The Good Son: The Life of Ray “Boom Boom” Mancini (2012), 90 min.
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John D. Calandra Italian American Institute, Queens College, CUNY 25 W. 43rd Street, 17th Floor New York NY 10036
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Book Presentation: Stone Walls, by Gil Fagiani
John D. Calandra Italian American Institute, Queens College, CUNY 25 W. 43rd Street, 17th Floor New York NY 10036Join 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…
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Long Island Italian Americans: History, Heritage and Tradition, by Salvatore LaGumina
John D. Calandra Italian American Institute, Queens College, CUNY 25 W. 43rd Street, 17th Floor New York NY 10036For Italian immigrants and their descendants, moving from “the city” to Long Island was more than a change of address. It signaled that the family…
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Marie-Helene Bertino reads from 2 A.M. at the Cat’s Pajamas (Crown Publishers, 2014)
John D. Calandra Italian American Institute, Queens College, CUNY 25 W. 43rd Street, 17th Floor New York NY 10036Madeleine 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…
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Panel Discussion: Remembering the Triangle Shirtwaist Factory Fire
John D. Calandra Italian American Institute, Queens College, CUNY 25 W. 43rd Street, 17th Floor New York NY 10036On March 25, 1911, just before closing time, a fire broke out at the Triangle Shirtwaist Factory in Greenwich Village, killing 146 people, mostly young…
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The Sounds of Taste: A journey through the sights, sounds and tastes of the Apulian Region of Southern Italy
John D. Calandra Italian American Institute, Queens College, CUNY 25 W. 43rd Street, 17th Floor New York NY 10036An exciting new short film produced and directed by Cristina Marvulli, founder of Apulian Roots, in collaboration with the United Pugliesi Federation of Greater New…
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Italian Scientific Migration to the United States after the 1938 Racial Laws
John D. Calandra Italian American Institute, Queens College, CUNY 25 W. 43rd Street, 17th Floor New York NY 10036Alessandra 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…
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An Evening with “Italian” Writers Carmine Abate and Amara Lakhous, and Prof. Grace Russo Bullaro
John D. Calandra Italian American Institute, Queens College, CUNY 25 W. 43rd Street, 17th Floor New York NY 10036An Evening with “Italian” Writers: Carmine Abate and Amara Lakhous and Professor Grace Russo Bullaro This event is centered around the two writers Carmine Abate…
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Joseph Tirella reads from TOMORROW-LAND: The 1964-65 World’s Fair and the Transformation of America
Q.C. alumnus and English Major Joseph Tirella creates a portrait of Flushing Meadows and its fairgrounds that had little to do with the turmoil of…
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Fran Claro presents The Macaroni’s in the Basement
John D. Calandra Italian American Institute, Queens College, CUNY 25 W. 43rd Street, 17th Floor New York NY 10036Aniella, Concetta, Giuseppina, and Maddelana are the quartet of immigrant women at the core of author and blogger Fran Claro’s book The Macaroni’s in the…
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Lecture: Editoria e lettura oggi in Italia
John D. Calandra Italian American Institute, Queens College, CUNY 25 W. 43rd Street, 17th Floor New York NY 10036“Editoria e lettura oggi in Italia ” discusses book culture in Italy today, analysing the overall state of the pubishing world in Italy and its relationship…
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Annual Conference: Bambini, Ragazzi, Giovani: Children and Youth in Italy and the Italian Diaspora
John D. Calandra Italian American Institute, Queens College, CUNY 25 W. 43rd Street, 17th Floor New York NY 10036The Italian family has been a quintessential subject for scholarly research and creative work in Italy and among various diasporic communities, with matters relating to…
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