History & culture
The Russo Brothers Italian American Film Forum Grant Finalists
November 2021 | La Gazzetta Italiana
The National Italian American Foundation (NIAF) and the Italian Sons and Daughters of America (ISDA) are thrilled to announce the 2020 and 2021 grant finalists for The Russo Brothers Italian American Film Forum.
The Film Forum, led by AGBO’s...
Elections for the Renewal of the Committee of Italians Residing Abroad
November 2021 | La Gazzetta Italiana
The elections for the renewal of the Committee of Italians Residing Abroad (Com.It.Es.)
will be held December 3, 2021 (art. 14, ¶ 3, Law n.162/12.302019, converted into Law n.118 of 02.28.2020). The Committee of Italians Residing Abroad are...
La Musica
November 2021 | Ilaria Massacesi
In an earlier edition, we spoke about the major Italian opera composers known around the world.
Now, we will discuss some of the famous Italian opera lyrical singers such as Luciano Pavarotti, Katia Ricciarelli, Andrea Bocelli, Renata Tebaldi,...
Dolci and Levi: Italian Activists
November 2021 | Diana Lucarino-Diekmann
Italy is no stranger to political activism. Both historic figures and current activists have changed the political and social landscapes of the country. Here, we remember two important figures who influenced change in Italy.
Danilo Dolci...
The Friendship Train
November 2021 | Janice Therese Mancuso
Several years after WWII, Western Europe was still recovering; and along with restoring economies, political dominance was also at stake. Towards the end of 1947, as the result of a nationwide humanitarian effort, a ship filled with cartons of food...
Where are the Italian Superheroes?
November 2021 | William Giovinazzo
Do you remember Dondi? Most people do not. Dondi was a comic strip that ran from September 1955 to June 1986. It was about an Italian orphan befriended by American soldiers who found him in a village destroyed by the war. When the soldiers were...
Pope Francis: "The Catholic Church Must be Open and Welcoming"
November 2021 | La Gazzetta Italiana
Il Papa Francesco ha recentemente proclamato che i Cattolici devono essere attenti di non formare una separazione con i gruppi minoritari, riferendosi ai rifugiati, i senzatetto, gli immigrati, gli abbandonati, i poveri, ed altre persone bisognose....
"Here In Cerchio: Letters to an Italian Immigrant"
October 2021 | Constance Sancetta
Shortly after I came to Cleveland more than a decade ago, I began volunteering at the Western Reserve Historical Society. I worked with Curator of Italian American History Pamela Dorazio Dean translating a batch of letters which had been donated by...
Rosabella del Molise: A Song of Love and Optimism
October 2021 | Diana Lucarino-Diekmann
When the fascist movement seized power in Italy in the 1920s and continued under the dictatorship of Benito Mussolini during WWII, Italian music and culture suffered. During these years, much of the music, art and culture were primarily of a...
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