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May 28, 2008
Conference Puts Blogger in Seventh Heaven
Chicago Conference was dedicated to Rudolph Vecoli.
In recognition of Rudolph Vecoli's contribution to the study of Italians in Chicago beginning with his 1962 dissertation "Chicago Italians Prior to World War I," the recent Chicago event was dedicated to him. Though health problems kept him from attending, conferees heard drom him on a videorecording done in 2006 for the documentary "And They Came to Chicago."
From May 8 to May 10 I was in Seventh Heaven. My dream of bringing together all the writers who have focused their work on Italians in Chicago came true.
May 2, 2008
Chicago Conference Dedicated to Professor Rudolph Vecoli
"Reconstructing Italians in Chicago: 25 Authors in Search of Roots and Branches" Conference May 8-10 will be dedicated to Rudolph Vecoli. It will highlight his pioneering work in...
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