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Towards an American Terroni “Education Manifesto” – i-Italy’s role (if any)

Tom Verso

So Pretty / So Witty / Not Phony / But Soooo Not Terroni .... Spare me Manzoni - Yo / Don’t yah know / American Terroni want / a South of Rome show

Whose Day Is It Anyway?

Joey Skee

Poet Diana di Prima offers alternative Italian-American heroes to Columbus.

What Is in a (Street) Name? Too Much History. And Italian Americans in Chicago Make the Headlines.

Stanislao Pugliese*

A recent petition by Chicago academics to rename Balbo Drive in Chicago has generated a counter-petition and ignited a small controversy in the Italian American community.

Italian Americans Between Guidos and Columbus. An Interview with Nancy Carnevale

Ottorino Cappelli

There is nothing new in certain segments of the community trying to impose their views of what it means to be Italian American on others. This controversy reminds me of recent...

Representation of Italian and Italian/American Culture and History. "And Now What…?"

Anthony Julian Tamburri

We simply need to do more. Much as we have made overall progress in the diffusion and representation of Italian and Italian/American culture and history in the United States, we...

Ave, Ceasar! The Most Famous Leader from Ancient Rome Returns to the Eternal City

Nicoletta Vincoli

This Fall Julius Caesar will finally get the show he deserves, appropriately set in Rome. An expansive exhibit dedicated to the leader boasts everything Caesar-related, from...

Notes on the Passing of Rudy Vecoli

Jerry Krase

The passing of Rudolph J. Vecoli is a great loss but his legacy is much greater

Folk Performances of the Italian-American Prominenti

Joey Skee

Galas, banquet receptions, and award ceremonies are some of the most enduring Italian-American folk performances that reveal much about how group identity is created and...

The Indiscreet Charm of the Bourgeoisie

Joey Skee

A mysterious Italian woman, perhaps a lover, reveals a robber baron’s not-so-hidden ghosts.

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