Italian Americans

Obama, Nancy, and the Health Care Reform Bill. The View from the Italian-American Community on Facebook.

Ottorino Cappelli

In the night of March 21, as soon as the House passed the Health Care Reform Bill, we launched a discussion among our readers on Facebook. "Whatever your opinion on the matter,"...

Behind the Lines: Italian Americans Liberating Italy on Secret Missions

Benedetta Grasso

Nancy Schiesari, the director and creator of "Behind The Lines" takes us closer to the protagonists of a fascinating and dangerous series of missions in World War II that linked...

Organized Culture

Fred Gardaphe

If you believe that the “Jersey Shore” show of MTV is really gangsters without guns, then you should do something about it. But since when have we become afraid of our youth?...

Guido: A Generational Rebellion. Interview with Donna M. Chirico

Ottorino Cappelli

I am not sure why mimicking the guido style is any better or worse than folks in a previous generation trying to be like James Dean or the pre-Godfather Marlon Brando. It is one...

Guidos on MTV: Tangled Up in the Feedback Loop

Donald Tricarico*

Why has MTV produced a youth culture reality show that showcases Guido and Italian identity? Guido offers a symbol that specifically identifies the brand; Italian ethnicity makes...

Fear and (Self-) Loathing in Italian America

Joey Skee

The Specter of the Gavon Haunts the Prominenti.

The Guido Controversy: Dirty Laundry and Deep Rugs. An Interview with Gianfranco Norelli

Ottorino Cappelli

The Director of “Pane Amaro” (Bitter Bread), an acclaimed doumentary about the life and history of early Italian immigrats in the U.S., talks about whether sweeping dirt...