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Gil Fagiani reads from Crossing 116th Street: A Blanquito in El Barrio

John D. Calandra Italian American Institute, Queens College, CUNY 25 W. 43rd Street, 17th Floor New York NY 10036

Gil Fagiani fell in love with East Harlem in the 60s. As a young, idealistic, activist his passions led him to work in an antipoverty…

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Fashion and Identity in Italy in the 1930s

John D. Calandra Italian American Institute, Queens College, CUNY 25 W. 43rd Street, 17th Floor New York NY 10036

Eugenia Paulicelli, Queens College Fascism in 1930s Italy dominated more than just politics – it spilled over into modes of dress.  Mussolini’s regime choreographed people’s…

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