Publisher's Synopsis
In 2019 we interviewed 25 people, friends of We the Italians who gave us 24 different views about 24 different topics of the relation between Italy and the US. These are the topics you will find in this yearbook: Little Italies around the US; Italy in St. Louis, Italian opera and the Italian American integration; Italy in Ohio; How the US helped Italy after World War II; Italian American Women, Food, and Identity; Dick Biondi, "The Wild I-tralian"; How to get an Italian passport; The new Italian emigration to the US; Dallara, the undisputed king of Indianapolis 500; The incredible story of Amadeo P. Giannini; the great Federico Faggin; the USA in Florence; the story of Rocco Petrone and the moon; a new approach on the Italian American cuisine; the 100th anniversary of the St. Anthony's Feast in Boston; a century of Garibaldi Meucci Museum; the story of the "Fish Creek massacre" in Nevada; the heritage of the Turnesas, seven brothers all professional golfers; Christopher Columbus' quest for Jerusalem; the musicians from Catania chosen for the first American Navy musical band; the future of Italian food exports to America; the Italian American Baseball Foundation; ancient Rome as a constant inspiration for the USA.
