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Caterina's Journey: An Italian-American Immigration Story Caterina’s Journey: An Italian-American Immigration Story

Caterina Tolitano and her family have decided to immigrant to America from Calabria, Italy. Caterina’s father, Antonio, has heard that America is the land of opportunity and the streets are paved with gold! Caterina leaves her beautiful town on a voyage to America. In America, life doesn’t get easier… but Caterina is up for the challenge!

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The Italian Flag
The tricolor was first adopted in 1796 by the Lombard patriots and became the symbol of freedom and unity. It was sanctioned as National Flag by the Italian Republic in 1802, by the Italic Kingdom in 1804 and by the first King of the Savoia dynasty, Carlo Alberto in March 1848.

Italian American Innovators
The entire world is familiar with the accomplishments of the great Italian inventors, artists and explorers. The artistic contributions of Leonardo da Vinci to the art world, the genius of Guglielmo Marconi to science, and of the discovery o f America through the explorations of Christopher Columbus (Cristoforo Colombo). But what of the lesser known inventors and innovators, the ones whose creativity and inventions have given America some of its most beloved daily used products and places.

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* Photo of the Week
Neptune's Grotto Alghero, Sardinia Neptune’s Grotto is a cave located within Capo Caccia near Alghero, Sardinia. The grotto is a natural jewel and geological wonder that attracts over 150,000 visitors a year.

* Proverb
Chi non l’occhio vede, col cuor crede

* Recipe
Here is a great recipe for bean soup.

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Volume 16, No. 4

January 24, 2017 italiansrus

Volume 16 No. 4

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The Italian Americans: A History

Looking beyond the familiar Little Italys and stereotypes fostered by The Godfather and The Sopranos, Laurino reveals surprising, fascinating lives: Italian-Americans working on sugar-cane plantations in Louisiana to those who were lynched in New Orleans; the banker who helped rebuild San Francisco after the great earthquake; families interned as “enemy aliens” in World War II. From anarchist radicals to “Rosie the Riveter” to Nancy Pelosi, Andrew Cuomo, and Bill de Blasio; from traditional artisans to rebel songsters like Frank Sinatra, Dion, Madonna, and Lady Gaga, this book is both exploration and celebration of the rich legacy of Italian-American life.

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What Is Going On with the Italy Earthquakes?
Discover why Italians keep confronting seismic activity that has ravaged cities and put lives in grave danger.

La Bomboniere
This traditional keepsake is given to guests in appreciation of their attendance to your special occasion. Included you will find the significance of the confetti and the number used for each gift.

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The Fontana del Gigante (Fountain of the Giant) is located on the via Partenope, near the Castel dell’Ovo. Photo taken in 1961.

* Proverb
Le disgrazie non vanno mai sole

* Recipe
Here is a great recipe for pasemio sauce.

Volume 16, No. 3

January 17, 2017 italiansrus

Volume 16 No. 3

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My Italian Secret: The Forgotten Heroes

Would you risk your life to save a stranger? My Italian Secret tells the story of cycling idol Gino Bartali, Dr. Giovanni Borromeo, and other courageous Italians who carried out ingenious schemes to rescue Jews, partisans, and refugees from Nazi-occupied Italy. Celebrated as a Tour De France champion, Gino Bartali’s most daring triumph came when he risked his life to save Italian Jews by smuggling fake identification documents in the frame of his bicycle. Dr. Borromeo invented a fictitious disease to scare the SS away from the hospital where he was hiding Jews. These men, and the networks in which they worked, reflect the efforts of thousands of Italians who risked their lives to save others.

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Heart of a Champion
During Italy’s darkest time a glimmer of hope came in the form of cycling champion Gino Bartali. Gino was a hero not just for what he accomplished in the sport of cycling, but also for his courage to help strangers at the risk of losing his own life.

Capuchin Catacombs
Located in the city of Palermo on the Italian island of Sicily is without a doubt one of the most interesting, intriguing and gruesome tourist spots in the world. This place, which is sometimes referred to as the Museum of Death, contains some 8000 mummified bodies that date back to the 16th century. These bodies line the walls of the Catacombs, which is located directly underneath the Capuchin Convent.

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The colorful buildings of Muggia.

* Proverb
Il fine giustifica i mezzi

* Recipe
Here is a great recipe for olive bread.

Volume 16, No. 2

January 9, 2017 italiansrus

Volume 16 No. 2

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Italian Door Topper Live Well Love Much Laugh Often

Italian Decor Door Topper created from an original wood carving by artist Al Pisano. This door topper translates to live Well Love Much Laugh Often. We hand cast and then hand paint and stain each plaque which captures all the detail of Al’s original carving. The plaque measures 27 inches wide and 7 inches high.

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Matching Game with Pasta
While I was always aware of the variety of pastas and sauces, I didn’t realize the vastness of possibilities, especially if we ventured outside the cuisine of our parts of southern Italy. Really, you have lots of options.

The Benedictine Abbey of Monte Cassino
Rising 1700 feet above sea level is the amazing and beautiful Abbey of Monte Cassino. The Abbey was founded in 529 by St. Benedict and it became home to the Roman Catholic order of Benedictines. Over the centuries the Abbey has endured many periods of success and hardship. In its existence the Abbey has been destroyed on four separate occasions. In the end it rose from the ashes to live and prosper again.

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Mount Etna, which is located north of Catania on the east coast of the Island of Sicily, just so happens to be the highest active volcano in Europe.

* Proverb
Il sangue non è acqua

* Recipe
Here is a great recipe for pasta fagioli.

Volume 16, No. 1

January 4, 2017 italiansrus

Volume 16 No. 1

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Italia World Cup Hat

Show your Italian pride and stay warm this winter with your own Italia blue and white, FIGC logo FIFA soccer world cup hat.

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The Tale of La Befana
Traditionally, the Epiphany or Little Christmas is a holiday for children in Italy. La Befana goes around on the eve of the Epiphany giving gifts to good kids and lumps of coal to the bad ones.

A Tale of the Epiphany
This legend of the Epiphany tells us of a selfish man who realizes the importance of giving to those in need instead of always thinking of himself.

Join Italy’s Epiphany Party
Italians are always looking for more vacation time. It’s no wonder that their holiday season lasts one week longer than it does for those of us in the United States. They are off until January 6, which marks L’Epifania or the Epiphany, which is the celebration of when the three wise men or magi arrived to see the baby Jesus. Leave it to Italians to take things up a notch. Commemorating this encounter isn’t enough. They had to make up an interesting story and bring a witch into the mix. Enter La Befana.

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A great view of the winding road that leads to the Monastery of Montevergine.