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A Magical Little Feast

Darrell Fusaro

Frankie Competelli, born on New York City’s renowned Mulberry Street in Little Italy, is one of those pioneers who helped bring the Feast of San Gennaro to L.A. While they were...

A Californian Mayor, Italian Style

Letizia Airos

An informal meeting with Larry Guidi, the Italian-American mayor of Hawthorne, a city just outside of Los Angeles. “I am proud of my heritage. Everyone knows that I am an...

Zamboni!

Laura E. Ruberto

A little diddy about California’s role in the Italian American invention of an ice-resurfacing machine.

Holiday in Italy! (without Leaving the U.S.)

Laura E. Ruberto

The cult of Italy repackaged for US consumer culture.

Holiday in Italy! (without Leaving the U.S.)

Laura E. Ruberto

The cult of Italy repackaged for US consumer culture.

Italian Americana, California Style

Laura E. Ruberto

Driving for hours takes us to three California Italian American vernacular sites -- from urban LA to rural NorCal with a stop along the freeway in the Central Valley.

L’Italo Americano’s 100 Years of Service

Dom Serafini

America's oldest Italian newspaper celebrates its first century

Great Italian Americans: Sam Rodia

Natasha Lardera

“I no need to come in America. That's my mother's, my father's fault.” -- Sam Rodia Sam Rodia is the son of Italian-American immigrants hailing from Serino, a small town in...

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