August 2013

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AUGUST 2013
PUBLISHED BY THE ITALIAN AMERICAN CULTURAL SOCIETY
VOLUME, XXXIIV.
No. 8
43843 Romeo Plank Road - Clinton Township, MI 48038 - Phone (586) 228-3030 ext 15 - FAX(586) 228-1678 - Email - iacs@iacsonline.com
You Are Cordially Invited to Afternoon Tea
Featuring Miss Rosemarie’s Special Teas
Saturday, August 17, 2013
11:00 am - 1:00 pm
Light Lunch Served:
At the Italian American Cultural Society
43843 Romeo Plank Road
Clinton Twp., MI 48038
Orange Scones
Reservations Requested (586) 228-3030
Watermelon Gazpacho
Served with Fresh Mint & Honey
Mothers, Daughters &
Assorted Tea Sandwiches
Grandmothers
Layered Dill & Cucumber with Cream Cheese
Aunts or Neices
Thinly sliced cucumber, fresh dill, and cream
cheese layered on white bread
Everyone Welcomed
Cajun Chicken Canapé
Cajun chicken salad served on a garlic toast point
$15.00 per person
Young ladies under 12 $10.00
Three-Cheese Padina
Mozzarella, Gouda, and Provolone melted on
Italian flat bread
See page 13 for
Dessert
more information
Menu for Young Ladies
Grilled Cheese Sandwich
Quartered with Chips
Fresh Fruit
Lemonade or Fruit Punch
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AUGUST 2013 A celebration of
Italian
culture
featured
performances by
Justin Guarini
And Lena Prima,
Italian food, wine
- fun had by all!
The Italian American Cultural
Society and Luna Hillside
Productions hosted the return
of Festa Italiana to Freedom
Hill County Park Friday,
July 19- Sunday July 21. The
Italian Government declared
2013 as the “Year of Italian
Culture in the U.S.” and
Festa Italiana commemorated
and celebrated Italy by
showcasing the best in Italian
entertainment, food, drink and
heritage.
Featured
performances
included
singer/songwriter
Justin Guarini, American
Idol’s debut season’s first
runner-up in 2002, and Lena
Prima, daughter of musical
legend Louis Prima. Also
performing at the festival were
local and regional acts such as
Aaron Caruso, Mark Randisi,
The Simone Vitale Band, Burt
Holiday of the Gaylords and
Julian Pavone, the Guinness
World
Record-holder
for youngest professional
drummer. Dino Valle was
Master of Ceremonies and
Entertainment
Coordinator
with Coro Italiano performing.
Festival goers ate well with
dozens of food selections
available
for
purchase.
Some of the authentic Italian
offerings included:
Randazzo Fresh Market –
Grilled lamb chops, shrimp,
thin crust pizza and fresh
fruit
Picano’s Restaurant – Pasta
and tripe
IACS Banquet Center – Steak
sandwiches
Il Fornaio Bakery – Sfingi
(Sicilian donut/fritters) and
cannoli
Andiamo Italia
–
Arancini,
meatballs and
spiedini
Nino Salvaggio
Market – Italian
sausage and cannoli
Vito’s Bakery – Sfinciuni
(Sicilian pizza)
In addition, there was the
traditional carnival fair food.
Other Festa Italiana highlights
involved:
Meatball Contest – Amateurs
put their meatballs to the test
in the 10th annual competition
judged by Macomb County
judges;
Sponsored by
Bagnasco
&
Calcaterra
Funeral Homes;
Beautiful Baby Contest – A
festival favorite for the past 10
years, top prizes for the cutest
kids (categories ranging from 6
months to 5 years old) include
Toys R Us and Babies R Us
gift cards and Festa Italiana
2013 t-shirts; Sponsored by
Shelby Foot & Ankle;
Cannoli Eating Contest –
Cannoli competitors ate the
most in 6 minutes and did
beat the current record of 12
cannoli. Sunday’s winner ate
15; Sponsored by Fern Hill
Golf Club;
Craft Exhibit of more than
30 local crafters;
On Sunday, July 21st, the Holy
Sacrifice of the Mass began at
11:00 a.m.; celebrants were Fr.
Enzo Addari from St.
Louis Center and Fr.
Pino Licciardi from
Holy Family Church.
Mass was sponsored
by MJC Homes;
Kid Zone with fun
activities for the
family;
Italian American Cultural Society
Ferrari display courtesy
of Cauley Ferrari of West
Bloomfield;
Festa Italiana Beautiful Baby Contest
Parents Show Off Their Tiny Tots
Chance to win a Fiat lease
courtesy of Fiat of Lakeside.
Thank you to all our sponsors…
Andiamo Restaurant Group,
Bagnasco & Calcaterra Funeral Homes, Carmela Foods,
Fiat of Lakeside, Cauley Ferrari, The Italian American
Chamber of Commerce of
Michigan, The ConCord Inns
of Clinton Twp. & Rochester
Hills, Luna Entertainment,
Fern Hill Golf Club, LeeEllena Funeral Home, The
Macomb Daily, MJC Companies, Shelby Foot & Ankle,
Lucido Family, Gallo Wines,
Wujek-Calcaterra & Sons,
Villa Bella
Sincere Appreciation to the
Festival Committee:
Joe Ventimiglia, Joe Vicari,
Tom Bommarito, Ron DiBartolomeo, Anthony Apone,
Lucia DiCicco, Leigh Oliver,
Esther & Floyd Beaudette,
Angie & Bill Morelli, Tony
DeLuca, Frank Palazzolo,
Paul Calcaterra, Dino Valle,
Steve Militello, Mario Viviani
A genuine note of gratitude
from the Italian American
Cultural Society…Your love
for our Italian heritage is appreciated by all of us at the
Center, and we thank you very
much…Giovanni LoIacono,
IACS President
I think all of us believe our baby is the most
adorable baby in the world, and they are.
The ever-popular Beautiful Baby Contest
sponsored by Shelby Foot & Ankle, was
held on Sunday, July 21st, and it lived up to
expectations. Our Beautiful Babies were
at least 25 percent Italian. There were age
groups from 6 months – 5 years. The panel of judges considered the babies in five
categories…Nice! Cute! Now That’s A
Baby! A Future Beauty Contest Winner! I
Wish This Baby Was Mine!
The winners in their age group received
a $50 Toys R Us gift card or Babies R Us
gift card. Marco Agostino DelGreco – 6-12 months
Gianluca Alexandros Stasiak – 13-18
months
Milana Sequeiera – 19-24 months
Gianna Lisa Curd – 3
years
Marcello Ruhl – 4 years
All cuties participating
were given red Festa Italiana 2013 gift t-shirts.
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Italian American Cultural Society
AUGUST 2013
IACS Seniors Chairperson Message
Esther Beaudette
I hope everyone is surviving the hot humid wet summer we’re having.
Just a thought…It seems
like Memorial Day was just
celebrated, and now we’re
already looking at Labor
Day coming up soon. Labor Day always signals the
end of summer and back
to the routine of meetings;
children going back to
school; shorter days; fall
color changes, and cooler
weather.
At the August 7 meeting,
we will have our picnic
tickets for sale. The picnic
and horse racing will be on
September 4th. The tickets are $12 for members
and $13 for non-members.
Plan on attending; it is a
fun day!
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Congratulations to Floyd
Beaudette for he has sold
$515 of raffle tickets for
the Festa Italiana raffle.
Thank you to everyone
who bought or sold raffle
tickets. Your help is always
appreciated.
our table settings!
Did you see our green and
yellow paper retriever box
in the far side of the parking lot? Everyone is invited and encouraged to make
a deposit of newspaper,
magazines, bagged shredded paper as often as possible. The proceeds of this
project will help toward
improvements needed to
our cultural center. Your
support is needed to make
this a successful operation.
