Italian or American? Definitely Both!
[VIDEO] An interview with Stephen LaRocca, President of the St. Rocco Society of Potenza since 1997. We talked about the Feast and the way in which he and other Italian/Americans maintain a relationship with their origins.
St. Rocco's Faithful Manager. Interview with Stephen LaRocca, President of the St. Rocco Society
I think Italian Americans perceive the sense of tradition stronger than people believe. This happens because we are in a time warp: when we think of Italy we think of the small towns of the South as they existed a hundred years ago. And our lifestyle is like that. I mean, I believe in “la cultura contadina” (the rural culture) and it is still an important part of me.
Italian Americans by the Numbers – Education: Who will educate our children?
6th generation children of Italian descent: Who will teach them about great-great-great grandparents and their roots in “The Two Sicilies”?
A 120 Years Old History
[VIDEO] Let’s discover something more about the Saint Rocco Society of Potenza in New York City and the celebration for Saint Rocco’s day. History, tradition and people of the Feast
"True Italians" in New York: The Feast
[VIDEO] We have been to the Saint Rocco’s Feast. In a five hours exausting procession we have discovered the colourful, enthusiastic Italian/American community of New York. It has been a funny, surprising Sunday.
September 11, 2009
Time for Tenerumi Soup
Michele Scicolone
Minestra di Tenerumi
Tenerumi, the vines of the cucuzza, are made into a delicious Sicilian soup
Remembering MR. TV
EXAMINER. Mike Buongiorno has passed on leaving the stage forever. The most popular host of Italian TV shows was an Italian-American Newyorker who moved to Italy. During WWII he became a partisan, was captured, imprisoned and deported to Germany. (Read the article)
George Clooney and Elisabetta Canalis go public
PEOPLE. His hand still bandaged from a motoring accident last month, George Clooney was spotted arriving in Venice Monday sporting something that's all the rage in Italian trends -- TV presenter Elisabetta Canalis. (Read the article)
Italy wraps up women conference
AP. Participants at a conference on violence against women vowed Thursday to put women's rights at the center of the international agenda, saying world peace and security depended on women's leadership in government and society. (Read the article)
Berlusconi says is best leader in Italy's history
Reuters. Italy's Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi hit back at his critics on Thursday, saying he is far and away the best leader in Italian history and has never considered resigning over scandals concerning his private life. (Read the article)
Missionary honored in Venice film. Documentary tells tale of 16th- century priest in China
ANSA. The extraordinary life of a 16th-century Italian mathematician and missionary who settled in China is portrayed in a film being screened at the Venice Film Festival on Thursday. (Read the article)
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