The Italian American Problem
There is a problem with being Italian American, and it is has to do with time.
North Beach: An Italian American Neighborhood?
While I was sitting at a cafe in North Beach, I started to wonder what makes something ‘Italian’.
Italians Of The Bay Area: Judith Branzburg
Italians of the Bay Area is a new series in Italics Magazine that features interviews with Italians living in California as well as with Californians of Italian descent.
Donald Trump And His Italian American Supporters
At some point, Italian Americans stopped being a monolith, particularly as a voting bloc. Then at another point, they started swinging ever more determinedly towards the right. And then, along came Donald Trump.
A Comparison Of Political Mobilization In Italy And The US
How the US elections confronted Italy with its lack of grassroots engagement as well as political mobilization.
All Different But All The Same
What cultural aspects, traits, characteristics, habits, practices, attitudes and values are common to all Italians?
The Boomerang Effect
As the boomerang flies, so it flies back. The stories that lived within me, passed down from my grandparents. Theirs was an Italy of nostalgic approximation. Mine is an Italy that is bowed but unbroken, a phoenix that will rise again.
Italians Of The Bay Area: Lorenza Graziosi
“If it weren’t for my husband, I would still be in Umbria. Who knew that after two months from the day we met, we would be getting married in San Francisco?”
Italian American Disappears
It’s the Italian American Identity Sydrome. They are called William and James, but they still retained their surnames which marked them as different.
Thanksgiving Will Be There Next Year
I know why you’ll miss it though. I’ll miss it too.