Dalla Calabria a New York. Come la nipote di un barbiere siciliano, appassionata al mestiere fin da bambina, sbarca a Manhattan, inventa e re-inventa il suo lavoro con grande libertà e finisce per coronare il suo sogno di lavorare nel mondo della moda (ma non solo).
E’ la prima donna italiana negli equipaggi dell’Agenzia Spaziale Europea. Un vero punto di orgoglio e di riferimento di tutte le giovani donne, non solo italiane. Ingegnere, aviatrice, astronauta militare ha dato un’impronta molto professionale ma anche molto originale al suo lavoro, e soprattutto alla sua recente missione nello spazio.
Tutta l’Italia l’ha seguita in diretta, in Tv come in rete, i suoi Twitter tra le stelle hanno accompagnato le giornate di tanti.
L’eclettico pianista statunitense è ritornato in tournèe in Italia dopo i sold out dell’anno scorso. Il suo progetto musicale “experiment”, che fonde il jazz con l’hip hop e l’r&b, continua stupire non solo i suoi fan, ma anche i più nostalgici del jazz tradizionale.
Riceviamo e pubblichiamo, unendoci al cordoglio, un breve comunicato sulla scomparsa del Sen Learco Saporito, Presidente Onorario dell'ANFE (Associazione Nazionale Famiglie Emigrati) e la lettera aperta ai dirigenti dell'associazione, in Italia e all'Estero, inviata dal Presidente ANFE nazionale, dr. Paolo Genco
It’s been an explosive week for i-Italy. First, the largest Italian newspaper Corriere della Sera runs an article about us in its weekly insert “Innovation.” Then, a long interview with i-Italy’s founders by journalist Goffredo Palmerini gets published in a host of Italian online sources in Italy and abroad—including America Oggi, the only Italian language daily paper in the U.S. Last but not least, the story reaches the American public through the websites of CNBC, The Boston Globe, and 197 other online American sources from Washington to the Silicon Valley and the Hawaii!
Sunday, 1:00 pm on NYC Life
Channel 25 (HD Ch 525)THIS WEEKEND on i-italyTV
- An afternoon with Alberto Zamperla, founder of Coney Island's Luna Park.
- Back to school with Jovanotti!
- Books. Italian Fascism's Empire Cinema. Stefano Albertini interviews Ruth Ben-Ghiat.
- Dolce Vita. A sexy recipe from Rome: Bucatini Cacio e pepe. With Chef Luca Stefani (narrating voice by Antoinette La Vecchia).
Think: cabanas, beach umbrellas and delicious coastal food and summer cocktails!
Summer is coming to New York early with the launch of SABBIA, an Italian seaside restaurant on the roof. Hosted by La Birreria, the pop-up will feature the best coastal food and drink under the sun.
Beneath the towering Renaissance-inspired marble columns at the legendary Cipriani 42nd Street in New York City another unique springtime bash with NIAF to promote the culture and heritage of Italian Americans on April 28, 2016
This year honorees are:
- Honorable Marie L. Garibaldi
- NIAF Executive Vice President Retired N.J. Supreme Court Justice (Posthumously Awarded),
- Michael J. Inserra Area Deputy Managing Partner, elect – Americas Ernst & Young
- Frank Bisignano Chairman and CEO First Data
The National Italian American Foundation commends the Colorado House State, Veterans and Military Committee’s recent vote of seven to two rejecting a bill that would have ended the celebration of Columbus Day as a state holiday.
The National Organization of Italian American Women Honors Alisyn Camerota and Jeanne Mariani Sullivan April 16 at the St. Regis New York
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 action; it does not derive from a role or position; an approach that I have found so deeply grounded in the American culture.
On our tour of jazz at i-Italy, we have been revisiting important instruments—and, as a result, phenomenal musicians—that form the story of the music, both in America and in Italy. And we intend to continue along that path, because it’s important to pique the interest of people who don’t know the music well.