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What is one the most widely used document in the Italian language in our good old USA? No, it is not a collection of Neapolitan song lyrics or the Constitution of the Italian Republic or the memoires of Giuseppe Garibaldi, …

The history of Los Angeles interweaves with the history of the Italians much more than most of us can imagine.   And if we Italians had the chance to learn about our immigration to the U.S., or we heard stories …

Twice in the past three months, the wine world has been rocked by news from Robert Parker, the world’s most famous wine critic.   In December, Parker announced that he’d sold a “substantial interest” in the Wine Advocate, the influential …

La tradizione culinaria del meridione si fa strada in California, grazie alla collaborazione tra Regione Calabria e Italy-America Chamber of Commerce West per il programma di promozione del Sistema Calabria in California.   Circa venti le aziende che hanno aderito …

Just about everyone has a favorite toy they remember from their childhood, be it a backyard tree swing, an old rag doll, or that homemade slingshot that dangled precariously from a hip pocket. For me, it was an old, beat-up …

Almeno una volta all’anno, Federico Rampini viene invitato nella Bay Area come ospite speciale in importanti conferenze universitarie, o a presentare i sui libri spesso incentrati su un’attenta analisi della società americana e italiana, come nei due volumi “San Francisco-Milano”. …

Charles “Charlie” Farruggia isn’t just a resident of North Beach.  For many, he is the epitome of the old Italian neighborhood.  Known as the “Dean of North Beach Photographers,” an honorary title granted only once before to J.B. Monaco a …

Intediamoci. Questo Milan, il Milan di Zapata, Flamini e Constant può perdere al ‘Camp Nou’. Soprattutto se di fronte si trova un Barcellona nuovamente formato stellare, che sembra aver superato il momento più duro della propria stagione. È quindi inutile …

As Italians, we brought to the U.S. many customs and traditions, and we keep honoring them as our ancestors used to do. But do we know where those traditions come from? Some of them are quite new, while some others …

The main purpose of this article is to make the people of California, USA aware of the existence of another California, in Tuscany, Italy. “Why” and “when” the new California in Italy was founded and “who” named it La California, …