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October 14, 2011
Our New Book: Reconstructing Italians in Chicago--Thirty Authors in Search of Roots and Branches
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Cover of the new book edited by Gardaphe' & Candeloro
New book that originated as the proceedings of a 2008 conference has expanded into an Anthology/Sampler of the best writing about Chicago Italians. The book is dedicated to the...
February 5, 2010
Come on, people! Don't Get Sidetracked Trashing Each Other
It is indeed ironic that the Jersey Shore TV show not only negatively stereotypes Italian Americans, but that it has Italian American leaders and scholars at war with each...
November 24, 2009
Art Treasures of Casa Italia Chicago
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John Cadel’s”The Emigrants” is the signature painting in the art gallery which bears his name at the Italian Cultural Center of Casa Italia in Stone Park (Chicago).
John Cadel’s”The Emigrants” is the signature painting in the art gallery which bears his name. Cadel taught at the Art Institute of Chicago and was a prolific book...
November 12, 2009
Reflections on "A Dream... per non dimenticare"
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The art of Meo Carbone illuminates the cover of the Catalog for the 2005 exhibit "The Dream...per non dimenticare."
Candeloro reflects on the 2005 " Dream...per non dimenticare" exhibit in the light of Joseph Tusiani's famous poem on preserving the memories of Italian immigrants.
November 9, 2009
Slide Show Update on Chicago's Casa Italia Library
This is an update on the progress that we are making at the Florence Roselli Casa Italia Library in Stone Park (Chicago) from a Power Point presentation done at the American Italian Historical Association annual conference in Baton Rouge last week.
Casa Italia in Stone Park, IL--- 15 miles from Chicago's Loop and 5 miles from O'Hare airport--- is a multi-faceted operation including exhibits, meeting rooms, banquet halls,...
May 20, 2009
Chicago Area: Casa Italia Library to be Relaunched June 5
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Library volunteer worker, Vincenzo DiVito, sits in front of new Library shelves of the Florence Roselli Casa Italia Library in Stone Park (Chicago)
The Florence Roselli Library at Casa Italia will stage a grand rededication on June 5. In an auspicious atmosphere of growth and collaboration, your blogger invites the national...
May 6, 2009
Maruggi's "Remembrances" Anthology reviewed by Rob Marchesani
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Edward Maruggi collected dozens of vignettes from Italian American writers of their "Remembrances" of Mamma. Rob Marchesani offers this review and I am delighted to host this essay on my blog in time for Mother's Day---DC
Rob Marchesani reviews Edward Maruggi's collection "Remembrances: Sixty Tales of Growing Up with Italian Mothers, Grandmothers and Godmothers." It is as much a walk through the...
April 23, 2009
Trigiani is Swang
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Adriana Trigiani is on a book tour to promote her new novel "Very Valentine. In the works are 2 prospective movies, 2 more "Very Valentine" books, and a book series for teenage girls.
When asked how she came to write her first novel, Adriana Trigiani responded, “It was a total surprise because I was writing TV…I wanted to have a baby and when you write...
February 19, 2009
From the Field: IA Scholars are Busy This Season
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Book Jacket of Carnevale's New Language, New World
Candeloro compiles blurbs from scholars in the US and Italy to create a veritable "gossip column" about the high-spirited public intellectuals who "make" Italian American culture..
January 18, 2009
From the Field: Updates on Activities in Italian American Studies
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Bringing to light activities of academics searching for 'roots and branches."
I have determined to revive my compilation of tidbits about recent professional developments and activities in Italian American Studies as part of this blog ("Roots and...
August 24, 2008
Helen Barolini's "Umbertina" Wins Major Italian Literary Prize
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Helen Barolini recently received word that her novel "Umbertina" is the recipient of the Premio Acerbi 2008,
Helen Barolini recently received word that her 1979 novel "Umbertina" is the recipient of the Premio Acerbi 2008,
August 22, 2008
Tante Belle Cose--A Reflection on Rudy Vecoli's Contribution to Italian American Studies
The last time that Vecoli and Candeloro were together---November 2007, the 39th annual AIHA Conference in Denver.
Vecoli and the American Italian Historical Association have enabled the activities and careers of just about everyone in the field of Italian American studies.
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