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The Position Paper "Harnessing the power of the global Italian diaspora. How to strategically manage a valuable asset for the country-system" will be presented during the "Rethinking globalization" panel. The panelists are Arancha González Laya (Dean, Paris School of International Affairs), Chris Miller (Professor of International History, Fletcher...

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I’m part of several “Expats in Italy” Facebook groups that fill up daily with gleeful posts along the lines of “I’ve been dreaming of this for decades, finally I’m retiring and moving to Italy next year. Small town recommendations welcome!” I click through to check out these people’s profiles, scouting for potential expat friends. Sixty-five seems...

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There was never any doubt that Linda Romanowski of Ardmore, Pa., would write a heritage memoir. The only mystery was the exact form it would take. That changed a few years ago when Romanowski was a graduate student at Rosemont College in Byrn Mawr, Pa., where she was pursuing a Master of Fine Arts degree in creative writing. Her class had just watc...

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If your social media feeds are anything like mine, they’ve been filled with “my Barbie collection” posts ever since Margot Robbie started doing press events dressed in designer versions of the doll’s most iconic outfits. Weeks before Greta Gerwig’s film was actually released, my friends were posting about Barbies they’d had in their own collections...

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Coal mining has been at the foundation of the local economy for decades, drawing those seeking employment and serving as the engine for larger industry. At 6 p.m. today, area historian David Adair will be unearthing the details of the lives and work of the miners who built the area. Cathryn Stanley, curator of the Belmont County Heritage Museum, is...

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The Belmont County Heritage Museum in St. Clairsville (OH) is boasting its newest exhibit, “A Family’s Journey: From Italy to Belmont County.” The exhibit features the Italian immigrant experience to life in Belmont County, including the importance that the coal mining industry had in the decision to move to the USA for work opportunities post the...

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Candido Jacuzzi didn’t set out to turn his last name into a global brand. Nor did he intend to power a business which, though it created the family fortune, nearly tore them apart. He just wanted to ease the physical pain suffered by his son, any way he could. The Jacuzzi — that vessel of bubbling water known and loved the world over — may now be g...

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Taylor Swift has Cilento roots and would like to come to Italy to "see the places of her roots." That's right, the roots of the American singer-songwriter and actress who fills stadiums all over the world, an absolute star of world showbiz, are also to be found in Castelnuovo Cilento, a small town of 3,000 inhabitants in the province of Salerno. Bu...

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As long as there have been Italians in Buffalo, newspapers have been writing about Italian festivals. Each Italian Catholic parish or transplanted Italian community often held many religious-based celebrations and festivals that mirrored those celebrated back in Italy. In the neighborhood that stood in the area now known as Canalside – but then kno...

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If you were lucky enough to take part in a family reunion this summer, there was probably hot dogs and potato salad for fifty--- maybe 100 people. A family in Dilworth is preparing for more than 700 people. In the basement of St. Elizabeth Catholic Church Friday, July 28, there was an amazing aroma coming from huge pots of secret sauce.

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