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May 16, 2010
Arizona Ethnic Studies Bill And Then Some...
Cittadini di Trattinopoli...
I wrote about one thing on the Calandra Institute list-serve (the Arizona Ethnic Studies Bill), and, among the many responses, people spoke to another issue, as you can see below....
March 30, 2010
Piero Bassetti's "Lezioni italiche"
As we look at Italy's contemporary immigration policies and the resultant challenges, we sometimes muse that, had Italy studied more profoundly its own historical emigration,...
January 21, 2010
Guido: an Italian American Youth Style
John D. Calandra Italian American Institute, January 21. My opening comments for "Guidos, an Italian American Youth Style"
August 31, 2009
Per un “Verso” o per l’altro, non è un caso “Piccolo” da scartare*
Photo by Fuvio Minichini for i-Italy
We need Italian language classes in our public schools, as well as courses in Italian/American history and culture. Both are necessary for our culture to thrive into the future.
July 11, 2009
Saving the AP in Italian. Is it just a question of money?
Edizioni Farinelli
Some not-too-random thoughts on the current situation of the Advanced Placement Program in Italian and who else might be able to come to the rescue…
June 6, 2009
And now what…?
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...
May 1, 2009
Remembering John Marchi: A One of a Kind, to be sure!
Sen. John Marchi makes last minute adjustments on secession bills before delivering them to the state capitol, Albany. With Marchi, from left, are Secession Commission member Andrew Cappelli and Executive Director Dr. Joseph Viterilli. (1994-Advance file photo)
New York State Senator Giovanni (John) Marchi died at the age of 87, on Saturday April 25, less than a month shy of his 88th birthday while on a family trip in Italy.
April 9, 2009
Earthquake in Abruzzo. Our most heart-felt condolences
A number of people have already called the Calandra Institute about how to help out with the earthquake disaster in Abruzzo...
March 6, 2009
Just when we thought it was safe to go back into the water...
No matter how much we think we have progressed in our social and ethnic evolution, there is always someone to raise the ugly head of bigotry, reminding us that the 1950s — when...
January 29, 2009
Cultural Philanthropy Continues!
We still have miles to go, but the Inserras, the Coccias, and others are shortening the distance...
January 29, 2009
Felix Stefanile, the ”Everyman” Poet
Italian America has lost one of its greatest poets and thinkers. In exhorting his Italian/American sisters and brothers to learn of their history, he once stated, ”There is no...
September 11, 2008
An Offer We Can Refuse
An ad by Del. Sal Iaqunito, meant to evoke the poster for The Godfather Part III, has upset the Italian/American community in Virginia Beach.
Virginia elected official Salvatore Iaquinto is very much off the mark with his original “Godfather” ad and his follow-up commentary. But sitting back and lamenting only is,...
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