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In 2011 the police in Rhodes, (Greece) contacted the Dodecanese State Archive concerning the discovery in a basement of a large collection of Italian documents.…
The Island of Roses, A Tragedy in a Paradise, by Rebecca Samonà, 2008 (Italian with English subtitles). Produced by L’Altravista. Presented in collaboration with Centro Primo Levi…
Giose Rimanelli: 90 Years. An American Celebration This symposium celebrates the sixty-plus years of Giose Rimanelli’s literary and cultural contributions to narrative, poetry, criticism,…
Join us to celebrate the launch of Gil Fagiani’s new book Stone Walls, published by Bordighera Press. “Although we get glimpses into the perspective of the…
For Italian immigrants and their descendants, moving from “the city” to Long Island was more than a change of address. It signaled that the family…
Madeleine Altimari is a smart-mouthed aspiring jazz singer–and also a nine-year-old girl. As she mourns the recent death of her mother and takes care of…
On March 25, 1911, just before closing time, a fire broke out at the Triangle Shirtwaist Factory in Greenwich Village, killing 146 people, mostly young…
An exciting new short film produced and directed by Cristina Marvulli, founder of Apulian Roots, in collaboration with the United Pugliesi Federation of Greater New…
Alessandra Gissi, University of Naples “L’Orientale” The Fascist government’s 1938 anti-Semitic Racial Laws prompted a major migration of Italian intellectuals to the United States. While…
An Evening with “Italian” Writers: Carmine Abate and Amara Lakhous and Professor Grace Russo Bullaro This event is centered around the two writers Carmine Abate…