Culture

Italy is a land of saints, poets, and sailors. This was as true in the 15th century, when Christopher Columbus sailed off, as it is today. Creativity and curiosity have always been distinguishing features of the Italian spirit and inspired …

Oltre ad essere un critico letterario, un critico d’arte, uno scrittore, un giornalista, Emilio Cecchi era anche un consumato ed appassionato viaggiatore.    Quando nel 1930 l’Università della California di Berkeley lo invitò a trascorrere un anno presso il Dipartimento …

Even statues need sleep. The lucky ones recline on their pediments and snooze in the sun. The rest of us are carthorses, napping on our feet in the wee hours. Thus refreshed, we can better shoulder the burden of time. …

If you visit the New York City Transit Museum, (located at Schermerhorn Street & Boerum Place, Brooklyn, NY) organizers from the museum recognize many of the races and ethnicities that contributed to the building of the subway tunnels during the …

Dear Readers, On October 1, 1943 when the Allies came to “liberate” Naples from the German occupation, they found out that a rag-tag population of war-weary “Napoletani” civilians has already “liberated” it. “Grazie” to Ken Borelli, I.A.H.F. Cultural Chairman, San …

Fondazione Casa America, Library of Congress e Frank Salvatore. È racchiuso in tre libri una delle più interessanti offerte editoriali dedicate al percorso storico della cultura italo-americana. E ognuno di essi è contrassegnato da tratti originali e ammalianti.    MY AMERICA - …

Last week, Google celebrated its 16th anniversary. Behind the creation of the web giant, as well as of others the likes of Amazon and Wikipedia, there is a generation of brilliant Montessori-educated founders. Larry Page and Sergey Brin, Jeff Bezos, …

What would Italy be without “il caffé”? Coffee wasn’t invented in Italy, but certainly Italy has created such a unique and powerful coffee culture that it would be easy to think otherwise. Imagine waking up in an Italian house in …

Many people around the world today want to learn Italian. Some because they have Italian origins, maybe their grand parents were Italian; others because they like to travel and be able to speak while they visit Italy. Italian is one …

National Italian American Heritage Month. In the United States, the month of October celebrates the Italian and Italian American contribution to the Country’s progress. And L’Italo-Americano, which has been giving voice to the Italian-American community of the West Coast since …