Italian Heritage

Lifestyle
by Carol King | Mon, 04/15/2013 - 13:08
In the first of a new series focusing on famous Italian families, Carol King looks at the family that built the Versace fashion empire. Italians are famous…
Culture
by Gino De Blasio | Wed, 04/10/2013 - 07:01
There are few moments that can compete on the social awkwardness scale than that caused by customs officials at airports. One of my earliest childhood memories…
Culture
by Carol King | Tue, 04/09/2013 - 11:59
Carol King reports on how Mario Bergoglio was one of many Italians who immigrated to Argentina. Born in Buenos Aires, Argentina on 17 December 1936, Pope…
by Carol King | Mon, 04/08/2013 - 13:21
Figures released by the Italian government reveal that emigration from Italy rose by 30% in 2012 and that emigrants are becoming younger.Data compiled by the…
by ITALY | Wed, 11/14/2012 - 03:50
words by Carol KingThe Italo-Scottish Research Centre (ISRC) in Edinburgh is creating an archive of the Italian diaspora in Scotland.Italian immigrants…
Culture
by Gabi Logan | Tue, 07/03/2012 - 07:01
After three years of study, planning and practice, the teenage group Esquilino Junion Theatre Orchestra debuted their original collaboratively-written…
by Natalie Aldern | Tue, 09/13/2011 - 06:42
In the late 19th and early 20th century, millions of Italians packed their bags and left for the Americas, hoping to make their fortune overseas. The Centro…
Culture
by Katia Amore | Mon, 05/30/2011 - 08:52
We receive many enquiries from people asking advice about tracing their roots back to Italy. While we do not provide a specific genealogy service, our attempts…
by Natalie Aldern | Wed, 03/02/2011 - 05:54
The latest United States Census has found that not a single resident in New York’s Little Italy was born in Italy.New York’s historic district is getting "…
by ITALY | Mon, 08/23/2010 - 06:34
Italy’s Interior Minister Roberto Maroni has praised the French government for deporting hundreds of Romanians last week. The deportations were said to have…