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Firenze ha avuto l’onore di rivestire il ruolo di capitale delle capitali del vino. Cosa significa? Che ha ospitato l’Annual General Meeting 2012 delle Great Wine Capitals, incontro nel corso del quale i rappresentanti delle nove capitali mondiali della produzione vitivinicola …

New Audiences for Italian: Learning a language through Intercomprehension One of the factors that have to be taken into consideration when teaching a language is the ethnic reality, an element that can turn into a plus if used the right …

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Immigrati. Qualche volta pure clandestini. Chiamati dal destino, però, all’improvviso, in un giorno della loro vita raminga, al riscatto, alla riabilitazione.   Basta sfogliare un archivio, riannodare le fila di storie e di risvolti strappacuore, per scovare uno spaccato italiano …

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The Italian migration in the US. Understanding history to understand each other The story of Italians in the US is incredibly fascinating, as well as intricate and too often generalized and ignored. It’s the story of a brave population who …

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Prima il no, poi il sì ai fondi Ue per il sisma in Emilia Per una giornata c’è stato il no di Olanda, Finlandia, Germania, Svezia e Gran Bretagna. Si erano opposte alla proposta di bilancio presentata dalla Commissione europea …

 One of the questions I have most frequently been asked since being appointed to the Italian Cultural Institute is: What kind of commitment does Italy adopt in promoting its culture abroad and how difficult is this task in a world …

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Dear Readers, November Notes with an Italian Connection: Auto Aficionados were saddened by the recent loss of Martin Swig (1934-2012), “”the guy who invented automotive enthusiasm”.  Swig was the co-founder of California’s “Mille Miglia” and every year the day before departing …

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There are political families that have had a profound history in American politics, just ask the Adams, Kennedys and Bushes.     Well, in New York City there is another family committed to political servitude, no, the surname is not …

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This is the first interview in a series that will focus on the winemakers of Paso Robles, where I recently spent a weekend exploring.   Paso, with a few outstanding exceptions, is a land of Zins and Rhône blends (Note …

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Finale Emilia,16.076 abitanti nella provincia di Modena in Emilia Romagna. La Torre dell’orologio diventata simbolo del devastante sisma  È tra i centri più colpiti dal recente terremoto e la sua Torre con l’orologio, prima di essere completamente distrutta dal sisma, …