A buried tale shaping the dark history of Little Italy. By H. Hashni Immigration has always been a deeply sensitive topic. It’s often believed that people left their homelands simply because of poverty or a lack of opportunity. Yet, when looked at from another perspective, we realize that these hardships were often subtly imposed, created […]
Freedom in a golden card
Did you know there’s something new for those who want to live in the United States? The new “Gold Card” initiative aims to simplify immigration permits for foreign citizens who make significant financial contributions to the U.S. government. This is a program that expedites the issuance of immigrant visas to foreigners who make substantial financial […]
Dreams Across the Ocean
The heartbreaking story of Romano and his journey to the Big Apple – By A. Naseer As he stood desperately watching the roses on his father’s grave wither away, his mind raced, brainstorming on what he could do to support his mother and five siblings. The wind rustled through the olive trees, whispering through the […]
La Storia dell’Italia Unita. The book written by Enrico Fagnano.
1860 and subsequent years told without rhetoric and without stereotypes. Enrico Fagnano is an author and a cultural organizer, passionate about poetry and history. He dedicates heart and soul to the spread of culture in a dynamic way. Therefore he is in a constant evolution. Probably Luciano De Crescenzo would have defined him as a […]
Immigrant? No, thanks!
Neapolitan musician producer Daniele De Cario is a ‘bird of passage’ in Los Angeles. Those who emigrate is clear that are not comfortable in their country. But emigration is often a well-organized phenomenon that involves the moving of people to a country that needs a workforce. By making a land inhospitable, poor and uninhabitable, inhabitants […]
From Abroad
“…E ce ne costa lacreme ‘sta America!” (America costs us tears!) Thus it sang in the 1920s the song by Libero Bovio and Francesco Buongiovanni, entitled Lacreme Napulitane. It was interpreted by Gennaro Pasquariello and years later by Mario Merola too.
Carne Viva. Una saga italiana fra Otto e Novecento
Carne Viva Una saga italiana fra Otto e Novecento By Nadia Verdile – Release date: May 26 2021 Book review by Monica Lucignano Last May Pacini Fazzi Editori has published “Carne viva”, the first historical novel by writer and journalist Nadia Verdile whom origins are from Molise. The work stems from the discovery of […]