October 9, 2008
Racism/Razzismo Part II: Yusuf Hawkins and the Closing of the American Mind
Jerry Krase
This is a summer evening scene of a peaceful, well-kept, and otherwise "insular" street in Bensonhurst, Brooklyn. In 1989 the neighborhood's reputation was forever stained by a small group of racist young men.
This was the first of two articles I wrote in The Brooklyn Free Press shortly after Yusuf Hawkins' murder in the summer of 1989. Although it concerns his brutal slaying by a cowardly group of bigoted hoodlums in Bensonhurst, Brooklyn, it connects that single, very local, act to city-wide, nation-wide, and indeed world-wide issues of racism and politics. Just a few days ago I saw an Italian Sociologist interviewed on RAI about "racism" in Italy.
Bensonhurst and Italia: Racism and Razzismo (Part I)
The 1989 murder of Afro-American Yusuf Hawkins in Bensonhurst, Brooklyn became the icon of Italian American intolerance. Recently there has been a disturbing convergence of real and virtual racism in the United States and Italy. As the racism of a few in Bensonhurst came to represent all Italian Americans, the racism of some in Italy may come to represent all Italians. An honest appraisal of the problem in the United States, a look at the role of media, as well as historical parallels between Italians and Blacks might shed some needed light on a transnational and international problem.
La Sardegna sbarca a New York. E gli americani ci vanno in vacanza
Abbiamo intervistato Luisanna Depau, Assessore al Turismo per la Sardegna. Il suo impegno? Diffondere la cultura e la tradizione sarda a livello internazionale. Ha iniziato da New York
Sardinia in New York. A Way to Discover the Ideal Destination for Vacations
i-Italy interviews Luisanna Depau, Sardinia's Tourism Assessor. In a week full of events Ms. Depau, together with her significant delegation, has spread in New York and in the United States the beauties and traditions of this unique Italian region.
"Gomorrah"
Matteo Garrone's movie based on Roberto Saviano's world famous book is now playing in U.S. theaters.
Casa Italiana Zerilli Marimò della NYU. Ponte di dialogo culturale tra Italia e USA
In questa intervista Stefano Albertini ci racconta la sua esperienza umana e professionale da direttore della Casa Italiana Zerilli-Marimò della NYU, polo di socializzazione e interscambio culturale a cavallo tra gli Stati Uniti e l’Italia
October 7, 2008
Bensonhurst and Italia: Racism and Razzismo Part I
Jerry Krase
Pedestrian in Rome near the Central Station
The 1989 murder of Afro-American Yusuf Hawkins in Bensonhurst, Brooklyn became the icon of Italian American intolerance. Recently there has been a disturbing convergence of real and virtual racism in the United States and Italy. As the racism of a few in Bensonhurst came to represent all Italian Americans, the racism of some in Italy may come to represent all Italians. An honest appraisal of the problem in the United States, a look at the role of media, as well as historical parallels between Italians and Blacks might shed some needed light on a transnational and international problem.
Elena Bonelli Brings Rome to New York
I-Italy interviewed Elena Bonnelli. The singer is back in New York and will perform at the Carnegie Hall in New York. Her show is entitled “Roma in the World”
"Gomorrah" by Matteo Garrone. A Modern Circle of Hell
Matteo Garrone's acclaimed "Gomorrah" is like no other organized crime movie you've seen
October 6, 2008
Gomorra
Marco and Ciro, teenage gangster wannabes, play with their toys in Matteo Garrone's Gomorra
Matteo Garrone's acclaimed Gomorra is like no other organized crime movie you've seen
Sicilian Food at its Best
Meeting with Salvatore Fraterrigo, chef for the Sicilian restaurant "Cacio e Vino" in Manhattan. Author of the cookbook "I Tesori della Cucina Siciliana", he learned how to cook from his mother and grandmother.
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