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  • Facts & Stories

    Italian Emigration is Rising as Immigration Declines

    Roberta Cutillo(December 18, 2019)
    Immigration is decreasing in Italy for the first time (-3.2% from last year) after a period of constant increase between 2014 and 2017, while the number of Italians leaving the country is on the rise (+1,9%) according to the latest report on immigration by national statistics agency ISTAT.
  • Art & Culture

    ‘This is Not Cricket,’ the Possibility of a Tolerant Future for Italy

    Monica Straniero(October 24, 2019)
    Shot almost entirely in Piazza Vittorio, Rome’s most culturally diverse neighborhood, the new documentary by Jacopo de Bertoldi presented at ‘Alice Nella Citta,’ a section of Rome’s Festa del Cinema tells of the friendship between two young men united by their passion for a game that in some parts of the world is almost a religion.
  • Art & Culture

    Remembering Mario Mignone

    Marcello Sajia(September 12, 2019)
    In remembrance of the SUNY and Stony Brook Professor, who recently left us. From the island of Salina, Marcello Saija, his friend and partner of initiatives to truly and deeply explain Sicily and emigration to Americans, shares his memory of him. With this contribution we say farewell to Mario Mignone and his genuine and generous contribution to the history of Italians in America.
  • Facts & Stories

    Tony Driver And The Harsh Reality of Borders

    Monica Straniero(September 10, 2019)
    Director Ascanio Petrini tells the incredible story of Pasquale Donatone, a cab driver who transported illegal migrants from Mexico into the US and was expelled back to Italy, his country of origin. It’s him the actor who plays himself, a mix between Taxi Driver and Wile E. Coyote. Using reality and “light-heartedness” to incite reflections on migration and the right to citizenship, blurring the line between truth and fiction.
  • Lidia in her teenage years. (Courtesy of Lidia Bastianich)
    Life & People

    Lidia Matticchio Bastianich: Nostalgia and Success

    Alex Catti, Letizia Airos(February 17, 2019)
    To commemorate the National Memorial Day of the Exiles and Foibe (Giorno del ricordo), the Italian celebration for the memory of the victims of the Foibe and the Istrian-Dalmatian exodus. World-famous Italian chef Lidia Bastianich has a story as a refugee that transcends the culinary industry. Lidia was born following the conclusion of World War II, a time when European countries were still settling border disputes. As a young girl, she grew up among three different cultures, each with a profound influence on her. Today, as a professional, Lidia’s childhood experiences and her family ties continue to prove monumental in her continued success.
  • Op-Eds

    Anti-immigrant Violence in Italy Draws UN scrutiny

    Judith Harris(September 11, 2018)
    Ten vicious shootings of migrants and Roma in Italy have left one man dead and a baby at risk of paralysis. For this "huge increase in cases of violence and racism," Italy is under investigation by the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights of Man.

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