For many Italian Americans, the American Civil War, a seminal chapter in the history of the United States, can often feel like a chapter detached from their own American experience. Since the massive wave of Italian Immigration to the United States between 1870 and 1920, the brilliant thread of the …
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IAP 246: You’re Nobody ‘Til Somebody Sculpts You! Steubenville, Ohio’s Quest to Honor Dean Martin
He was the “King of Cool,” an Italian American star whose casual magnetism and incomparable voice defined the Rat Pack style that influenced generations of American popular culture. Now, Dean Martin’s hometown is seeking to honor him for all time with a larger-than-life statue at the heart of this …
IAP 245: An Unconventional Italian and Her Unconventional Guide! With Special Guest Carla Gambescia
What does it mean to live “La Dolce Vita?” This week’s guest is here to tell us how the answer to that question is just as varied as Italy herself! Carla Gambescia is a cultural “edu-tainer,” award-winning author, travel journalist, lecturer and avid photographer. The author of “La Dolce Vita …