Our Branson trip on September 22nd to the 27th has
openings for you to join
us.
August 17th will be our
Mother Daughter Tea.
Your presence will make it
a great success. Invite your
daughters, granddaughters,
great granddaughters, nieces, sisters, and everyone
who would enjoy an educational tea with lunch. The
time is 11:00 a.m. till 1:00
p.m. Cost of tickets is $15/
adults and young ladies 12
years old and older. Girls
under 12 - $10/ticket.
Shows:
Baldknobber’s
Hillbilly Jamboree, The
Cat’s Pajamas, Joseph,
Doug Gabriel Show, and
the Show Boat Branson
Bell!
Please bring your own
lovely tea cut to enjoy your
tea. This will add beauty to
Italian speaking Nanny
needed in the Grosse
Pointe area for 40-50
hours per week. Salary negotiable. Please
Contact Nicole at
(313)580-3878.
Advance ticket sales are
necessary for proper planning. They are available
in the Cultural Center’s office.
YOUR TRIP INCLUDES:
Deluxe Motorcoach transportation!
Hotel Accommodations!
5 Breakfasts, 3 Dinners, 1
Lunch, & a $5 Cash Coupon!
Cost is $679 p.p.d.o. Single occupancy $879 p.p.
Flyers are available in the
Cultural Center west lobby. To sign up, please call
Esther (586) 286-2597.
Our RADA cutlery fundraiser will be available at
our future meetings and
at Nona Pasta nights, too.
They are a great quality
product and make a great
gift. They are also wonderful to replace the old
tired items we have in our
kitchens. Be sure to check
out our samples. You will
be very happy and satisfied
with your purchase.
Enjoy each day for each
day is a gift!
Esther
The Senior Group of the
Italian American Cultural
Society is sponsoring a RADA
Cutlery fundraiser. Items will
be available at Nonna's Pasta
nights and monthly Senior
meetings. For direct sales
information, please call the
IACS office, 586.228-3030.
Your support is appreciated.
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AUGUST 2013 Calendar of Events
August 1 - Thursday – Santa
Fara Club meeting, 7:00
p.m., at the Italian American
Cultural Center
August 4 – Sunday – Calabria Club sponsoring Festa
Di S. Rocco. Mass at 12:00
p.m., San Francesco Church;
sit-down dinner at Mirage,
15980 18 Mile Rd., 3:00 p.m.
Dancing entertainment by
our popular CALABRESE
DJ - $30/person, children
$15. All proceeds and donations for S. Rocco go to
San Francesco Food Bank
to help the needy. To be a
sponsor or make a donation,
please contact Domenico
Melia, Calabria President,
586/979-7143.
August 6 – Tuesday – Montelepre Club meeting, 7:00
p.m., at the Italian American
Cultural Center
August 6 – Tuesday – Columbus Day Committee
meeting at the Italian American Cultural Center
August 7 – Wednesday IACS Senior Meeting– Italian American Cultural Center – 10:00 a.m. August 8 – Thursday – Pilgrimage to Our Lady of
Consolation in Carey, OH;
Tickets: $28/person. For information, call Tina Bullis,
586/296-6295
August 14 – Wednesday –
AIO bar-b-que, 6:00 p.m.,
Italian American Cultural
Center
Saturday, August 17th –
IACS hosts Miss Rosemarie’s Special Teas: Mother/
Daughter/Grandmother - Tea
& Luncheon at the Italian
American Cultural Center;
11:00 a.m. – 1:00 p.m. $15/
person-Young Ladies under
12/$10. PLEASE BRING
YOUR OWN TEA CUP!
August 18 - Sunday – 2013
Detroit Tigers ITALIAN
HERITAGE DAY – Detroit
Tigers vs. Kansas City Royals, 1:08 p.m. (See page 13
for details)
August 22 – Thursday Lodge Figli Della Sicilia
No.227 will be having its
monthly meeting at 7:45 p.m.
at San Francesco Church. Pizza and Pop will be served.
For
more
information,
please call President Salvatore Previti (586) 206-5185.
September 28 – Saturday
- Lodge Figli Della Sicilia
No.227 will be having its 77th
Annual Banquet at Penna’s
of Sterling. Sonny Randazzo
will be honored as the 2013
Man of the Year! There is
a tremendous menu lined
up for the evening and live
Music by “One1ManOut”. Doors open 6 p.m. and Dinner 7 p.m. Paul Calcaterra
will serve as Master of Ceremony. Tickets are $55.00
each. For Reservations,
please call President Salvatore Previti (586) 206-5185.
September 19 – Thursday - Lodge Figli Della
Sicilia No.227 will be having its monthly meeting at
7:45 p.m. at San Francesco
Church. Pizza and Pop will
be served. For more information, please call President
Salvatore Previti (586) 2065185
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Festa Italiana 2013
Plaque Awarded To Sticky Cannoli-Eating Champion
You didn’t need to be the size
of a sumo wrestler or be an
enormously huge person to
have an exceptionally large
appetite for cannoli. Eleven contestants shamelessly
stuffed their “creamy- filling”
faces with large size
cannoli.
Within
a six-minute period, the competitive eaters scarfed
down 125 cannoli,
resulting in a twoway tie – each one
having shoved 12 cannoli
down their throats. The oneminute sudden death, eat-off
tie breaker commenced. The
winner was determined. Salvatore Aiello won the Festa
Italiana 2013 World
Cannoli-Eating
Championship and
received a plaque.
Runner up was Tim
“The Shark” Cope. All
contestants received a
“Keep Calm Cannoli
On” souvenir t-shirt.
Special
thanks
to Fern Hill Golf
Club for sponsoring this event;
sincere appreciation to Ron
DiBartolomeo, who oversaw
the scarfing down, and Il Fornaio Bakery for donating all
of the cannoli.
“Judges Judging Meatballs Contest”
The Quest For The Ultimate Meatball
On Saturday, July 20th,
once again Macomb
County Judges put their
taste buds to the test
to determine which
contestant cooked and
brought to the Italian
festival the “ultimate”
meatballs.
Judging
was based on the overall taste of the juicy
ground meats; fresh
ingredients; exquisite
seasonings or sauce.
Michael Giacchina decided to put
his meatballs in
the “court” to
challenge and attempt to unseat
his wife, Kristina, who is a
two-time Italian
festival meatball
winner (2007 &
2008). It was a difficult
sampling/eating task for
the judges, but someone
had to do it. As it turned
out, Michael was not able
to claim victory over his
wife because it was a tie.
Special thank you to Bagnasco & Calcaterra Funeral Homes for sponsoring the event; thank you
to Angie D’Aleo Morelli,
Chairperson, and sincere
and grateful appreciation
to our returning judges for
their support each year …
Hon. Judge Peter Maceroni, Hon. Judge Michael
Maceroni, Hon. Judge Sebastian Lucido, and Vince
Viviano, Community Relations Coordinator, Macomb County Road Department.
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Italian American Cultural Society
Thank You Décor Statuette, Inc.!
THANK YOU..
Oakmont Parkway Senior Apartments with
Amenities sent Ice
Cream Treats for our
Seniors at our July
meeting: Elio Ripari,
Nina Fazzolari, and Roberto Cicchelli
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operated by their son Michael,
his wife Carol and their three
daughters. Located at 43742
Mound in Sterling Heights,
Décor features the finest quality
in concrete products and unique
and traditional and European
home furnishings.
