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The Italian-American Political & Moral Bocce Club of Paradise’s Inaugural Annual May Day Dinner Dance, Gala, and Reception

Joey Skee

Another blog post about a very real event parodying ongoing surreal phenomena.

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...

Saving "Our Lady Of Loreto." Italian Americans and African Americans Join Forces in Protest

The Editors

On March 26th, the front page of The New York Times online edition presented the case of the "Our Lady Of Loreto" church in Brooklyn. Residents have long been fighting the...

Ricordando Vincenzo Ancona

Joey Skee

Poet, visual artist, raconteur, singer, immigrant laborer, friend.

Real Italians

Joey Skee

A social scientist’s take on guidos, prominenti, and intellectual inquiry.

An entry from The Encyclopedia of Imagined Italian-Americana

Joey Skee

The lost Christmas special of "The Honeymooners" with an Italian-American theme, from the Imaginarium of Joey Skee.

Sicily Rocks 'Bruccolino'

George De Stefano

Roy Paci & his Band Aretuska and the Sun in concert. The fight for legality and the struggle against the Mafia with ANFE. The opportunity to catch Paci and Aretuska perform...

Chi è Pete Panto?

Joey Skee

An Italian-American worker who fought the mob that you never heard of.

Remembering D-Day, Italian American Style

Jerry Krase

  There are many Italian American World War II heroes. Between my wife's family and mine we have about a dozen or so. To name a few: her Uncles Joe, Frank, Anthony, and...

Remembrance of Jews past, but never lost

Jerry Krase

Being reminded of International Holocaust Remembrance Day makes me recall many things... past present and future..

Sacred Space, Real Estate, and the Enacted Environment

Joey Skee

Two religious buildings historically associated with Italian-American Catholics face challenges to survive.

Backyard Figs from Brooklyn

Joey Skee

In which this blogger says nothing more profound than he really, really likes figs.

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