The Italian Legacy
Initiative of promotion of the Italian Community Abroad
Catalogue of presentation events of the books:
The Italian Legacy in Philadelphia. History, Culture, People and Ideas.
Edited by Andrea Canepari and Judith Goode
Italian edition published by Treccani, 2023
American edition published by Temple University Press, 2021.
The Italian Legacy in the Dominican Republic. History, Architecture, Economy and Society.
Edited by Andrea Canepari
Italian and Spanish editions published by Allemandi, 2021.
American edition published by Saint Joseph's University Press, 2021
The Italian Legacy in Philadelphia. History, Culture, People and Ideas.
Edited by Andrea Canepari and Judith Goode. Italian edition published by Treccani, 2023
American edition published by Temple University Press, 2021
The complete recordings of the volume presentation events can be accessed on YouTube channel @italianlegacies3861 at the following link: https://www.youtube.com/@italianlegacies3861/videos
Center for American Studies
in collaboration with the American University of Rome
May 25, 2022, Rome, Italy ----------------------------------------------------------------
Greetings:
Giusy De Sio, Associate Director, Center for American Studies
Scott Sprenger, President, American University of Rome
Panel:
Andrea Canepari, Co-editor
Lisa Colletta, Director of the “English Writing, Literature, and Publishing” Program - American University of Rome
Joseph Torsella, Treasurer of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania from 2017 to 2021
Chris William Sanchirico, Professor of “Law, Business, and Public Policy,” - Samuel A Blank and Co-Director of the “Center for Tax Law and Policy” - University of Pennsylvania Carey Law School
Moderator:
Neil Tanner, Senior Vice President and General Counsel for Finance, Strategy, and International Markets at the Cigna Group
Recording: https://www youtube com/watch?v=Dl7MeUe-TYY
Info: https://www einpresswire com/article/573917434/consigliere-andrea-canepari-presentathe-italian-legacy-in-philadelphia-centro-studi-americani-oggi-25-maggio-2022
Festival of American Culture: Italians in America
September 23, 2022, Center for American Studies, Rome, Italy ----------------------------------------------------------------
Panel:
Andrea Canepari, Co-editor
Ignazio Marino, Executive Vice President of Thomas Jefferson University
Emilia Zankina, Dean of Temple University Rome
Recording: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Dl7MeUe-TYY
Info: https://centrostudiamericani org/festival-della-cultura-americana-23-settembre/
Charles Library, Temple University
November 3, 2022, Philadelphia, PA, USA
In conversation with the editors Andrea Canepari and Judith Goode:
Cristiana Mele, Consul General of Italy Consulate General in Philadelphia
Inga Saffron, Architecture Critic for the "Philadelphia Inquirer," Pulitzer Prize winner
William Valerio, Director of the "Woodmere Art Museum"
Domenic Vitiello, Professor of "Urban Studies" - University of Pennsylvania
Moderator:
Richard Englert, former President and current Chancellor of Temple University
Recording: https://www youtube com/watch?v=T2uZ20XwH5E
Info: https://news temple edu/news/2022-11-30/new-temple-press-book-celebratesphiladelphia-s-italian-legacy
Institute of the Italian Encyclopaedia Treccani
December 6, 2023, Rome, Italy
Opening remarks:
Franco Gallo, President of the Italian Encyclopedia Institute Treccani and Chief Justice Emeritus of the Italian Constitutional Court
Fra’ John Dunlap, Prince and Grand Master of the Sovereign Military Order of Malta
