They’re from the mafia: movies like The Godfather made us believe that many Italians are members of the mafia. Don’t worry. Your lady won’t be the daughter of Don Corleone. They’re gold-diggers: it’s believed that Italian ladies seek marriage abroad to find a rich husband. In gen...
The major national holidays of Italy—Festa della Republica(June 5),Festa dell'Unità Nazionale(November 6), andFesta del Lavoro(May 1)—are no longer occasions of public celebration among Italian Americans. Some religious holidays, such asEpifania di Gesù(January 6), receive only passing notic...
Celeste is organizing a surprise party for Savino's birthday, and that day things start to get complicated. First Savino kills accidentally the mafia killer in charge to kill Celeste; second his lover Elvira arrives to the party with the judge... not to mention the police and the mafia Don...
Shot in stark black and white, it’s about the forbidden romance between Andrea and Marilena, who belong to rivaling Mafia families. Andrea is the heir of the Malatesta family, while Marilena is the wife of the Camporeale family’s head. When they’re caught having an affair, chaos is ...
“charity work in caring for the needy Italian families,” and even invested in “the educating of Italians to become good American citizens.” Assisting Italians in gaining U.S. citizenship, the League building on North Main held nightly classes which taught Italians about American laws and ...
And by-the-way, Joe Pesci and Liotta are both Italians from New Jersey, so they know their stuff when it comes to Italian Food and all things Italian (Mafia speak and so-forth). SUNDAY SAUCE The Unofficial GODFATHER COOKBOOK AVAILABLE on AMAZON.com WATCH The VIDEO CLEMENZA (Richard ...
In 2014, 77 municipalities interrupted the political mandate because of “Mafia infiltration” e.g., suspect of criminality (Source: Municipal Administrators’ Registry of the Ministry of the Interior).22 They can be labelled as law quality institutions municipalities [71]. We also compared the ...
Italian communities are stereotyped by the press as being violent and controlled by the Mafia. 1989 Italian-Americans are Honored For their distinguished contribution to society and as a token of appreciation, October is proclaimed as Italian-American Heritage and Culture Month. Italian-American Heritag...
and shown to our table in the great looking restaurant area, the pizzas were of good quality and very tasty, I had the Pizza Mafia which comprised of pepperoni and mincedbeef. unfortunately the gentleman who served us did not share the hostesses friendly manner and came across as quite...
“The mafia is proving to be attractive for the young generation, not only for young men that come from mafia families,” the report warned. “However, there would be no shortage of attempts by elderly men of honour, recently freed, to regain their position.” Additional reporting by Giulian...