ITALIAN "EXPLORERS EMIGRANTS CITIZENS" @ CASA ITALIANA in DC

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ITALIAN "EXPLORERS EMIGRANTS CITIZENS”

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CASA ITALIANA HALL & CULTURAL CENTER
Presents

ITALIAN "EXPLORERS EMIGRANTS CITIZENS"
SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 02, 2014 @ 1:00 PM

CASA ITALIANA HALL & CULTURAL CENTER
595 3rd Street, NW | Washington, DC 20002
METRO RAIL: RED LINE - Judiciary Square

FOR INFO: CASA ITALIANA @ (202) 638-1348 - "FREE EVENT"

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New !!! "Explorers Emigrants Citizens" Book Presentation by co-authors Linda BARRETT OSBORNE and Paolo BATTAGLIA - published by the U.S. LIBRARY OF CONGRESS (OCT. 2013) and Anniversary Books, Modena, Italia.

In this book the reader will discover a beautifully produced history of the Italian American experience with more than 5,000 items (manuscripts, photographs, illustrations, books, movies) accounting for 500 years of Italian life in the New World: from unique manuscripts and books related to Columbus and Vespucci, to images reminding of Italian American accomplishments in sports, arts, and literature and substantial text. Several sections are devoted to religious history, traditions, and celebrations offering a fresh and original perspective on the Italian American experience from Columbus to today. They show the accomplishments of well-remembered individuals such as Amedeo GIANNINI (Bank of America founder), Fiorello LaGuardia, Vince Lombardi, and Martin Scorsese.

ITALIAN "EXPLORERS": OPENERS of MASS MIGRATION

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A.D. 1492 - COLUMBUS' GRAND OPENING DAY AT MALL of INDIA+CHINA or MALL of AMERICA ???

GENOVA's Maritime Republic son, navigator ,explorer, Cristoforo COLOMBO "Voyage of Discovery" for Spain: A New Land or The short cut alternative to India & China spice/silk trade riches dominated in Europe by archi-rival VENICE's Maritime Republic via the long Mediterranean sea and Asian land route? .... The VIKING explorers, before Columbus, NEVER caused mass migration from Europe ... and like Columbus never knew of a NEW CONTINENT !!!

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A.D. 1499 - AMERIGO VESPUCCI from FLORENCE believed in a NEW WORLD Discovery. Hence, German cartographer Martin WALDSEEMULLER in 1504 names the NEW continent after him AMERICA.

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A.D. 1524 - Giovanni DA VERRAZANO From SIENA - (and a Tuscan friend of Vespucci) is the 1st official European discoverer of the USA + Canada for the Euro super powers: England/Spain/France/Holland.

ITALIAN "EMIGRANTS"

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The book is published in the U.S. as "EXPLORERS EMIGRANTS CITIZENS" in Italia as "TROVARE L'AMERICA - FINDING AMERICA”

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In Italy, where this book story starts - because every immigrant must be an emigrant first, tied to both countries:

"Trovare l'America" has a deeper meaning:"Making one's fortune" and "Accomplishing one's dreams."

This is what Italians have done by crossing the Atlantic for more than five hundred years, from the day Columbus literally found America for Europe, through the years when many millions of emigrants—whether they stayed or returned - found their Americas.

U.S. "CITIZENS"

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SOME NOTABLE ITALIAN-AMERICANS

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Amedeo GIANNINI - Founder of BANK of AMERICA (1928)

Amedeo GIANNINI, son of immigrants from GENOVA and BANK of ITALY founder in 1904, San Francisco, CA.
He renamed his financial institution "BANK of AMERICA" in 1928, and was CEO until retirement in 1945.

Paul Otellini (Intel CEO) • Samuel J. Palmisano (IBM CEO) • Samuel DiPiazza (Pricewaterhouse Cooper CEO) • Patricia Russo (Alcatel-Lucent ex CEO) • Carly Fiorina (HP ex CEO) • Lee Iacocca (Chrysler ex CEO) • Anthony T. Rossi (founder of Tropicana Juice in 1947, Bradenton, FL.) • Fred DeLuca (founder of Subway Sandwich Shops in 1965, Bridgeport, CT.) • Robert Mondavi (Winery) • Maria Bartiromo (CNBC financial Media) • Antonio Meucci (Telephone Inventor) • Nancy Pelosi • Janet Napolitano • Mario Cuomo • Rudy Giuliani • Samuel Alito & Antonin Scalia (US Supreme Court Justices) • John Sirica (Watergate Chief Prosecutor) • Geraldine Ferraro • Fiorello LaGuardia • Madonna • Lady Gaga • Alan Alda • Ray Romano • John Travolta • Brooke Shields • Francis Ford Coppola • Leonardo DiCaprio • Nicolas Cage • Frank Sinatra • Perry Como • Dean Martin • Jay Leno • Tony Bennett • Jon Bon Jovi (Bongiovi) • Bruce Springsteen • Connie Stevens • Frankie Valli • Faith Hill • Gay Talese • Jack Valenti • Dannie Aiello • William Paca • Al Pacino • Kelly Ripa • Martin Scorsese • Frank Capra • Brian DePalma • Henry Mancini • Joseph Barbera (cartoonist) • Frank Stella • Enrico Fermi • Mark Calcavecchia • Chris Botti • Joe DiMaggio • Joe Montana • Dan Marino • Yogi Berra • Tommy Lasorda • Mario Andretti • Vince Lombardi • Joe Paterno • Brian Boitano • Matt Biondi • Dick Vitale • Mary Lou Retton.

For further readings see: ITALIAN-AMERICANSDIGITAL HISTORY on ITALIAN IMMIGRATION