Gian Marco Centinaio, Vice President of the Italian Senate
Maria Tripodi, Italian Undersecretary of State for Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation
In conversation with co-editor Andrea Canepari:
Samuel A. Alito Jr., Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States
Cardinal Silvano Maria Tomasi
Gilda Rorro, New Jersey Italian Heritage Commission
Paolo Valentino, Diplomatic Correspondent for “Corriere della Sera”
Conclusion:
Giuliano Amato, Chief Justice Emeritus of the Italian Constitutional Court and member of the Honorary Committee of the Italian Encyclopedia Institute Treccani
Recording: https://www youtube com/watch?v=pf9hF5124NU
Info: https://www.treccani.it/magazine/atlante/cultura/ciao-philadelphia.html
Senate of the Italian Republic “Caduti di Nassiriya” Hall
March 6, 2024, Rome, Italy
In conversation with the co-editor Andrea Canepari:
Gian Marco Centinaio, Vice President of the Italian Senate
Stefania Craxi, Chair of the Committee on Foreign Affairs and Defense of the Italian Senate
Giuliomaria Terzi Di Sant’Agata, Chair of the Committee on European Union Policies of the Italian Senate
Roberto Menia, Vice Chair of the Committee on Foreign Affairs and Defense of the Italian Senate
Christian Di Sanzo, Member of the Italian Parliament elected in the North and Central America district
Giovanni Puglisi, Vice-President of the Institute of the Italian Encyclopedia Treccani
Remarks:
Edmondo Cirielli, Deputy Minister of the Italian Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation
Concluding Remarks:
Pasquale Ferrara, Director General for Political Affairs and International Security at the Italian Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation
Moderator:
Annalisa Gaudenzi, Journalist, Rai Italia
Recording: https://www youtube com/watch?v=7wKKQr5F2Ts
Info: https://comunicazioneinform it/leredita-italiana-a-filadelfia-storia-cultura-persone-e-ideepresentazione-in-senato-del-libro-curato-da-andrea-canepari-e-judith-goode/
Triennale
March 20, 2024, Milan, Italy
Greetings:
Carla Morogallo, General Director of Triennale Milano
Marco Sammicheli, Director of the Italian Design Museum of Triennale Milano
Verónica Crego, Dean of the Consular Corps of Milan and Consul General of Uruguay
In conversation with co-editor Andrea Canepari:
Luca Molinari, Director of the magazine “Platform, Architecture and Design”
Carlo Secchi, Vice President of the Institute for International Political Studies (ISPI) and Emeritus Professor at Bocconi University, Milan
Moderator:
Maria Vittoria Dalla Cia, Chief Editor of the magazine “La cucina italiana”
Recording: https://www youtube com/watch?v=H1y58tsU2OE
Info: https://triennale org/eventi/eredita-italiana-filadelfia
Istituto Lombardo - Accademia di Scienze e Lettere May 23, 2024, Milan, Italy
Recordings
Italian Legacies Youtube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9nh5zTk1Xx8
Istituto Lombardo Youtube Channel: https://www youtube com/watch?v=IsJu6nKGYSY
Info: https://istitutolombardo it/attivita/eventi/evento/37
Almo Collegio Borromeo, Sala Bianca October 23, 2024, Pavia, Italy
In conversation with co-editor Andrea Canepari: Alberto Lolli, Rector of “Almo Collegio Borromeo” Renata Crotti, Professor “Università di Pavia”
Silvio Beretta, Professor “Università di Pavia”
Info: https://www collegioborromeo it/it/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/libro-filadelfia pdf
The Italian Legacy in the Dominican Republic. History, Architecture, Economy, and Society.
Edited by Andrea Canepari.
