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“Foreigner, Go Home”—But Don’t Count on It

Judith Harris

On April 14, Nazir Rafiq Ahmad was returning home via the subway when, between Rome's Terminal Station and Piazza Cavour, he was assaulted by a young man screaming racist insults,...

Seeing Cities Change: Shameless Promotion of My Books Part I

Jerry Krase

Seeing Cities Change is one of two of my recently published books that deal in large part with Italy and Italian America.

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

U.S. Government Shutdown and Immigration Agencies

Annalisa Liuzzo

If Congress does not resolve the budgetary deadlock by midnight, Saturday, April 9, the government will shutdown until a compromise is reached. Generally, if the government shuts...

Rethinking 150 Years

Joey Skee

The living links between Italian unification and Italian emigration.

At Lampedusa, “The End of the World”

Judith Harris

The Sicilian island where hope and desperation coexist has become a prime transit site for illegal immigrants hoping to make it into Europe

Click Day in Italy: The Immigration Lottery

Maria Rita Latto

On Monday, January 31, at 8am, Italy launched Click Day, the digital presentation of immigrant employment according to the planned quotas. The first applications to reach the...

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The Mussolini Contradiction - Boston’s North End “Street Corner Society”

Tom Verso

"The evil that men do lives after them; the good is oft interred with their bones..." Shakespeare

Scandals and Controversies. Gheddafi's Visit Leaves Italians Dumbfounded

Maria Rita Latto

Words and actions that attracted the attention of the national media and the general public and caused controversies and debates in the political world. Gheddafi's visit, intended...

Music & Words. Prose & Poetry. Two Days in New York with Gianmaria Testa

Marina Melchionda

A concert at Joe's Pub in NoHo to present his latest album in front of an international public; a glass of wine and a long chat in SoHo. During our moments spent in New York...

Destroying Roots or Planting New Seeds?

Benedetta Grasso

On April 5 2010, a great deal of people rallied to save Our Lady of Loreto Church from destruction. The church is not only a historical symbol for Italian Americans but also...

The Triangle Shirtwaist Factory Fire Between Past and Present

Benedetta Grasso

99 years after the Triangle Shirtwaist Fire many people gathered for a moving commemoration and a series of educational events to inspire everyone to create a safer and better...

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