Décor Statuette is a family owned
business that was started by
Andrew and Nina Biondo in 1966,
and continues to be owned and
Thank you to Décor Statuette,
Inc. for helping to beautify
the Italian American Cultural
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THANK YOU ... Friends & Family
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Italian American Cultural Society
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PAGE 8
Italian American Cultural Society
Abruzzesi Trounced by Veneziani in
First Bocce Tournament
By Sandra Tornberg
On June 30, the IACS bocce
courts hosted the first bocce
tournament between the
Federazione
Abruzzese
del Michigan and
the Venetian Club
of Mutual Aid. Fr.
Enzo Addari started
things off by giving
a blessing over the
teams and the courts.
The men and women
of the Venetian Club
soundly beat the
FADM teams. I can
personally attest to the fact
It was an enjoyable afternoon
of bocce in the sunshine,
followed by a meal of pizza,
salad, and sausage. Trophies
were awarded to the winning
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teams:
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Daniela Loco Valentina Loco that the Venetian women
were formidable opponents –
my team was shut out twelve
to zero! (This was after I
asked Fr. Addari to bless my
bocce throwing hand yet!)
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to purchase a brick
and leave a legacy!
Dedicated children’s room • Ample parking
Venetian Men Team 3
John Gentilia
Joe Gentilia
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The FADM will definitely
be practicing for the
rematch, which will be
hosted by the Venetian
Club. Congratulations to the
winners! AUGUST 2013
Become a permanent part of
the Italian American Cultural
Center. Personalize a brick
paver leading to the bocce
courts. The inscribed bricks
are a wonderful, permanent
way to commemorate a special
memory, family, loved one, or
graduate. Your inscription on
a 4” x 8” brick can include 3
lines, with up to 14 characters
per line including spaces. Orders for bricks are now being
accepted. For further information, please call or stop by the
IACS office, 586.228.3030.
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PAGE 9
Thank You Randazzo Fresh Market
By Sandra Tornberg
If you’re a faithful reader
of The Italian American,
you know that each month
our second page features
shoppers at Randazzo
Fresh Market. Mr. Sonny
Randazzo told me that
they like to feature their
customers in the ads
because “they are most
important”. Randazzo
Fresh Market has been
advertising
in
The
Italian American for
the past three years. In
addition, they have been
supporters of the Festa
Italiana for ten years
and have been a major
sponsor of our Ladies
Only Night for several
years.
Furthermore,
Randazzo Fresh Market
is always ready to donate
flowers, plants, fruit, and
whatever else the IACS
happens to need to make
an event special.
Randazzo Fresh Market
has been serving the
community for over forty
years. Mr. Nino Randazzo
opened the first store,
located at 13441 13 Mile
Road in Warren, in 1972,
and the second, at 49880
Hayes in Macomb, in
three
locations,
but
dad Nino still comes
in almost every day.
He has a huge garden
behind
the
Macomb
store, with tomatoes,
Sicilian eggplant, figs,
lemons, oranges, prickly
pear (fico d’India), and
enough basil to supply
the stores’ needs for
the months of July and
August.
I n t r e p i d
photographer Elio
Ripari and I were
given a tour of
this magnificent
garden.
The
first
plant
we
encountered
was
Nino's beautiful lemon plant
an enormous fig
tree.
My first
1990. Sonny and his sister thought was of the fig
Maria opened the third trees my father grew in
location at 36800 Garfield our backyard and how
in Clinton Township five with great difficulty he
years ago, buried them each fall so
carrying on they would survive the
the family winter. Then I realized that
tradition.
this fig is growing inside of
a beautiful hothouse that we
Sonny
is had stepped into, in which
O p e r a t i o n s there were also a giant
M a n a g e r Sicilian cactus, a pergola
and Maria with
beautiful
grapes,
is
Office orchids, and gardenias.
M a n a g e r Nino picked a gardenia
Father and son tomatoes
for
all for me, and I wore it in
my buttonhole the rest of
the day, delighted by its
beautiful fragrance.
Sonny explained that the
three pillars of the Randazzo
Beautiful basil
Amazing grapes
Nino and Sonny Randazzo
philosophy
are
customer
service, quality,
and great prices,
which
equate
to great value.
The flavor and
high
quality
of their baked
goods
and
prepared foods,
all made from
scratch
with
no
shortcuts,
set
Randazzo
Fresh Market
apart from their
competition.
With the family
name at stake,
they
will
not
sacrifice
quality.
Sonny and his wife have four
children, and Maria has three
children. They encourage
education, but will welcome
it if their children want to
follow them into the family
business someday, just as
they followed Nino.
When I thanked
Sonny on behalf
of the IACS for
the
generosity
and support that
we receive from
Randazzo
Fresh
Market, he explained
Sicilian prickly pear
Fabulous fig
that they are proud to carry
on the Italian tradition and
help bring it to people from
all walks of life. Sonny
has been nominated 2013
Man of the Year by the
Lodge Figli della Sicilia.
He will be honored at
their 77th annual banquet
on September 28, 2013 at
Penna’s. Congratulations to
Sonny on this well deserved
recognition.
Thanks again to Randazzo
Fresh Market for being a
great friend to the Italian
American Cultural Society
and Banquet Center!
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Italian American Cultural Society
Disabled American Veterans
AUGUST 2013
Congratulations !!
8th Annual Thomas A. McMasters III Golf Outing
August 24th – Selfridge Air National Guard Base Golf Course
The Disabled American Veterans, Department of Michigan, welcomes everyone to
their 8th Annual Thomas A.
McMasters III Golf Outing
on Saturday, August 24th, at
Selfridge Air National Guard
Golf Course, in Harrison
Township. There is a 9:00
a.m. shotgun start “scramble
format”. Golf is $85/person
or $340/per team. The golf
outing includes 18 holes of
golf, power cart, lunch at the
turn, dinner buffet, prizes,
and raffles.
Sponsorships are available
starting at $100 per hole, or
a cart sponsorship is $25 per
cart. Other opportunities to
sponsor the event include
goodie bag items, gift cards,
auction items; monetary donations start at $150 up to
$2,500.
The Disabled American Veterans Department of Michigan is helping Veterans and
their families to build a better life. We hope you will be
able to support them.
The raffle and silent auction
will raise money to support
Veterans programs here in
Michigan. Programs include
VA benefits counseling,
funding DAV volunteers at
VA facilities for recreational
programs and activities, and
providing transportation for
disabled Veterans to and
from doctor appointments at
VA hospitals across Michigan.
For information on golf tickets and sponsorship, please
feel free to contact the Disabled American Veterans
Department of Michigan at
1-888-448-2328.
If you would like to make a
donation, items can be sent
to:
Disabled American Veterans,
Department of Michigan
17779 E. 14 Mile Road
Fraser, Michigan 48026
D AV
DISABLED AMERICAN VETERANS
DEPARTMENT OF MICHIGAN
WELCOMES EVERYONE TO OUR
8TH ANNUAL
THOMAS A. McMASTERS III
GOLF OUTING
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Aldo and Amalia Bartolomeo are the proud grandparents
of two 2013 Eisenhower High School graduates. Pictured
from right to left are graduate Anthony Hewins, Matt Bartolone, Dana Bartololone (Aldo and Amalia's daughter and
Anthony's mom), Aldo Bartolomeo, Sr., Aldo Jr. and Dawn
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PAGE 11
IACS General Membership Meeting Held on June 27
By Sandra Tornberg
Italian culture”.
The
IACS
General
Membership Meeting began
with an update by President
Giovanni LoIacono on the
lobby renovations, which
he said are 95% complete.
His words were illustrated
by a slideshow that showed
the work as it progressed.
John thanked everyone who
helped with the project,
in particular Domenico
Ruggirello, who worked
very hard.
John also
thanked Mike Biondo of
Décor Statuette, Inc. for his
generous donation of vases
for the lobby.
