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April

April 28, 2008

A Californian Goes East

Laura E. Ruberto
Geroge Bates/NY Times
Sanfrooklyn

A look at Oakland's Italian American neighborhood and what it might tell us about Nutley, New Jersey.

April 21, 2008

Italian Farming in the Central Valley

Laura E. Ruberto
photo by Al and Deanna DeNurra
Baresi Brand (packing label)

Weaving together oral stories from California's Italian American farmers in the Central Valley.

April 12, 2008

A Gramscian Podcast on Women Workers and Migration

Laura E. Ruberto
photo, Anna Collette
Book cover, "Gramsci, Migration, and the Representation of Women's Work in Italy and the U.S."

Podcasting on Gramsci, immigrant women, labor, and the history of San Diego's cannery workers.  

April 10, 2008

Italian Americana, California Style

Laura E. Ruberto
Laura E. Ruberto
Litto's Hubcap Ranch, Pope Valley (2007)

Driving for hours takes us to three California Italian American vernacular sites -- from urban LA to rural NorCal with a stop along the freeway in the Central Valley.

April 1, 2008

Hillary Clinton, the Italian Stallion

Laura E. Ruberto
Hillary Clinton adopts the Rocky theme song

Hillary Clinton adopts the Rocky theme song, making her a "sparrin' partner" to Barack Obama.