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News - 6 Novembre 2020

Who Is the “Latino” Voter? Does Such a Person Exist? Time for a Wake-up Call

Diversity doesn’t apply only to the moral character of individuals within the group, it applies also to their ideology: some are more conservative than others. While some are more empathetic to the plight of the poorest and the most disadvantaged in society, others are more focused on their own individual welfare, and extending only to their families. Those who simplistically speak of the Latinx ethnic group are simply not understanding that there is no such thing. And it is equally simplistic to say that Trump garnered so many votes from it because it’s fragmented and failed to hold together.

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Arts - 23 Ottobre 2020

“Hey Boy”: When We Want the American Dream Not to Become a Nightmare

“Actually, I have often walked in the protagonist’s shoes. It’s true, there are A-list and B-list immigrants in this country… Many say that it’s crazy to shoot in the midst of Covid. Maybe they have a point, but I think that it may have its advantages: locations as well as equipment are cheaper, people in show biz are so eager to work and passion is palpable. You need to respect the anti-Covid protocols, therefore a monitoring organization is required.”

Libri: Migrazione, immigrazione e intolleranza secondo Umberto Eco

Libri - 26 Agosto 2019

Migration, Immigration and Intolerance According to Umberto Eco

The writer's reflections on the issue of immigration were presented twenty-two years ago during two conferences in Valencia and Paris where Eco distinguishes between Immigration, defined as the temporary and quantitively contained movement of an ethnic group toward another geographical area and that of Migration as a permanent and unstoppable mass exodus that changes the culture of the host country

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Arts - 1 Maggio 2019

“Eye-Centricity” at the Calandra Institute Shows Seeing Really is Believing

On April 26th-27th, the John D. Calandra Italian American Institute of the City University of New York held their annual international conference to explore the images that have been evocative of Italy for decades, even centuries, and to define ideas like what it means to be an Italian woman.

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People - 24 Aprile 2019

Are Italian-Americans Racist? Let’s Talk About It

* The names of the people interviewed for this article have been changed for reason of privacy and to protect their identity.

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EXPAT - 1 Gennaio 2019

Chambersburg: What’s Left of the Italians’ ’Burg

Once, the store signs were written in Italian and people knew each other by first and last names. Then, Italians began to relocate, following the “American Dream,” and now the demographics have changed and Chambersburg has become home to Latinos, not without racial tension.

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People - 29 Agosto 2018

A Migrant’s Search for Home and Family

Our search for greener pastures has led us all to Italy -- some of us more privileged than others. Through writing and teaching I hope to do the most human thing possible: to restore the dignity so often lost when one is a migrant by simply welcoming them home, regardless of where they come from.

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Mediterranean - 5 Luglio 2018

Migrants, Europe Needs Vision, not Tactics

Last 28th and 29th June there was an important political meeting of the European Council, focusing on migration. The Council was held in a very polarized and bewildering scenario. Despite many observers fully expecting it to fail, it was able to reach an agreement, but a real, shared solution is still faraway

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Mediterranean - 8 Giugno 2018

The Reform of Dublin III: the cul-de-sac of the European Migration Policy

The Rule defines the distribution of responsibilities among EU states regarding asylum seekers. But the reform proposal that tries a compromise between the Dublin III Rule and the request to introduce compulsory quotas didn't reach an agreement among Member States

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People - 4 Gennaio 2018

Baryali, from Afghanistan to Rome: “There’s Nowhere Else I’d Rather Live”

In Baryali’s eyes, you can see the reflection of the Himalayan highlands, and the boundless grassland plains of his country. But what he remembers of his Kabul is the sound of the bombs and the destruction. Today, he is a cultural-linguistic mediator; he speaks with a bit of a Roman inflection, he studies at John Cabot University in Rome, and dreams of one day working at the UN. For all his friends who didn’t make it.

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