John thanked Messina
Trucking
for
donating
their services to pick up
limestone dust for the bocce
courts and deliver it to the
IACS. Next he recognized
Mario Moceri, who donated
equipment, volunteers and
his own labor to spread
the limestone onto the
courts. John then thanked
Tony Recchia, Domenic
Nardone, Floyd Zanchetta,
Ralph Baldassarro, and
Carlo
DiVirgilio
who
finished the job. Special
recognition was given to
Elio Ripari and Antonio
DiGiorgio, whom John
referred to as the “Cheech
and Chong of bocce”, (or
John was modest and
did not elaborate on how
many hours he worked to
transform the lobby. He
made the beautiful metal
table that is located on the
wall between the restrooms.
If you haven’t seen it, be
sure to take a close look at
his craftsmanship next time
you come into the building.
Next John presented awards
to various individuals who
have
made
significant
contributions to the IACS in
recent months. Recognition
was given to Ramo Salerno,
James
Calderone,
and
Mark Garagiola for efforts
that concluded in the
sale of Tivoli Manor.
Next John recognized
Frank Palazzolo for
his service on the
Board of Directors and
invaluable advice in
matters too numerous
to mention.
Frank
stated that he, like the
other Board members,
is happy to volunteer
his services to “ensure
that we carry on the
better Francho Franchi and
Ciccio Ingrassia) for their
dedication to the bocce
courts.
Next on the agenda was the
presentation of scholarships
consisting of two semesters
of Italian education at the
Center beginning in September through April. This
year’s winners are Ylenia
Bonni, Jacob Stout, Mario
Russo, and Gabriella Griffith.
(Please see article
entitled “IACS Italian Education Scholarship Winners
for 2013” for additional details about the winners.)
Joe Ventimiglia gave an update on the Festa Italiana,
which is being held at Free-
John thanks Frank Palazzolo
John recognizes Elio Ripari
dom Hill Park on July 19, Krupa.
20, and 21. Enzo Paglia,
IACS treasurer, gave an up- All IACS members are endate stating that the IACS couraged to attend the Genfinancial picture continues eral Membership Meetings,
to improve due to new pro- which are held twice each
cesses and procedures that year.
have been put
in place. John
thanked Barbara
Smith for all her
hard work and
support. Then
the meeting was
adjourned and
a dinner was
served, including
delicious
arancini
prepared by our
president Giovanni and his
John recognizes Floyd Zanchetta
sister Nina
John thanks Carlo DiVirgilio
John presents certificate to Antonio DiGiorgio
John presents scholarship to Jacob Scout
John presents award to James Calderone
PAGE 12
Italian American Cultural Society
IACS Italian Education Scholarship Winners for 2013
Each year the Italian American Cultural Society offers
a wonderful opportunity to
high school students to obtain two semesters of Italian language at the Italian
American Cultural Center.
Applicants are required to
submit an essay: “Why I
Would Like To Study Italian”; a cover letter including
biographical sketch; reason
for wanting the award, and
a photo in color or black &
white.
songs are in Italian, and Padre Pino celebrates the mass
in Italian following Italian
tradition.
On June 27, at the IACS
General Membership Meeting, four scholarships were
awarded for two semesters of
Italian education at the Center beginning in September
through April. In addition
the winners of the scholarships will receive a letter of
recommendation for college.
Ylenia’s reason for wanting
to win this award was that
it would give her the opportunity to keep on studying
the Italian language: grammar, writing, and reading.
She says “it will keep me
close to my Italian heritage
and descent; it will be very
helpful from an educational
point of view, and it will be
very beneficial when I enter
the work force to pursue my
This year’s scholarship recipients are Ylenia Bonni, Jacob
Stout, Mario Russo, and
Gabriella Griffith.
Ylenia Bonni is 16 years
old and is a sophomore
at Dakota High School.
She is very active in a
number of extra-curricular programs at school
and in the community.
She is a member of the
Women’s Varsity Choir
at school and has been in
many competitions as an
ensemble and soloist performer, receiving excellent and superior ratings
in competitions at the state
level. Ylenia is the queen of
the Club Madonna del Ponte
of Partinico and also part of
the court of senior queens for
the Columbus Day Celebration Committee. She is a
member of the church choir
at Holy Family Church and
participates every Sunday
in the Italian mass. All the
Ylenia has taken Italian
classes throughout the years
through Chippewa Valley
HS and last year at IACS.
She is fluent in reading and
writing and her grammar and
pronunciation have been improving thanks to the Italian
classes she has attended at
the IACS.
Ylenia Sandra Bonni
career. It is an opportunity
to prepare for our college
education and whatever and
wherever life will take us as
individuals.”
To Mario Russo, Italian has
always been a vibrant culture and language. Everyone in his family from his
grandparents back were born
AUGUST 2013
in Italy. Listening to his Italian, he chooses to con- on a career path, he is sure
grandparents speak always tinue his Italian studies rath- whatever path he chooses he
fascinated him, and he has er than take another foreign will be able to use his Italian
always wished
language. He found skills.
to be able to
that the advanced
speak with his
pace of the adult Gabriella Griffith attends
grandparents
classes has greatly Eisenhower High School
th
in Italian. Maincreased his flu- and is in the 9 grade. She is
rio is currently
ency, grammar, and in the National Junior Honor
a sophomore
pronunciation
of Society, is a Science Olymattending
Italian – challeng- piad award recipient, and
Utica
High
ing him in ways he was honored with an OutSchool.
He
would have never standing Student Achievetakes all of the
thought possible. ment award.
most rigorous
A side benMario Russo
She
would
and advanced
efit of the
like
to
study
classes posin-depth
the
Italian
lansible, and he attends the analysis of Italian
guage
because
Utica Center of Mathemat- grammar is that he
it will broaden
ics, Science, and Technol- has a greater underher understandogy, a program for advanced standing of English
ing of a differhigh school students. Even grammar.
ent language
with these classes, he holds
and culture that
a 4.08 grade point average, Jacob looks forward
will lead to acaand he is ranked number to continuing to addemic success.
one amongst his peers in the vance his studies of
It is a wondergraduating class of 2015. His the language through
ful
language
academic aspirations are to the Italian Amerito
learn
and an
one day attend Harvard Uni- can Cultural Center. Gabriella Griffith
amazing
culture
versity and study to become Not only has Italian
to be part of.
a doctor. Learning Italian peeked his personal
will help him to achieve this interest, but also has used it
Both of her grandparents
academic goal and will also to forge a deeper and more
were born in Sicily – her
allow him to communicate meaningful relationship with
grandfather in Palermo and
with patients whose first lan- his Nonno.
grandmother in Trapani. Her
guage is Italian.
Jacob hopes to someday grandparents always speak
Jacob Stout is 15 years old. travel to Italy and experi- Italian to her, and she would
His Italian ancestry comes ence the culture at its purest. like to be able to have conAlthough he hasn’t decided versations with them. Her
from his mother’s
family is planning
parents, Vincenzo and
a trip to Italy next
Caterina. Since third
year, and it would be
grade, he has studied
so beneficial to comItalian at the Italian
municate with the
American
Cultural
many cousins she is
Center, and with each
going to visit.
passing year, he has
grown to further enOn behalf of the
rich his understanding
IACS Italian Eduof both the Italian lancation Department,
guage and culture.
Board of Directors,
and membership, we
Two years ago, he
congratulate these
transitioned into the
bright students and
adult language prowish them continued
gram. Since his high
John
presents
scholarship
to
Jacob
Scout
success.
school doesn’t offer
AUGUST 2013
Miss Rosemarie’s Special Teas
Rosemarie
K r a m e r
was
born
and raised
in Detroit,
Michigan
and
has
moved around the country
since she was married 44
years ago. Their move to
Birmingham,
Alabama,
twelve years ago, was their
24th move in 32 years of
marriage.
