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  • Life & People

    Margaret Ricciardi. A Century Committed to Family, Italy, and Art

    by Laura Erikson - Curated by Letizia Airos(October 12, 2017)
    Meet artist Margaret Ricciardi, born 103 years ago in Brooklyn to immigrants from Calitri (Avellino). Joining her in as she recounts her family memories and her life as an artist, is Margaret’s niece, Laura Erikson. This interview is a preview, part of the Second Season of the I-ITALY TV SERIES "Grandparents and Grandchildren in Italian America." And stay tuned for the full video.
  • John P. and his nephew John D. Calvelli during the interview for the project "Grandparents & Grandchildren in Italian America"
    Facts & Stories

    The Calvellis’ Italian Saga from Calabria to the Bronx

    by John P. and John D. Calvelli(January 11, 2017)
    Our series continues with this conversation between nonno John P., who came from Vico Apriliano, Calabria, in the late1950s and settled in the Bronx, and his young nephew John D., who represents a new generation of Americans of Italian descent who see their culture not as an element of divisiveness but as a tool for understanding others and placing value on the real wealth of America: diversity and inclusion.