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Risorgimento

January 20, 2010

The Situation

Robert Viscusi
Mike, Snooki and Pauly in Jersey Shore Hook-Up'

'Guido' is a phenomenon that demands attention. If Italian American social advance were as real, as secure, and as substantial as many Italian Americans believe it to be (I am...

November 7, 2007

The Corleone Day Parade

Robert Viscusi

Italian Americans have a long history of taking offense and of consuming big meals. Maybe it’s time they started to laugh at themselves and to eat less.

October 2, 2007

Honoring Giuseppe Garibaldi. A summer evening in the underworld

Robert Viscusi

Giuseppe Garibaldi will be the theme of the October 2007 Italian Heritage and Culture.

October 1, 2007

Making Italians All Over Again

Robert Viscusi

When the Risorgimento finally succeeded in joining the many parts of Italy into a single nation, Massimo D’Azeglio remarked, “We have made Italy, now we must make Italians.”...

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