An informal meeting with Larry Guidi, the Italian-American mayor of Hawthorne, a city just outside of Los Angeles. “I am proud of my heritage. Everyone knows that I am an Italian mayor.”
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“Acting is the most difficult thing I have ever done, and the most beautiful.” We met with Lucia Grillo, screenwriter, actress, director, and host.
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This is the second report in the series “Italian Americans by the Numbers” which appears on my ‘i-Italy.org’ blog. The series presents demographic data about Italian Americans based on the US Census Department's “2005-2007 American Community Survey (ACS)”. This report provides tables showing the ‘total number of Americans’, ‘total number of Italian Americans' and ‘percentage of Italian Americans’ living in each State, and Census Department defined Regions, Divisions and Metropolitan Areas.
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Dating a European: a football(soccer)-playing, ex-carabiniere, long-haired, designer clothes-wearing, motorino-driving Southern Italian
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“Bourgeois English department feminist promoting cancellation of male concentration and projection cut no ice at the corner garage…on the streets…” - or with Soprano fans.
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Several years ago, in a writing group at the Calandra Institute, I got to know a young film director named Justin Ambrosino. Below is a conversation that Justin and I recently had about his career, and inspiration
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  There are many Italian American World War II heroes. Between my wife's family and mine we have about a dozen or so. To name a few: her Uncles Joe, Frank, Anthony, and Sal, and my Uncles Matthew, Jerry, and Tommy served in every theater of war. All of their lives are worth knowing. Frank Sabia's is one that continues to be an important part of ours.   
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Op-EdsWith only 9% of Italian Americans over 18 in college and 70% have an education level of less than a bachelor’s degree, the time is long overdue to consider curriculum changes to inspire and support Italian American students at all levels of education
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Life & PeopleAn Italian American tragedy - a ‘low-brow’ culture that can’t read Paglia because of low education levels. She doesn’t write books for the beach.
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Americans of Italian descent should demand that Italy apologize for the dehumanization and exploitation of our grandparents and build memorials of contrition and appreciation to those mighty people at all ports of embarkation.