She considers
herself an old moving pro.
The early years were with
the US Army and subsequent
have
been
with
her
husband’s employment with
the Automotive Industry.
Rosemarie has two children,
both are married and live in
Michigan and California,
and six grandsons and one
granddaughter. She moved
back home to the Detroit
area in January 2012.
From the time Rosemarie
was young, tea has been a
part of her life. Her mother
would have ladies over for
tea and cards, and Rosemarie
would help her set the table.
She collected tea cups and
saucers, which gave her
an opportunity to give her
tea-themed gifts for special
occasions.
Rosemarie’s
knowledge
and real love for tea began
about 20 years ago with a
friend who taught her to
treat herself by relaxing with
a cup of tea because “she
was worth it”. No one else
was going to do it for her so
she was to do it for herself.
“Treat herself” what a new
concept. “I am worth it and
so are you. You are special,
and you deserve to take the
time to treat yourself with a
relaxing cup of tea”.
The tea ritual can be
elaborate or simple. That is
what Rosemarie talks about
in her tea lectures along with
the history of tea; how to
brew a perfect pot of tea and
the ins and outs of English
and American tea rituals.
Rosemarie now has an
extensive collection of tea
cups and saucers, teapots,
accoutrements, etc.
She
loves giving teas and having
ladies relax and enjoy the
special treatment she brings
to the tea experience.
Owned and operated Miss
Rosemarie’s
Special
Teas Salon and Shoppe,
formerly
located
in
Birmingham, Alabama, for
five years but closed her
doors in September 2010.
Rosemarie has authored
four cookbooks, which are
located online through www.
lulu.com, the Hoover Public
Library (Birmingham, AL);
was frequently featured
in The Birmingham News
(Alabama); a featured article
in Tea Time Magazine and
The Tea Experience, a
publication by Hoffman
Media, which features 18
(must visit) Tea Rooms
across the country; NPR
interview on green tea,
received a certificate from
the Specialty Tea Institute
and given many lectures,
instructions and tea tastings.
Rosemarie is currently
retired but still loves
bringing tea into people’s
lives. She hopes that you
will experience some Joy
in Taking Tea with her on
Saturday, August 17th, at
the Italian
American
Cultural
Center.
Italian American Cultural Society
PAGE 13
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Italian American Cultural Society
Societa’ SS. Crocifisso Club
Montelepre Annual Mass & Procession
On Sunday, June 30, 2013 at Holy Family Church was the
Annual Mass and Procession held by the Societa’ SS. Crocifisso Club Montelepre, as the annual celebration was held
at the same time in Montelepre, Pro. Palermo, Sicilia. The
group is led by President Vito Iacona. Chairman of the
event was Pino Genovese. This year the Societa’ made a
traditional Sicilian “VARA” to carry the Crucifix during
the procession along with numerous other Sicilian clubs
joining in with their banner in the procession. The mass
was well received with over 250 people in attendance. The
committee served sandwiches, desserts, and refreshments
for all who attended, along with raffling off a beautiful large
crucifix donated by Mike Biondo of Decor Statuette, Inc.
AUGUST 2013
By Sandra Tornberg
Our monthly book club
is taking shape!
Our
first meeting will be on
Wednesday, September 4,
2013 at 6:30 PM. We will
meet at the IACS in the
Grill Room.
The way the process will
work is that we will all
read the same book, then
get together over some
refreshments and discuss
it.
Our first selection
ITALIANAMERICAN
586/228-3030 ext 15
THE
IACS Book Club
will be Louie Morelli’s
Mistress
by
Patricia
Bellomo.
Patricia has
graciously consented to
attend our first meeting to
discuss her work with us
and autograph her book.
Please email me at
sandratornberg@
comcast.net, or call me
at 586-907-6631 to let
me know if you would
like to participate. You
don’t need to be an IACS
member to participate.
EDITOR
Barbara L. Smith
LAYOUT & DESIGN
Lolita Kozloff
DISTRIBUTION
Lelio D’Aristorile
WRITING STAFF
Esther Beaudette,
Antonio DiGiorgio,
Sandra Tornberg
Contributing
Photographer
Elio Ripari
Sandra Tornberg
iacs@iacsonline.com
www.iacsonline.com
Deadline for submitting material is the 15th of the month. We
reserve the right to edit all copy.
Americans of Italian Origin
Second Annual Golf Outing
Honoring
“Fred Severini”
“Members of the Societa’ in front of New Crocifisso
Vara”Pictured from left to right: Front Row: Paolo Leone,
Salvatore Previti, & Salvatore Lupo. Second Row: President Vito Iacona, Joseph Gaglio, & Dino Valle. Third Row:
Giacomo Previti, Vito Previti, Giovanni Previti, Sam Genovese, & Santo Lupo. Missing from Photo: Pino Genovese,
Reno Mazzola, & Sebastiano Previti
IT’S a BOY !!
Gianni Salvatore Lo Iacono
June 12, 2013
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Roma/John
Phillips, il nuovo
ambasciatore
A TUTTI I NOSTRI LETTORI
AUGURIAMO
Usa in Italia scelto da Obama
11-07-2013
NEW YORK. Barack
Obama ha scelto chi a Roma
dovrà sostituire David
Thorne, che dopo quattro
anni termina il suo incarico
di ambasciatore in Italia. Il
suo posto sarà preso da John
Phillips, noto avvocato di
Washington, esperto di class
action e di lotta alle frodi
fiscali. Ma soprattutto uno
dei principali finanziatori
dell’ultima
campagna
elettorale che nel 2012 ha
portato alla rielezione del
presidente. Il suo nome è
stato pescato in una rosa di
candidati che Obama aveva
sul tavolo dello Studio
Ovale, e che comprendeva
anche Azita Raji, filantropa
di San Francisco, e il
romanziere Robert Mailer
Anderson.
nel
Vecchio
Continente,
è
tutt’altro
che
tramontata.
A
dispetto del suo
cognome, Phillips
è di origini italiane:
i suoi nonni,
che di cognome
facevano Filippi,
emigrarono
in
America in cerca
di fortuna.
UN FELICE E PROSPERO
ANNO NUOVO
E il legame con
l’Italia lo ha
mantenuto, tanto
che qualche anno
fa ha comprato
un intero borgo in
Toscana: Borgo
Finocchieto,
vicino
a
Buonconvento,
in provincia di
Siena, trasformato poi in
hotel di charme decantato
anche sulla ‘bibbia del lusso’
Ora toccherà a lui gestire in
Robb Report. Arriverà a
prima battuta i rapporti tra
Villa Taverna con la moglie
Italia e Usa in una fase molto
Linda Douglass, che é
delicata. Una fase carica di
stata una delle(ANSA-C.
più strette
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ANGELA
MERKEL
E
MARIO
MONTI
tensioni tra gli Stati Uniti e
collaboratrici del presidente
l’Europa per lo scandalo del
americano, ricoprendo dal
L’ambasciatore
Datagate.
Ma anche una faseUsa: Monti leader
2009 al 2010 alla Casa
incoraggioso
cui l’Italia sta Merkel
vivendo
e Schaeuble:
Bianca
l’incarico di direttore
un momento di transizione
della
comunicazione
meglio
di
Berlusconi
politica che la Casa Bianca
nell’ufficio che si é
segue
attenzione.
