News - 23 Aprile 2020 Donald Trump Uses Coronavirus As an Alibi to Assassinate the American Dream Trump's move has clear election propaganda purposes, but it is also the consequence of a xenophobic ideology (once called "nativism") that has characterized his presidency from day one in the White House.
Arts - 22 Dicembre 2019 Italy’s Gift to the World: The Neapolitan Song That Sings of Immigrants’ Joys and Sorrows The Neapolitan song, and especially its sub-genre that emerged out of the waves of Italian immigration to America and the world, is a quintessential expression of Italian culture and a precious global asset to defend and preserve at all costs. More importantly, for immigrants, it’s a piece of their heart with all the ache and joy of the ups and downs of life—and the sheer courage it takes to chase after a dream.
News - 12 Dicembre 2019 Just Back From the Southern Border: An Update on the Migrant Crisis The US-Mexico border. The "migrant crisis." The arena of the fake-news-driven, isolationist rallying cry that took 2016 by storm, and that risks dominating the 2020 election as well. I went to an emergency assistance “welcome” center for refugees and migrants a few miles from the border to understand the truth as we head into 2020, to find out who and how many are crossing, and why.
People - 3 Dicembre 2019 Meet NY’s Favorite Former Italian Mayor: Domenico Lucano New Yorkers seized the opportunity to meet this Italian mayor--recipient of the Dresden Peace Prize for his innovative model of immigrant integration-- who has welcomed refugees instead of banishing them, secured them houses instead of placing them in camps, and created jobs over detention contracts.
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
People - 15 Agosto 2019 What Do Italians Really Think about Diversity? A Q&A with Erika Baewert As the Executive Assistant at Open Borders, Erika spends her time building bridges between an old and new Italy when it comes to issues around migration. A native of Turin, she’s no stranger to hard conversations and often opts into dialogue around race and identity with a fearlessness that can only come from growing up in a city known for its tough exterior. In a candid conversation, we sit down with Erika and discuss some pressing questions about the state of assimilation and the Italian perspective.
EXPAT - 14 Agosto 2019 Amadeo Peter Giannini, Founding Father of the Bank of America, “The People’s Banker” Published in English and in Italian by The Mentoris Project, "A.P. Giannini. The People's Banker" retraces life and achievements of Amadeo Peter Giannini, the San Francisco-based banker of Ligurian origin, who wanted "a bank for everyone" and who revolutionized the modern banking system
Onu - 28 Giugno 2019 Crisi immigrazione: quei sogni di un padre e una figlia annegati nel Rio Grande Henrietta Fore, direttore esecutivo dell'UNICEF, espone le problematiche e pericoli che affliggono immigrati, in particolare minorenni.
U.N. - 21 Giugno 2019 People on the Run, UNCHR: Worldwide Refugees Hit 70 Million During the presentation of the report at the United Nations headquarters, La Voce asked how the UN included the Venezuelans leaving their country as refugees, while almost always considering people who flee Africa as economic migrants
People - 28 Maggio 2019 Italian Immigration and Emigration Between Acceptance and Prejudice Before opening the floor to the speakers, Tamburri noted that, between 1880 and 1920, more than 20 million people left Italy. He then introduced a really important idea that will be brought up many times during the conversation: history helps us understand the phenomenon that is taking place in Italy right now. It first happened with Albanians, then with Eastern Europeans, and Africans. As Gian Antonio Stella writes, we have to remember “quando gli Albanesi eravamo noi” (“when we were the Albanians”). This is why it’s extremely important to talk about both of these phenomena together, emigration and immigration.