Roots and Branches
Roots and Branches

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...
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...

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...

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.
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,...

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...
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...

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...

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..

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...

Helen Barolini recently received word that her 1979 novel "Umbertina" is the recipient of the Premio Acerbi 2008,

Vecoli and the American Italian Historical Association have enabled the activities and careers of just about everyone in the field of Italian American studies.