We resume our trip to the United States: today we are in San Diego, in the southern part of California. One of the most important Italian American personalities in the city is Tom Cesarini. Tom perfectly embodies the Italian American spirit proud of Italian roots, and the commitment to celebrating these roots and our country. We thank him for joini...

After a most busy October celebrating Italian American Heritage Month, we are taking some time to enjoy the fall season in Little Italy, relish our special place in the neighborhood, and express our grati-tude to our community for what we have accomplished together. Our respite will be brief, of course, as we begin to plan for the holiday festiviti...

Art. Science. Music. Food. Fashion. The components that form Italian culture are multifaceted, foundational, and continue to inspire. The word “Italian” is certainly synonymous with “rich” and “vibrant.” Amici House in Little Italy—through its own revamping of the Italian American experience—has become a touchstone for celebrating the Italian-immig...

The Italian honorary consulate of San Diego will be opening its office in Little Italy at Amici House in the early part of January. The office will be helping Italian co-nationals with consultations for dual citizenship, passport renewals, and vital records. Appointments can be made online through the San Diego consulate website (which is in the wo...

This week, Convivio was thrilled to host a luncheon to welcome the consul general of Italy, Los Angeles, to America's Finest City (and to introduce her to our stellar Italian community, of course). In addition, it is my immense privilege to announce my appointment as the honorary vice consul of San Diego, an honor the consul general officially conf...

Si rende noto che il Consolato Generale d’Italia a Los Angeles intende procedere alla nomina del Vice Console Onorario a San Diego. Il Vice Console Onorario, che opererà sotto la direzione del Consolato Generale di Los Angeles, sarà chiamato a svolgere primariamente funzioni di assistenza in favore dei cittadini italiani e tutela degli interessi it...

Where: Hall of Nations, 2191 Pan American Rd W, San Diego, California 92101. When: 5:00pm on Sunday February 21., 2016. Door closes at 5:15pm. Italy's medieval universities established the study of human anatomy for physicians. To heighten their art, Renaissance masters clandestinely examined anatomy through human dissection. The profound conn...

The United States have many Little Italy, not only in the larger and most famous cities. One of these less known is in San Diego, where the activities related to our country have a protagonist who, together with the community, represents Italy passionately and tirelessly. His name is Roberto Ruocco, and he explains us how even in Southern Californi...