The following is an excerpt from my book, Forty Days in Italy Con La Mia Famiglia. When you say you are Italian or Italian American, what does that really mean? In my book, Forty Days in Italy Con La Mia Famiglia: How to Research Your Italian Roots & Travel to Italy on Your Own Terms (coming …
IAP 39: Gina Barreca on staying true to your roots and being unabashedly Italian American
In this episode of The Italian American Podcast, we talk with Gina Barreca, an Italian American author and humorist. She is the editor of two books that our audience may find interesting: DON’T TELL MAMA: THE PENGUIN BOOK OF ITALIAN AMERICAN WRITING and of A SIT-DOWN WITH THE …
IAP 38: Fred Gardaphé on the importance of educating Italian Americans
In this episode of The Italian American Podcast, we talk with Fred Gardaphé, Ph.D., Distinguished Professor of English and Italian American Studies at Queens College/CUNY and the John D. Calandra Italian American Institute. Fred lost his father, grandfather, as well as his godfather to violence at a …