Corocon
di molta
consensi
in Statioccupato
Uniti e della
Germania
riforma più
Questo,
un momento
verso ilinpremier
E il Times:
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spuimportante finora realizzata
indorato
cui laopportunismo
crisi economica
da Obama, quella sanitaria.
e finanziaria, soprattutto
Nel giorno delle pesanti crit- dei governi americano e teiche ricevute da Silvio Ber- desco.
lusconi il governo di Mario
un processo di riforme che
ha creato le basi per la crescita economica - ha esaltato
l’economista l’ambasciatore
degli Stati Uniti a Roma David Thorne - Il premier Monti
ha dimostrato grande leadership e coraggio durante il suo
mandato, rafforzando la posizione dell’Italia in Europa
e nel resto del mondo».
CREATE LE BASI PER
LA CRESCITA - Durante il
ricevimento di Natale a Villa
Taverna Thorne ha prima
guardato alla sua Patria sottolineando l’importanza della rielezione del presidente
Anche
il neo ambasciatore
Barack Obama,
poi ha speso
attualmente
ricopre
un
lodi per un governo
che «ha
incarico
allaprocesso
Casa Bianca,
avviato un
di riquello
di ha
presidente
forme che
creato le della
basi
President’s
Commission
per la crescita
economica».on
White
House Fellowship, la
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commissione che si occupa
di
i collaboratori
LAselezionare
POSIZIONE
TEDESCA
di
1600 Pennsylvania.
- Nell’arco
della giornata anche
Angela Merkel
E
nell’ultima
campaveva ribadito la sua posizione contro
la (ri)discesa in campo - la
agna elettorale ha raccolto
sesta - di Silvio Berlusconi.
per il presidente tra i 200
Per il secondo giorno conesecutivo,
i 500 mila
dollari. Più
la Cancelliera
ted-o
meno
la
stessa
cifra
con
esca sottolinea che gli italiani
cui
ha
contribuito
alla
«sceglieranno in modo tale
da garantire che l’Italia resti
sul cammino giusto». Lo fa
nel corso di una conferenza
Monti vede Napolitano,
poi annuncia: «Mi dimetto, impossibile proseguire
così»
Il premier: ma prima si approvi la legge di stabilità e bilancio Alfano:«Prontissimi ad approvare il dl in tempi brevi»
Monti lascia. Appena votate
le leggi di Stabilità e Bilancio. Il frutto dell’incontro
al Quirinale tra premier e
presidente
Repubblica
rielezione della
di Obama
anche
èMatthew
una nota Winthrop
soppesata Barzun,
in ogni
virgola:
presidentenuovo
del
appena «Il
nominato
Consiglio
non
ritiene
possiambasciatore a Londra ed ex
bile
l’ulteriorenel
espletamento
responsabile
2008 e nel
del
suo
mandato
ha di
2012 di ‘Obama foreAmerica
conseguenza
manifestato
il
‘. Laureato all’Università
di Notre Dame, in Indiana,
e a quella di Berkeley,
in California, il nuovo
ambasciatore Usa a Roma
è fondatore del famoso
studio legale di Washington
Law Firm of Phillips &
Coen, in cui ha lavorato
fino al 2013, acquisendo
suo intento di rassegnare le
dimissioni». Ma prima sarà
necessario verificare le intenzioni delle forze politiche,
accertando
intendonoper
«as-la
una certa senotorietà
sumersi
la
responsabilità
di
vittoria di importanti cause
provocare
l’esercizio
provintentate nell’ambito del
visorio
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False Claims
Act, laancora
legge
più
gravi
le
conseguenze
federale che permette didi
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intentare a azioni
VEDI:
Monti
e Napolitano
contro le frodi
ai danni di
programmi governativi. Ha
fondato anche la Taxpayers
Against Fraud, che si occupa
di difendere chi è colpito da
frodi. E’ atteso a Roma nelle
prossime settimane.
http://www.americaoggi.
info/2013/07/11
PAGINA 2
Nota: Questo articolo e’ stato
scritto dal nostro nuovo amico,
Dottore Umberto Mucci di
Roma, il fondatore e president
del sito web http://www.
wetheitalians.com.
Gli italiani che vivono negli
Stati Uniti hanno votato, come
noi che viviamo in Italia,
per le elezioni dello scorso
febbraio. Tanti candidati, tutti
mossi dal grande amore per
l’Italia, divisi in formazioni
politiche a volte identiche a
quelle che si fronteggiavano
in Italia, a volte diverse: in
una circoscrizione elettorale
gigantesca che comprende
Stati Uniti, Canada e Messico.
Se al Senato l’ha spuntata Ron
Turano, di Chicago, alla Camera
sono state elette due donne: la
Parlamentare che ha preso i
suoi voti per la gran parte negli
USA si chiama Angela Fucsia
Nissoli, coniugata Fitzgerald.
La ringraziamo molto per aver
potuto, tra un voto d’aula e un
aereo sull’oceano, raccontarsi
un po’ a noi e ai nostri lettori.
On. Nissoli, lei è nata in Italia
ed è poi emigrata negli Stati
Uniti: ha vissuto esattamente
metà della sua vita in Italia, e
metà negli USA. Ci racconta
un po’ la sua storia, in
particolare dopo che è arrivata
in America?
Si, sono nata in Italia, nella
provincia di Bergamo da papà
lombardo e mamma siciliana.
Negli USA ci sono arrivata nel
Italian American Cultural Society
AGOSTO 2013
Un’Italoamericana nel Parlamento Italiano
1989 quando ho
incontrato mio
marito americano
ed originario di
Chicago. Vivo
quindi negli USA
da quasi 25 anni,
sono sposata e
ho 3 splendidi
figli: Melania 22,
Pauline 17 e Thomas 13. Pur
vivendo negli Stati Uniti da
parecchi anni ho fatto ben 12
traslochi, per cui posso dire
che conosco abbastanza bene
le diversità che presentano
e posso dire che amo questo
Paese nel quale mi sento
integrata sotto ogni punto
di vista: tuttavia conservo
profondamente radicata nel
mio cuore la mia italianità,
l’amore per la nostra bella
Patria. Da anni opero nel
volontariato, nel sociale e mi
piace aiutare le persone in
difficoltà. Queste attività mi
hanno permesso di essere in
stretto contatto con numerose
realtà e ho avuto la possibilità
di conoscere tanta gente
personalmente, le loro storie,
stringendo un forte legame con
la comunità italiana. Inoltre,
ho sempre contribuito nel mio
piccolo a diffondere la cultura
e la lingua italiana, infatti fin
da piccoli ho instillato nel
cuore dei miei figli l’amore e
l’orgoglio per il tricolore e li
ho aperti a tutte le tradizioni
italiane comprese le festività
tradizionali.
Lei è una dei tre componenti
del Parlamento Italiano
eletti nella circoscrizione
elettorale che comprende
gli Stati Uniti: tra l’altro,
per la prima volta dagli
USA quest’anno c’è una
componente femminile (Lei
come anche l’Onorevole La
Marca, che però ha la sua
constituency soprattutto in
Canada). Quanti sono gli
italiani aventi diritto a votare
nella sua circoscrizione, e
quanti hanno votato lei?
Nella mia Ripartizione, dai
consolati, sono stati inviati
328.788 plichi elettorali dal cui
contenuto sono state restituite
il 29,87% delle buste elettorali.
Io ho ricevuto 6.340 voti.
Com’è
la
vita
da
Parlamentare?Sel’aspettava
così, o c’è qualcosa che l’ha
sorpresa, sia in positivo che
in negativo?
Questa
esperienza
è
straordinaria e coinvolge le
emozioni e l’intelligenza in
una sfida per il bene comune,
oltre gli interessi di parte,
guardando al futuro di una
grande Italia che va oltre i
confini nazionali.
