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July 31, 2010
Hollywood, Italian Americans, and the Golden Coast
"Full of Life" Movie Poster, Richard Quine, 1956 (written by John Fante)
John Fante’s and Richard Quine’s 1956 film, "Full of Life," constructs California Italian culture, one brick at a time.
June 1, 2010
The Über-Country: Italy at 150 Years
"The Contribution of a Great Race" 1924
cover of the THE CONTRIBUTION OF A GREAT RACE, published in San Francisco, 1924, by “The Italians of California to their American Brothers"
Some thoughts on Italy’s mythical status, migrating identities, and the creation of an online salon to talk about it all.
April 23, 2010
“And so we left leaving Italy and all of my dear ones”
Bordighera Press
"Such Is Life" Cover, Bordighera Press, 2010
Introducing "Such Is Life" ("Ma la vita è fatta cosi"), an immigrant woman’s memoir about her life between Italy and America.
March 21, 2010
Photographs of Jack Salvatori, the British Valentino
photo courtesy of Ray Holland
Jack Salvatori, possibly in the United States
On having received an envelope mailed to Berkeley, California from Cornwall, England with photographs of the Italo-British filmmaker and actor, Giovanni “Jack” Salvatori.
March 8, 2010
Re-reading Diane Di Prima, in Honor of International Women's Day
Cover of Diane Di Prima's "Memoirs of a Beatnik" (first published in 1969)
San Francisco’s Current Poet Laureate, Diane Di Prima, moves Italian American Identity Above, Below, and Beyond.
February 3, 2010
Frank Capra Films Italian-San Francisco
(agenzia bozzo)
The Italian Cruiser, Libia, at its baptism, November, 11, 1912
Capturing Italy’s encounter with California in Frank Capra’s documentary "La visita dell’ Incrociatore Italiano Libia a San Francisco, Calif., 6-29 Novembre 1921"
January 14, 2010
On Guidos, Gramsci, and Irony Deficiency
"Pasquino," by Nicolas Beatrizet (engraving,1550)
Why Italian Americans need to take action, a Pasquinian response to some recent debates.
December 24, 2009
Radical Italian American Christmas Cards
Laura E. Ruberto
Mock-up for a Radical Italian American Christmas Card Set, the "Holiday Modotti"
Thinking about next year’s holiday cards, I turn to the leftist artists, Tina Modotti and Pietro di Donato.
December 2, 2009
Californians Sell Little Italy, One Crate at a Time
(Label image, P.V.)
Angelina Tokay varietal grape label
Fruit and Vegetable Crate Labels in California and the Italian Americans They Created
August 19, 2009
Searching for the Ethnic Angle in John Baldessari’s Art
http://artworksmagazine.com/?p=42
"Lover's Embrace" (John Baldessari)
On a visit to a retrospective of this California artist, I consider traces of the Italian immigrant background in his work.
August 9, 2009
Uncredited Extras: Cinecittà’s Refugees and the Italian American Who Filmed Them
Refugees at Cinecitta', Rome, 1944
Jack Salvatori, an almost-forgotten Italian American director, made a film about Cinecittà’s role as a camp for WWII refugees.
July 4, 2009
Excavating New Futures: The Cairano 7x Experience
Cairano 7x Poster
Cairano 7x
An ambitious week-long event in a small village in the province of Avellino crossed many boundaries and suggested many new possibilities.
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