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Rocco Petrone, director of the Apollo program at NASA

Rocco Petrone: The Italian-American Who Took Us to the Moon

by Silvia Donati | Tue, 07/30/2019 - 10:15

[Rocco Petrone at Cape Kennedy in 1969. Photo: Nasa.] The 50th anniversary of the first Moon landing - 20 July 1969 - was just celebrated, and here's the…

Culture

Chasing Ghosts: Italian-Americans in Los Angeles

by Silvia Donati | Fri, 07/04/2014 - 05:26

While most people may tend to associate the history of Italian Americans in the U.S. as an East Coast experience, an important yet largely unknown chapter of…

Culture

Finding America: A Photo Book of Italian Immigration to the U.S.

by Silvia Donati | Wed, 01/08/2014 - 06:18

“Trovare l’America” (Finding America) is a photo book that chronicles the lives of Italian immigrants to the U.S.: 500 images collected and selected by the…

Protests At Italy’s Plan To Shut New Jersey Consulate

by Carol King | Tue, 10/15/2013 - 04:30

A plan to close the Italian Consulate in Newark, New Jersey in March 2014 has sparked criticism.The Italian Ministry of Foreign Affairs plans to shut the…

Culture

“Americans in Florence” Exhibit Celebrates Italian-American Connections At Palazzo Strozzi

by Gabi Logan | Thu, 05/31/2012 - 04:40

On the occasion of the 500th anniversary of the death of Amerigo Vespucci, Florence’s Palazzo Strozzi Foundation celebrates the connections between Italy and…