Ho avuto e sto avendo la
possibilità di entrare nei cuori
delle persone, di capire i loro
bisogni, le loro necessità: mi
sono resa conto che il modo di
fare di alcuni politici non è lo
specchio del senso civico degli
italiani e della loro cultura. Sto
incontrandoinParlamentotante
persone nuove, ho scoperto
una realtà viva di persone
coraggiose, desiderose di agire,
appassionate e disponibili a
lavorare per il bene dell’Italia
facendola diventare un Paese
all’avanguardia capace di
cogliere le sfide del presente
e del futuro: sento davvero
un cambiamento positivo.
Sono molto ottimista e sono
certa che il futuro delle nuove
generazioni andrà sempre
migliorando.
Alcuni sostengono che
la Circoscrizione estera
andrebbe eliminata, e che si
dovrebbero trovare forme
di coinvolgimento degli
italiani all’estero diverse
da quelle che prevedono la
partecipazione alle elezioni.
Lei cosa ne pensa?
La
Circoscrizione
estero
non andrebbe eliminata ma
riformata, a tal proposito la
scorsa settimana ho promosso un
seminario proprio sulla riforma
del voto all’estero. Il voto per
corrispondenza ha dimostrato
tutte le sue fragilità e dovrà
presto cedere il passo all’utilizzo
di supporti informatici. E questo
è il momento più propizio per
sperimentare tra le comunità
all’estero il voto telematico:
quello, non vi sono dubbi, sarà
il futuro del voto tanto per la
Circoscrizione estero quanto
per l’Italia. Quando ciò accadrà,
dipende dalla rapidità con cui
politica e società recepiranno
gli input che, pure, sono emersi
durante il seminario di studi
su “La circoscrizione estero e
la riforma del voto all’estero”.
Il seminario ha inteso offrire
una occasione per riflettere
sul futuro della circoscrizione
estero in un momento delicato
del nostro Paese, che si appresta
ad un cambiamento radicale
nell’assetto
delle
proprie
istituzioni. E se si parla di
riforme, non si può prescindere
da quella della legge elettorale,
in Italia e all’estero.
Quindi sicuramente il voto
all’estero va rivisto e riformato
ma abolirlo significherebbe
disconoscere in un colpo solo
milioni di Italiani. E questo gli
Italiani, che hanno dovuto, loro
malgrado, emigrare per dare un
futuro migliore alle loro famiglie,
non se lo meritano. Quindi il mio
obiettivo sarà quello di lavorare,
nelle aule parlamentari, operando
all’interno dello schieramento
in cui sono stata eletta, affinché
gli Italiani all’estero possano
continuare a dar voce alle loro
istanze e conservare le conquiste
fin qui ottenute.
Quali sono gli argomenti
che intende portare avanti
per rappresentare le più
importanti esigenze dei suoi
elettori?
Un argomento che intendo
portare
avanti
riguarda
i giovani che emigrano
dall’Italia. Il fenomeno delle
migrazioni giovanili verso
l’estero sta raggiungendo
livelli preoccupanti. E’ il
sintomo di un malessere che
purtroppo sta coinvolgendo
il nostro Paese. Ritengo
assolutamente necessaria una
politica di apertura che possa
venire incontro alle esigenze
dei nostri giovani in cerca
di occupazione, sempre più
spesso oltre oceano. Un punto
cruciale è l’informazione. I
giovani devono poter avere una
guida che li aiuti a destreggiarsi
meglio in un Paese competitivo
e complesso, dal punto di
vista delle immigrazioni,
come l’America. Sarebbe
importante che i consolati
istituissero un ufficio dedicato
a dare supporto in materia di
visti, opportunità lavorative e
assistenza sanitaria. Bisogna
creare accordi con le università,
per poter offrire già nella
scuola un numero maggiore
di programmi di scambio,
e creare così l’opportunità
di una formazione e di una
esperienza internazionale e
quindi competitiva. Inoltre
ritengo che le numerose
società italiane con sede negli
USA dovrebbero aiutare e
favorire l’inserimento dei
nostri giovani al loro interno,
attraverso una comunicazione
più efficace e trasparente.
E’
importante
proporre
programmi
di
scambio
culturale per incoraggiare la
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mobilità dei giovani e stimolare
la loro curiosità per il nostro
Paese. Un’occasione unica
di avvicinarli con semplicità
alla cultura italiana in tutti
i suoi aspetti, dalla cucina
alla canzone, dall’arte alla
letteratura. E poi puntare sulle
associazioni e sulla creazione
di eventi, feste, occasioni
insomma in cui riunirsi, fare
amicizie, condividere l’essere
italiano o avere radici italiane...
c’è ancora molto da fare!
Lo scorso 5 luglio ho
presentato 3 progetti di legge
su tematiche a mio avviso
molto importanti per gli
italiani all’estero concernenti
il Museo dell’emigrazione
Italiana, l’associazionismo in
emigrazione e l’informazione
di ritorno. Tutti questi sono temi
tesi a preservare la memoria
della diaspora italiana nel
mondo ed a conservare vivo
il legame con la comunità di
origine. In seguito ad una visita
al Museo dell’emigrazione
Italiana (MEI), ho ritenuto
che l’immenso patrimonio
culturale in esso contenuto
dovesse continuare ad essere
fruibile in una struttura
come quella esistente poiché
in essa è possibile toccare
con mano la storia della
nostra gente, attraverso un
percorso organizzato dove
le testimonianze diventano
storia vissuta del nostro
Paese, inscindibile dal resto.
Per questo, per permettere
l’esistenza in vita del Museo e la
sua stabilizzazione, ho ritenuto
di presentare una proposta di
legge - sulle orme già percorse
da miei colleghi, in primis
l’on. Narducci - recependo le
osservazioni fatte nella scorsa
legislatura, per arrivare a dare
stabilità al MEI. L’obiettivo
è quella di approvarla in
maniera bipartisan come già
si era profilato in passato e
finalmente dare collocazione
certa ad un Museo che è
il luogo della memoria di
una
parte
fondamentale
della nostra storia: quella
dell’emigrazione.
Allo stesso tempo, ho ritenuto
che le vicende attuali legate
all’emigrazione
debbano
essere cosa nota anche agli
italiani che sono sul territorio
nazionale per contribuire a
rafforzare quel legame ideale
tra le due Italia. Infatti, ho
promosso un progetto di legge
sull’informazione di ritorno
e l’informazione italiana
per l’estero in cui si chiede
all’emittente pubblica che
“nella definizione dei contenuti
della
programmazione
per l’estero della società
concessionaria del servizio
pubblico
radiotelevisivo,
l’Autorità per le garanzie nelle
comunicazioni e il Ministro
dello sviluppo economico,
nel fissare le linee-guida
sul contenuto degli ulteriori
obblighi del servizio pubblico
generale
radiotelevisivo”...
tengano conto “delle proposte
delle
associazioni
degli
italiani all’estero e delle realtà
regionali al fine di promuovere
il «sistema Italia» attraverso
la valorizzazione dei prodotti
tipici, delle eccellenze italiane,
delle iniziative culturali e
imprenditoriali e delle concrete
possibilità di interscambio
economico-sociale con le
comunità italiane all’estero e,
in particolare, con i giovani che
ne fanno parte”. Ed invece per
l’informazione proveniente
dall’estero, “al fine di
favorire la piena e concreta
partecipazione dei cittadini
italiani residenti all’estero alla
vita politica e sociale del Paese
e di agevolare la conoscenza
delle
attività
culturali,
scientifiche ed economiche
degli italiani all’estero”,
ritengo che “la società cui è
affidato mediante concessione
il servizio pubblico generale
radiotelevisivo garantisce la
Italian American Cultural Society
produzione e la diffusione
sulle reti nazionali, in tutte
le fasce orarie, comprese
quelle di maggior ascolto,
e sulle reti dedicate alle
trasmissioni
rivolte
alle
comunità italiane all’estero,
di contenuti radiotelevisivi
originali provenienti dalle
comunità di cittadini italiani
residenti all’estero per una
percentuale non inferiore al
5 per cento delle rispettive
programmazioni”.
