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Whites on a Leash: Italian Americans and White Privilege in the U.S.

Fred Gardaphe

If not totally black, Italians have certainly complicated the notion of whiteness in America so that they are neither totally white, and it is this in-between status, that makes...

The Hyphen Is There To Fill The Void

Renata Conte

I initiate my blog by posting my entry to the digital witness contest, for which I am proud to say, earned me a first place prize. It’s an overview of the many, many experiences...

i-Italy, Inc.

From the editors

Meet the fastest-growing Italian/American website in town, now turned into a not-for-profit corporation based in New York. Our first donor is the American Society of Italian...

A True Italian/American Marriage

Letizia Airos Soria

"Saints and Sinners", by Abigail Honor, tells the story of an Italian/American gay couple planning a wedding according to Catholic rite. It was screened in the CUNY TV studios by...

Art vs. Reality: Why Italian Americans like “Mob Movies”

Tom Verso

If critiques of movie/TV shows get beyond the criminality and make more comprehensive literary critiques of these dramas, they will find many positive literary qualities which may...

The Role of the Community College

Paul Giaimo

Catholic schools used to be a place where the needs of the IA community could be provided for. Should the role of the community college be the same?

Giuseppe Prezzolini and the Changing Face of Italian America

James Periconi

Giuseppe Prezzolini was an important Italian intellectual in the first half of the 20th century. As director of Columbia's Casa Italiana and as a journalist, he had much...

Should We Celebrate Columbus Day? And Why?

Fred Gardaphe

Columbus, like many figures of history, has outlived his usefulness for all Americans, but for Italian Americans he continues to represent the struggle their immigrant forbearers...

Ethnic Changes in Little and Big Italy

Jerome Krase

New Immigrant Influxes Diluted Italianità in Our Cities. Is the Old Country Next?

What’s Italian, Who’s Italian American, What's in a name?

Jerry Krase

In March 2006 the US Census Bureau released its first annual report on Italian Americans. It gave us a statistical profile of Italian America between the decennial census reports....

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