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MY MENTORS. Alberto Cribiore. Learning to Give Credit Where Credit is Due

Lucia Pasqualini

Alberto taught me a basic rule of meritocracy: the importance of giving credit where credit is due. He taught me that one’s reputation may be built day by day through concrete...

Italian Language and PIZZA!

I. I.

The art of pizza craft used to deepen understanding of both the Italian language and lifestyle. The workshop is organized by the Italian American Committee on Education (IACE) and...

Jhumpa Lahiri, In My Words

Lucia Pasqualini

Life is full of wonderful surprises. I have been following Jhumpa Lahiri for years, having discovered her books when I lived in New York. A friend of mine gave me Interpreter of...

Nel mezzo del cammin...

Dacia Maraini *

“Nel mezzo del cammin di nostra vita,/ mi ritrovai in una selva oscura (Midway upon the journey of our life,/ I found myself within a dark forest).” This powerful beginning...

MY MENTORS / 1. Matilda Raffa Cuomo - A Most Inspiring Woman

Lucia Pasqualini

Matilda was the first person who made me understand how important mentors are. She knows it very well and has dedicated her life to mentoring as a social responsibility.

AP Party at the Consulate. Italian is Getting Cooler

i. i.

IACE annual assembly and award ceremony for the teachers who have brought the largest number of students to sustain the Italian AP exam. The goal was reached one year ahead of...

What Therefore [historical forces of emigration] Hath Joined Together, let not [Italian nationals 100 years later] Put Asunder

Anthony Julian Tamburri

As someone who has been teaching a foreign langauge (Italian) since 1972, I am delighted to see the NYC school system will add or expand 40 dual-language programs: Spanish,...

Italian Language in New York? Mission possible. Thus speaks Ilaria Costa

Francesca Di Folco

Italian language and Italian culture make an inseparable pair. Ilaria Costa, executive director of the Italian American Committee on Education (IACE), speaks about this and...

Teaching Italian through films: The first Beautiful Thing

Bianca Soria

In the last two decades, the field of language pedagogy has shown an indisputable success in adopting new multimedia technologies and in utilizing audiovisual material. Films are...

Nel Mezzo del Cammin...

Dacia Maraini *

Italian Language? That’s why I think it’s necessary and important to study it, take care of it, practice it with loving attention and infinite respect.

Opera Speaks Italian at Met

A surprising new feature is offered by the the Met at the end of September. The “debut” of Italian subtitles will be held at the performance of the “ L'Elisir d'Amore” by...

Our Community, Our Language: What Italian Americans Can Do

Giulio Terzi

Italy's Ambassador to Washington Giulio Terzi di Sant’Agata, writes about the initiatives to promote Italian language and culture in the U.S. and the opportunities they open to...

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