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by Tom Cullen   Fred Kuwornu, an Italian activist and director, screened and discussed his documentary "BlaxploItalian 100 Years of Blackness" in the Italian Cinema on Tuesday, Nov. 3 at Harriman Hall. Born, raised and schooled in Italy, Kuwornu, who is also Ghanaian, wanted to show the history and mistreatment of black actors in his ho...

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December 4 (Friday) 7:30 pm. "The Triangle Shirtwaist Factory Fire and its Meaning for Italian Americans"Professor Mary Anne Trasciatti, of Hofstra University, discusses the 1911 Triangle Shirtwaist Factory fire, a key event in U.S. history, which killed 146 people, mostly Italian and Jewish immigrant women and girls and inspired a movement for wor...

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"It's with great satisfaction and pleasure that we present to New York the Nativity Scene (the traditional Italian "Presepe") created by the worldwide known artist Franco Artese. The first Italian artisan/artist to have the privilege of presenting a Presepe in St. Peter's Square, Rome in 2012, during the pontificate of Benedict XVI, as an expressio...

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Quanta storia c'è dietro un monumento? Com'era cento anni fa la Statua della Libertà? Quanto è cambiata negli anni Madison Square? E Times Square? Che evoluzioni hanno avuto nel corso degli anni? Queste sono le domande a cui ha cercato di dare una risposta Gianluca Rocchi con il suo libro " New York- Ieri e Oggi". Un libro rivolto, come dice lo ste...

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Staten Island, NY – Those attending the annual brunch for the Garibaldi Meucci Museum (GMM) were treated to a day of wonder, they were able to see the sites of Staten Island with its recovery efforts following hurricane Sandy. But most of all, it was an opportunity to be able to participate in an annual effort to help maintain, and preserve the fam...

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Scopo principale della serata è stato l'assegnazione di borse di studio a dieci studenti meritevoli che si accingono a frequentare l'Università il prossimo settembre. Questi giovani promettono di essere, non soltanto i portavoce ed orgoglio della comunità italo-americana ma soprattutto i leaders del futuro.La Federazione ringrazia tutti coloro che,...

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di Beatrice Bondi   ITV Cinema on Demand (www.itvcinema.net) è il primo portale di film e programmi in italiano per gli Stati Uniti. ITV nasce da un'idea del suo fondatore Flavio Arzilla, lunga esperienza come ingegnere alla RAI, che dopo tanti anni negli Stati Uniti sentiva la mancanza di vedere in tutta comodità un bel film in italiano. Pa...

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On Saturday, September 28 at 2 p.m., the Garibaldi-Meucci Museum will host an artist's opening reception for a very special exhibition, "From the Private Collection of Gregory Perillo." Internationally renowned, and one of Staten Island's most beloved artists, Mr. Perillo has chosen some of his personal favorite works to display in this show. ...

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Philip DiNovo: Was born and raised in Albany and currently resides there. He founded and headed up the Business Administration Department at SUNY Morrisville and taught Business Administration there for 32 years. DiNovo returned to the Capital District 14 years ago after he retired from teaching.   He founded The American Italian Heritage As...

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On the day of the first anniversary of the pontificate of the Holy Father Francis, The Puglia Center of America, leader in promoting the Puglia region of Italy and the Made in Italy in US, organized the 4th edition of its "Puglia Center of America Award", that took place at the elegant restaurant Etcetera Etcetera of Manhattan, in New York on March...

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