Culture

Dear Readers, October, the month we Italo-Americans traditionally celebrate Italian Heritage month, appears via newspapers, P.B.S. and some department store ads, to be “anyone but Italian Heritage Month”, in the S.F. Bay Area.   And, dear Readers, while young people …

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 - …

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 …

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 …

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 …

Since the 20th century, outer space has been the new frontier of exploration and discovery, a fascinating endeavor that involves all the major powers in the world in terms of both technological and economic development. Present investigation is mostly focused …

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 …

According to a recent article in the New Republic magazine about the admissions process of Ivy League universities, a college like Yale now considers any applicant whose parents have no more than a high school education “a genuine hardship case.” …