Inoltre, per rafforzare il
legame con la terra di origine,
ho presentato un progetto di
legge sull’associazionismo in
emigrazione in cui, recependo
anche i preziosi suggerimenti
scaturitiinunrecenteconvegno,
al quale hanno partecipato
anche il Presidente Monti ed
il Ministro Kyenge, oltre al
mondo dell’associazionismo,
si prevede la riforma
della
legge
383/2000
sull’associazionismo sociale
per permetterne l’applicazione
alle associazioni operanti per
le comunità italiane all’estero,
in rispetto del fondamentale
diritto di uguaglianza stabilito
dall’art. 3 della Costituzione.
Infine,mistoimpegnandomolto
sul tema della cittadinanza,
facendo inserire un comma in
un disegno di legge proposto
dal mio gruppo politico in
cui si prevede il riacquisto
immediato della cittadinanza
per i nati in Italia che recatisi
all’estero l’abbiano persa.
Infine, lo scorso mercoledì ho
presentato un emendamento
al cosiddetto Decreto “Fare”,
in Commissione bilancio,
in cui si prevede che “I nati
in Italia, figli di almeno un
genitore italiano, che hanno
perso la cittadinanza in seguito
ad espatrio, per cause non
direttamente imputabili a loro
stessi o per motivi di lavoro,
riacquistano la cittadinanza
italiana nelle forme previste
dalla legge purché ciò non
sia in contrasto con accordi
bilaterali internazionali in
vigore”.
Lei vive ormai fra Roma e
il Connecticut, dove ha la
sua residenza americana:
proprio a Newtown, dove lo
scorso dicembre è avvenuta
l’orrenda strage alla scuola
elementare Sandy Hook.
Non è difficile portare avanti
un’attività che prevede
cospicuamente
la
sua
presenza sulle due diverse
sponde dell’Atlantico?
Si, vivo a Newtown dove lo
scorso dicembre purtroppo
è accaduta quella orribile
strage alla scuola elementare
di Sandy Hook e il pensiero
di quei piccoli Angeli della
mia Comunità volati in cielo
troppo presto mi lascia ancora
incredula. Newtown e’ un bella
cittadina, tanta natura, cavalli
e gente onesta. Possiamo solo
continuare a pregare per questi
piccoli Angioletti ...
Non è semplicissimo portare
avanti un’attività che prevede
la mia presenza sulle due
diverse sponde dell’oceano,
ma non è impossibile, anzi
con un po’ di organizzazione e
buona volontà tutto si fa! Certo,
sono consapevole del fatto
che sto, in qualche maniera,
rinunciando a tanto come
essere a casa in tempo per la
cena o essere presente alla
recita di mio figlio, ma dopo
un lungo esame di coscienza
e una profonda valutazione,
ho sentito la necessità di
candidarmi per dare una voce
a tutte quelle persone e per
aiutare a rinnovare l’Italia.
Non avrei mai pensato di
vincere! E invece eccomi
qua: è venuto quindi per me
il momento “to give back”
perché ho avuto tanto dalla
vita. Quindi sto facendo del
mio meglio per non deludere
quegli italiani che dandomi
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fiducia hanno scritto il mio
nome sulla scheda elettorale.
Inconclusione:chedifferenza
vede, dal suo punto di vista,
tra il mondo della politica
in Italia e quello negli Stati
Uniti? Cosa dovremmo
imparare da loro?
Tanto per cominciare in
Usa esistono due partiti:
uno al Governo e l’altro
all’opposizione.TuttiiDeputati
e Senatori sono eletti tramite
il voto diretto del Popolo, la
nostra legge elettorale, diversa
da quella che vige nella
Circoscrizione estera dove ci
sono le preferenze, fa venire i
brividi ai politici americani per
non parlare dei rimborsi elettorali
che dovrebbero essere eliminati
perché sono a carico dei cittadini
e vengono gestiti dai partiti. E’
ovvio che tutto ciò ha portato
ad una crisi profonda, sono stati
chiesti sacrifici agli italiani, la
gente ha perso la fiducia nella
politica, è stanca ed arrabbiata.
Noi politici dobbiamo essere
i primi a dare il buon esempio
accettando di eliminare i propri
privilegi.
Dagli americani dovremmo
imparare il grande rispetto che
hanno per le Istituzioni ed il
grande orgoglio per la propria
Patria. Dovremmo insegnare il
senso civico già in primissima
età all’inizio della scuola
elementare, come fanno i bimbi
in ogni scuola americana che
ogni mattina con la mano sul
petto, in piedi, proclamano
il “pledge of allegiance” alla
bandiera americana. Dovremmo
imparare a pagare tutti le tasse,
perché pagare le tasse è un
nostro dovere e così i servizi
funzionerebbero meglio anche
in Italia.
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index.php/interviste/3438un-italoamericana-nelparlamento-italiano
PAGINA 4
Italian American Cultural Society
Datome ha scelto, giocherà con i Pistons
L’ex capitano di Roma ha
annunciato la decisione sul
proprio profilo Facebook.
«Detroit mi farà crescere,
ringrazio la Virtus, Toti e i
suoi tifosi»
ROMA - Dopo aver flirtato
nelle scorse settimane con
i Boston Celtics e con i
Memphis Grizzlies, Gigi
Datome ha finalmente
preso la sua decisione: il
prossimo anno la stella
della Nazionale giocherà
nella NBA con la maglia
dei Detroit Pistons. Lo
ha annunciato lo stesso
giocatore sulla sua pagina
Facebook. «Ho deciso di
diventare un giocatore
dei Detroit Pistons - ha
annunciato Datome - Penso
che possa essere il posto
giusto per permettermi
di fare un
ulteriore
salto
di
qualità nella
mia carriera
e
per
realizzare
il sogno di
una
vita.
Sono molto
eccitato
all’idea
di unirmi al gruppo dei
giocatori di Detroit. Voglio
ringraziare la mia famiglia,
il Presidente Toti, tutta la
Virtus Roma e con la Virtus
tutti i suoi tifosi per il loro
continuo supporto. Voglio
anche augurare alla Virtus
il meglio per il futuro».
Datome diventa così il
sesto giocatore italiano
che va a giocare nella NBA
dopo Esposito (Toronto),
Rusconi
(Phoenix),
Bargnani
(Toronto),
Belinelli (ora ai San
Antonio Spurs, lo scorso
anno a Chicago) e Gallinari
(Denver). Datome firmerà
un contratto biennale del
valore di 3.5 milioni di
dollari totali.
h t t p : / / w w w .
corrieredellosport.it/
basket/nba/2013/07/09
Confederations: Italia chiude terza
Battuto l’Uruguay 5-4 ai rigori, supplementari finiti 2-2
(ANSA) - ROMA, 30 GIU - L’Italia ha conquistato il terzo
posto nella Confederations Cup, battendo l’Uruguay 5-4
dopo i rigori. Tre giorni dopo l’overtime nella semifinale
con la Spagna, finita male ai penalty, gli Azzurri si sono
ritrovati nella stessa situazione dopo il 2-2 al 90’, frutto
di gol di Astori e Diamanti e di una doppietta di Cavani
per i sudamericani. Nessuna rete nei 30’ successivi e,
dal dischetto, un errore di De Sciglio e’ stato piu’ che
compensato da tre parate di Buffon.
http://www.corrieredellosport.it/notizia-ultima-ora/
attualita/2013/06/30
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