere la sua miniera d'oro e di tornare a vivere nel suo piccolo paesino nella provinc...
Progetto memoria: CTIM e COMITES Nord America ricordano i caduti per dovere istituzionale e terrorismo
Si svolgerà a San Antonio in Texas, presso la Chiesa di San Francesco di Paola, domenica 4 maggio, la cerimonia religiosa "Progetto Memoria" che ha come simbolo la Madonna della Sfida. Ne dà notizia il coordinatore Nord America Vincenzo Arcobelli precisando che l'evento, giunto al suo quinto anniversario, è stato organizzato e patrocinato dal Comit...
Italian Semantic Intelligence Firm Opens Offices in Silicon Valley
by Mauro Battocchi Descartes famously said "Cogito Ergo Sum", and in doing so, posited that human thought is the ultimate proof that Reality exists. Who knows if there's something out there beyond our ability to perceive things and make sense of them through language. In the tech age, computers have gotten pretty good at understan...
Rumor Central: Italian forward Alberto Gilardino on his way to New York City FC?
Italian striker Alberto Gilardino is being linked with Major League Soccer once again, but this time, it's for one of the new teams on the block. According to reports in Italy, including website Canale Genoa, the 31-year-old, who most recently played for Genoa in Serie A, is mulling his options, with the frontrunners being New York City FC...
Come cambia il concetto di prodotto italiano nel mondo: il dibattito alla Camera
Riflettere su come è cambiato in questi anni il concetto di prodotto italiano significa capire come fare a promuoverlo. Questo, in sintesi, il tema su cui si sono confrontati oggi pomeriggio alla Camera gli addetti ai lavori del sistema camerale italiano all'estero, rappresentanti di associazioni di categoria, politici e rappresentanti del Governo....
Dodge Dart: Italian Flair, American Heritage
By Frank Aukofer When we first visited with the Dodge Dart during its re-introduction back in 2012 it returned as a fresh-faced immigrant. That was just two years ago (though it seems longer). This Dart is one of the early efforts of the eventual takeover of Chrysler by Fiat of Italy. "Dart" is a name that has dwelled happily in the hearts of a s...
Giornate dell’Emilia-Romagna negli Usa: Incontri visite alle Associazioni e Seminari con i modenesi di Illinois e Wisconsin
Riscoprire legami dimenticati e farli fruttare come nuove opportunità di relazioni culturali ed economiche. Questo lo scopo delle "Giornate dell'Emilia-Romagna negli Stati Uniti" che vedono la presidente della Consulta degli emiliano-romagnoli nel mondo Silvia Bartolini impegnata negli Stati Uniti insieme con l'Assessorato all'Agricoltura...
Mangiare bere e divertirsi Festa Italiana matriarchs talk culture, history
When Mary Rose Cuiffini, Dorothy Frontino and Irma Lombardi joked with the other Festa Italiana volunteers a few days ago, the younger workers teased them back, but with an unspoken reverence. The three older women have earned the respect of all the volunteers with Bradford's quintessential festival after many years of dedication to the event. Ear...
Upstate city establishes monument to New York-born 'Unbroken' WWII hero, Louis Zamperini
A western New York community has installed a granite monument as a tribute to Louis Zamperini, whose story of survival during World War II is the subject of a best-selling book and a Hollywood movie. Zamperini was born in 1917 in Olean, a city near the Pennsylvania border 60 miles southeast of Buffalo. He was 2 when his Italian immigrant paren...
Italy named world's top destination by Condé Nast readers
For the second consecutive year, the boot-shaped nation was named best overall destination in the Readers' Travel Awards conducted by Condé Nast Traveller UK. With an overall rating of 94.49/100, Italy was ranked first among destination countries according to readers of the prestigious magazine, which is known as a key influencer in the lu...
Italian American Association plans 37th annual Columbus Day banquet
The 37th annual Columbus Day banquet sponsored by the Italian-American Association of Luzerne County will be held Oct. 12 at Genetti Hotel and Convention Center, downtown Wilkes-Barre. Herman Castellani, association president, announced this year's honorees are: Person of the Year, attorney John Terrana; Lifetime Achievement Award, Lori No...