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Panel on Migration Emigration, Migration, and Self-Determination: Italians, Mexicans, and Puerto Ricans in Search of an American Dream. Deans and Directors of the John D.…
Embroidered Stories: Interpreting Women’s Domestic Needlework from the Italian Diaspora Presented by Joseph Sciorra, with Phyllis Capello, Rosette Capotorto, Maria Mazziotti Gillan, Lucia Grillo, Maria…
Dr. Joseph Tromba Lecture Series Event: Book Presentation by Anthony Julian Tamburri, Distinguished Professor of European Languages and Literatures & Dean of the John D.…
Film Screening MONTEDORO (2014), 88 min. Followed by Q&A with director NOTA BENE: This event takes place at: Elebash Recital Hall THE GRADUATE CENTER,…
During World War II, while some Italian Americans were deemed “enemy aliens,” more than 500,000 Italian Americans served in the U.S. military. The documentary Fighting…
Breaking Bread in L’Aquila was published on April 6, 2010, on the first anniversary of the earthquake that devastated the Abruzzo region. Releasing the book…
The events of Risorgimento Italy provoked political migrations. In the United States, Risorgimento exiles played an essential part in the birth of the Italian American…
The evening is dedicated to a presentation of two books of poetry. The event will be moderated by Rolando Perez, poet, critic, Hispanist (Hunter College/CUNY). Richard Milazzo, poet,…
This interdisciplinary conference focuses on material culture in the contexts of Italy, its colonies, and its diasporic communities. Material culture, broadly defined, includes all objects…
Editor Umberto Mucci presents his landmark book. This book is a selection of the best 100 interviews conducted through four years by the author, either…
Come help comemorate XII Magna Grecia Week with this event held at the John D. Calandra Italian American Institute. Presenters will include: On. Nino Foti…
Alley Russo is a young aspiring novelist who arrives at Walker Reade’s compound in the Colorado Rockies hoping to win the job as his assistant.…