History & culture
"Education News, Research, and Cultural Insights” by Al Bruno
October 2021 | Al Bruno
Author Al Bruno is a regular contributor to La Gazzetta Italiana. He frequently introduces us to remarkable Italian Americans, many originally from the Buffalo, NY area. Al is a teacher and writer and has been reporting on education news and...
From the Italian American Press: "Italians Swindled to New York"
October 2021 | Janice Therese Mancuso
Before the unification of Italy with Rome as its capitol in 1871, the immigrants who arrived in America were highly skilled in trades admired by the Americans. Italian culture had been embraced by Thomas Jefferson who visited Italy in 1787, long...
Celebrate Your Italian Heritage with "Thirty-One Days of Italians"
October 2021 | Janice Therese Mancuso
Every year since 2007, “Thirty-One Days of Italians” has provided a list of accomplished Italian Americans and Italians to honor for each day in October, Italian American Heritage Month. On the website, thirtyonedaysofitalians.com, more than 70...
From Casa Guidi Windows: The Brownings in Florence
October 2021 | David Gariff
Quest’articolo descrive Firenze nel 19esimo secolo. La città di Firenze fu una città descritta in parecchi libri di vari autori inglesi che espatriarono a Firenze dall'Inghilterra. Alcuni degli scrittori e poeti più conosciuti furono: Charles...
Trailblazing Leadership, Record Growth & Digital Unveiling Define ISDA 45
September 2021 | La Gazzetta Italiana
Robust financial and membership growth, trendsetting digital initiatives, and the reelection of Basil Russo were just a few highlights from ISDA's 45th National Biennial Convention.Ninety-one years have passed since ISDA was founded, 45 National...
Artist Timothy Schmalz Honors Dante
September 2021 | La Gazzetta Italiana
For over 25 years, Canadian artist Timothy Schmalz has been sculpting large scale sculptures. He is a figurative artist with his pieces installed worldwide. Some of his most reputed pieces are installed in historical churches in Rome and at the...
100 Days of Dante
September 2021 | William Giovinazzo
This September 14 will be the 700th anniversary of the death of the greatest poet of western literature, Dante Alighieri.
The claim of Dante's position in literature is more than the assertions of an Italophile. Eric Auerbach, the author of...
Maintaining Italian Culture with Food
September 2021 | Chris Althouse
When learning a new language, you inherently are exposed to an entirely new culture right before your eyes. This has been something that has interested me since I first started dabbling with languages in middle school. Linguistics seemed to open a...
Italy’s Fatal Gift of Beauty: The Stendhal Syndrome
September 2021 | David Gariff
L’articolo parla dello scrittore Marie-Henri Beyle, più conosciuto con lo pseudonimo Stendhal. Stendhal fu innamorato dell’italia e viaggiò dappertutto l’italia. Nel 1817, pubblicò i suoi pensieri sulla peninsula in un libro. Parlò delle cattedrali...
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