One of the greatest Italian exports is the lore of the nonna. These formidable women, with hugs that smell like pasta water ...

One of the most controversial entries in the Eurovision song contest is Espresso Macchiato by Estonia's Tommy Cash. It mocks ...

5. Italian Immigrants: From Hardships To Success Between 1880 and 1920, over four million Italians immigrated to America, escaping poverty and political turmoil. They settled in urban ...

Since many Italian immigrants were from agrarian backgrounds and competed for low-paying jobs, "they were associated with poverty, dirt, and a backward mentality", says Prato. However as the ...

That the head of the Catholic Church is as American as baseball proves that ancient prejudices can be conquered and rifts between people can be mended.

When ranchers leave the land, what version of nature takes over? The park and The Nature Conservancy have ambitious ...

including a pair of Italian marble lion sculptures dating back to 1918 – which were part of the tomb structure of Cantonese pioneer Wong Ah Fook – 23 pieces of porcelain murals, and a statue of the ...

While celebrating the Christmas season with good food and boisterous company, you might find it interesting to note that if you had lived in colonial times and were found enjoying yourself at ...

There just isn't that level of immigration from Italy that you had in the 1880's and 1900's," Searing said. In the ‘70s, while Little Italy was dwindling, there was an effort to preserve its influence ...

Generations later, people who built Philadelphia's Italian Market are being honored with new displays of public art.