Movies & TV - July 20, 2007
"Golden Door" opens up the emigrant's world
If you’ve seen his stark and beautiful “Respiro,” you know that Italian writer/director Emanuele Crialese’s look at emigration is bound to be unique. His new film, “Golden Door” (Called “Nuovomondo” or “New World” in Italy) strikes an unusual chord.
Tags: Golden Door, Crialese, Sicily, Ellis Island, Italian, Italian-American, emigrant, immigrant, Nuovomondo, Respiro, Gainsbourg, Amato

Milwaukee Buzz - Oct. 4, 2006
Vecchio examines women's work among Third Ward immigrants
Former UWM faculty member Diane Vecchio's new book, “Merchants, Midwives, and Laboring Women: Italian Migrants in Urban America,” compares the opportunities available to and the work done by Italian immigrant women in Endicott, N.Y. and Milwaukee.
Tags: Vecchio, Furman, Third Ward, Italian, immigrant, Bay View

Arts & Entertainment - June 26, 2004
Scottoline mystery involves "secret" story of WWII internees
Just weeks after "Una Storia Segreta," the exhibit about the internment of Italian Americans during WWII, closed here, Lisa Scottoline arrives to read from her novel, "Killer Smile," which touches on the same subject.
Tags: Scottoline, Segreta, Italian, internment, WWII, immigrant, MCHS, Monferrini, NIAF, Philadelphia