When driving through the Italian countryside near where the region of Lazio meets the region of Campania, it is impossible to miss the beautifully imposing structure of the Monastery of Monte Cassino gracing the skyline. What you might not know when looking at this architectural masterpiece is that …
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IAP 135: Le Belle Lingue – Dialects, Regional Languages, and Italian American English, Part 2
If any language proves that there’s room at the linguistic table for everyone... it’s Italian! This week, we continue our examination of the languages of Italy as we take a closer look at her many Regional Languages and Dialects, including the unique blend of Italian and English spoken by Italian …
An ‘Altaring’ Experience: St. Joseph’s Day in New Orleans
When my parents decided we would leave our Italian American enclave in Brooklyn and relocate to the New Jersey suburbs, I think they did so without a functioning ethnic compass. Somehow, my large Italian American family ended up in the only Garden State town with no Italian Americans, a little Irish …