The Other Italy
In Canada and the United States, Italians form an ethnic community whose values and…
Heritage
Oregano & Origins: In the Shadow of the Italian Kitchen
I learnt to cook so well in Sicily that I will cause the banqueters to bite the dishes…
Rocky Roads: Northern Italy’s Jewish Heritage
Mountain Jews in the Italian/Austrian Alps? The Tyrol region is not immediately…
Sicilian Ruins: Resurrecting Poggioreale
In a June 2012 editorial in a local Piedmont newspaper on the earthquake in…
Red, White and Green Space: National Parks in Italy and Canada
Canada and Italy possess striking landscapes, each unique in its own right, and no less…
Cicoria Roadside Stories
Many Italian immigrants who came to America in the last century were certainly…
Home, Belonging and Identity
My fascination with cultural identity stems from the fact that I grew up immersed in…
Where Everybody Knows (How to Spell) My Name
Recently, an acquaintance told me that I don’t look “Canadian.” In all fairness,…
My Italian-Canadian-American Life in Reverse
The first I saw of Rome was no different than the last I saw of it three years ago. The…
Italy For Beginners
Can you imagine waking up every morning in a place where nearly every street has a coffee…