Giorgio Napolitano in Washington. The Italian Point of View

Giorgio Napolitano's visit to the White House on May 25, 2010 strengthened the friendship and mutual sympathy between Barack Obama and our President of the Republic Giorgio...

Napolitano Meets Nancy Pelosi, "The first Speaker of Italian Origin. Male or female.”

President Napolitano meets with Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi in his official visit to Washington DC. The event boosted Italy-US friendship and honored the Italian-American...

Italian-American Nicknames Are No Joke

Everyone’s familiar with nicknames. Mikey, Snookie, Noodles, The Situation. We’ve heard them all. But the ones given to you by your Italian-American friends? They always...

So, you're Italian-American? Prove it.

On February 1, 2001, I had to prove that I was Italian-American. I brought this upon myself a month earlier when I made the mistake of boasting to an acquaintance.

Keyword: Different. What Guidos Are, and Are Not

The "Guido/Goomba/Cugine" is a very distinctive-looking, working-class East Coast Italian-American. The whole lifestyle may seem shallow or strange to some, but “authentic”...

Guido: Stereotype, Caricature, or Lifestyle?

What is this guido thing? Is it pure caricature put on us by the outside world, or do we have an active part in it? Is it lifestyle or demeaning stereotype? A (former guido)...

Guidos and Negros

The Italian and Italian American traditions share many common practices, the most important of which for the case at hand is the knack for rhetorical and other displays. It is the...

Italic Cooking: Let’s Nurture it with American Creativity!

Do we really need a static way of cooking that is handed down for all time? I would say definitely not. We are Italic and there are millions of American-Italians! Such a people of...

"Bitter Bread" for the US. An Encounter With Gianfranco Norelli

Extended interview with Gianfranco Norelli, writer and director of the documentary film "Bitter Bread" (Pane Amaro). The new version for American audiences will be screened on...

Italian-American Acting in NYC. A Life Experience

Interview wth Lauren LoGiudice, a young and promising actress and model. She recounts her life as an Italian American in Queens, NYC, and the way her origins influenced her career..

Audio version of our interview with Jovanotti: New York, his music..and Obama

Ken Ciongoli, a Selfless Promoter of All Things Italian and Italian-American

Dr. A. Kenneth Ciongoli, Chairman of the National Italian American Foundation, passed away at his home in Burlington, Vermont