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By Nickolas Marinelli For English, press one. Para Español, oprima numero dos. Is there anything more frustrating than hearing these words coming from your telephone? After all, this is America. And in America, we speak English. It infuriates me to have a recorded voice tell me that I have to press one to speak my own language—or for Spanish press...

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Grants are available for the purchase of educational material for Italian programs in public and private schools (grades PreK through 12th) of the Tristate area. The maximum amount of each grant is $3000 per school. Please note: schools that already received a grant for the 2015-16 academic year cannot apply for this grant ONLY NEW S...

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Chapman University - An event of historical significance and Italian pride filled the Leatherby Libraries Malloy Performance Portico during a special reception at Chapman University where a rare and valuable book about Christopher Columbus written in authentic old world script and entitled "Colombo" was donated to the Italian Heritage Archives of t...

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by Elinor J. Brecher   In October 1963, Sister Lucia Ceccotti and 10 Sisters of St. Joseph Benedict Cottolengo, the order she entered at 18, came from Italy to found the Marian Center School for people with intellectual disabilities. The nuns came at the behest of Miami's first bishop, Archbishop Coleman F. Carroll, who knew about the o...

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When you think of Florence, Italy your firsts thoughts aren't of high tech devices, men in space and the Internet but that could change over the next few years. This beautiful Tuscany city, the birthplace of the Renaissance is now moving into the technology age. The Web Technology Academy is opening in the city center near the statue of David and...

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di Ivano Porfiri   «Siate speciali, siate sognatori, siate idealisti, ma soprattutto siate persone perbene perché questo è un valore che vi permetterà di essere rispettati». Non è Steve Jobs, ma Brunello Cucinelli che parla ai 45 laureandi in Economia (41 alla triennale, 4 alla magistrale) nel giorno della proclamazione nell'Aula Magna dell'...

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By Thomas Franz   When Marina Licari began her educational journey as a kindergarten student 32 years ago, she could hardly speak English. The daughter of Italian immigrants, Licari grew up speaking her parents' native language. Years of bilingual classes and hard work in language arts paid off for Licari, whose journey through Chippewa...

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Call for Papers on Modern and Contemporary Italian Cinema for the Seventh Film Symposium, April 20-23, 2016, on New Trends in Modern and Contemporary Italian Cinema Presented by The Department of French and Italian at Indiana University. Submissions are being accepted for original research on new directors and trends in Italian cine...

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"Bisogna consolidare la partnership scientifica tra Italia e Usa per aumentare la competitività della filiera dell'Innovazione in quanto aumentano le possibilità per il mondo della ricerca 'made in Italy' e per quello delle imprese di interfacciarsi con le realtà statunitensi e si rafforzano le opportunità di promuovere all'estero i nostri talenti...

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The Italian American Academy offers two program tracks: one specifically designed for Italian speakers, and one designed for beginners with no previous exposure to the language. Classes are taught in a fun and nurturing environment where kids will be encouraged to open their minds to a new language and a new perspective on the world. Using an imm...

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