2008
Traces
A blog exploring the real and imagined connections between Italians, and hyphenated Italians, around the world.
September 23, 2008
Politics and Corruption have Deep Roots
Jerry Krase
Politics and Corruption seem to have the same democratic roots.
When a New York City Assemblyman is indicted for "Putting his Office Up for Sale" we should explore the roots of the problem and its solution.
September 13, 2008
Nine Eleven Then
by Jerry Krase
Perhaps a parent and child put this together. I read the twin tower candles, fire engine and maybe a lost loved one in the form of a doll.
The first of my Memories of September 11th Past, Present, and .....
September 9, 2008
Explaining American Politics: What's Left of Media Bias
Jerry Krase
MSNBC and NBC talk show host Chris Matthews as seen on subway poster in the left-liberal Park Slope neighborhood of Brooklyn, New York.
The American Right often complains of left-wing media bias, yet the big-time American media, Fox, NBC, CBS, Bloomberg, et al are hardly Marxist-Leninist Kommissars.
July 25, 2008
Passing on Italian Family Values
Jerry Krase
Nicky in Uniform
How a granddaughter's oration on the passing of her grandfather shows how Italian family values are passed on.
June 25, 2008
Notes on the Passing of Rudy Vecoli
Jerry Krase Denver Little Italy Our Lady of Mount Carmel Church Novemeber 2007
American Italian Historical Assocaition Annual Conference participants on a tour of our Our Lady of Mount Carmel Church, Denver's Little Italy, November 2007
The passing of Rudolph J. Vecoli is a great loss but his legacy is much greater.
June 18, 2008
Do the correct thing
Guess who's gonna be President? and other ruminations
Looking for and unfortunately finding common elements in "The Race Debate in America and Italy”
May 14, 2008
Explaining American Politics: From Clinton to Fossella
by Matson, St. Louis Post Dispatch
Explaining American politics to foreigners is not easy especially in this Presidential Campaign Season when you can't tell the pachaderms from the jackasses and vice versa. Ironic...
April 7, 2008
Signs of Italian - Verso Gardaphe
i-italy provides a great opportunity for intelligent discourse about the meaning(s) of Italian and Italian American. I hope to contribute to one created by Tom Verso and Fred...
April 5, 2008
Random Images/Thoughts about Italy
Jerry Krase
Soon after Columbus arrived in America relationships between Italians and Italian Americans began to change and just as this statue of him in the square named after him those relationships have been very complex indeed.
A few random images of Italy and Italian America taken over the years by the author in response to my recent contribution to the "Why Vote?" discussion
April 5, 2008
Why Vote. Italian Elections Through a half-Italian/American’s Eyes
Why it is important for Italians in America as well as Italian-Americans to vote in the Italian elections. What Italy can do for them and those who are not even Italian.
Italy in New York
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2008 Oct 7RAI Italian Fiction Week 2008:Puccini2008 Oct 8Concert Series: The Grand Tour Orchestra2008 Oct 8RAI Italian Fiction Week 2008: Einstein2008 Oct 9Book Presentation "Italian Architecture in Eritrea"2008 Oct 9Cristiana Pegoraro in concert
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