Italian and Spanish editions published by Allemandi, 2021
American edition published by Saint Joseph's University Press, 2021
The complete recordings of the volume presentation events can be accessed on YouTube channel @ciaosantodomingo9949 at the following link: https://www.youtube.com/@ciaosantodomingo9949/videos and on the YouTube channel @italianlegacies3861 at the following link: https://www.youtube.com/@italianlegacies3861/videos
Accademia Ligure di Scienze e Lettere
In collaboration with the Embassy of Italy in Santo Domingo and the Embassy of the Dominican Republic in Italy
June 4, 2021, Milan, Italy
Panel:
Giovanni Toti, President of the Italian Region of Liguria
Marco Bucci, Mayor of the Italian City of Genoa
Milton Ray Guevara, President of the Constitutional Court of the Dominican Republic
Victor Bisono Haza, Minister of Industry and Commerce of the Dominican Republic
Vincenzo Lorenzelli, President of “Accademia Ligure di Scienze e Lettere”
Andrea Canepari, Ambassador of Italy to the Dominican Republic
Tony Raful, Ambassador of the Dominican Republic to Italy
Gabriella Airaldi, Professor Emeritus at the University of Genoa and Academic Mu-Kien Adriana Sang Ben, Dominican Professor and Historian
Pierangelo Campodonico, Director of the “Galata Museo del Mare” in Genoa
Celso Marranzini, President of the Dominican-Italian Chamber of Commerce
Luigi Attanasio, President of the Chamber of Commerce of Genoa
Fabio Capocaccia, President of the International Center for Studies on Italian Emigration
Moderation and conclusion:
Franco Manzitti, Journalist
Recording: https://www youtube com/watch?v=oemI2X-Ehdg&t=1923s
Info: https://ambsantodomingo esteri it/it/news/dall ambasciata/2021/06/conferenza-zoomi-rapporti-tra/
Archivo General de la Nación
June 10, 2021, Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic
Introduction:
Gloria Calderón, Journalist
Panel:
Andrea Canepari, Ambassador of Italy to the Dominican Republic
Antonio José Guerra, Director of the Engineering Laboratory and member of the Academic Committee at the Pedro Henríquez Ureña National University in Santo Domingo Raymundo Gonzáles, Historian
Recording: https://www.youtube.com/watch?app=desktop&v=IJRo47-5wL8&t=58s
Panel:
Italo-Latin American International Organization
June 21, 2021, Rome, Italy
Antonella Cavallaro, Secretary General of the Italo-Latin American International Organization
Raquel Peña, Vice President of the Dominican Republic
Milton Ray Guevara, President of the Constitutional Court of the Dominican Republic
Roberto Álvarez, Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Dominican Republic
Carlos Luciano Díaz Morfa, Minister of Defense of the Dominican Republic
Carmen Heredia, Minister of Culture of the Dominican Republic
Víctor Bisonó, Minister of Industry and Commerce of the Dominican Republic
Andrea Canepari, Ambassador of Italy to the Dominican Republic
Tony Raful, Ambassador of the Dominican Republic to Italy
Frank Rainieri, Vice President of the Dominican-Italian Chamber of Commerce
Iolanda Di Stasio, President of the Bilateral Friendship Section for the Dominican Republic and Haiti of the Italian Inter-Parliamentary Union
Marco Giomini, Head of Office at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation for Mexico, Central America, and the Caribbean
Recording: https://www youtube com/watch?app=desktop&v=rtv6 RMs7wA&t=971s
Info: https://iila org/es/presentacion-del-libro-el-legado-italiano-en-republica-dominicanaa-cargo-de-andrea-canepari-21-de-junio-de-2021/
Universidad Autónoma de Santo Domingo (UASD)
June 22, 2021, Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic
Panel:
Andrea Canepari, Ambassador of Italy to the Dominican Republic
Jorge Asjana David, Director General of Cooperation and National and International Relations at UASD
Modesto Encarnacion, Director of the “Pedro Mir” Library at UASD
Marcos Forestieri, Professor of the History School at UASD
Moderation:
Luis Perez, Director of Public Relations at UASD
Recording: https://www youtube com/watch?v=ky3iCkLzk8o&t=436s
Embassy of Italy in the Dominican Republic
April 14, 2021, Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic
Panel:
Andrea Canepari, Ambassador of Italy to the Dominican Republic
Raquel Peña, Vice President of the Dominican Republic
Milton Ray Guevara, President of the Constitutional Court of the Dominican Republic
Roberto Álvarez, Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Dominican Republic
Carmen Heredia, Minister of Culture of the Dominican Republic
Víctor Bisonó, Minister of Industry and Commerce of the Dominican Republic
Recording: https://www youtube com/watch?app=desktop&v=fex7P2F63zc&t=240s
Info: https://ciaosantodomingo com/wp-content/uploads/Embajada-presenta-El-LegadoItaliano-en-Repu%CC%81blica-Dominicana-Diario-Libre-Abril-15-2021 pdf
Universidad Nacional Pedro Henriquez Ureña (UNPHU)
September 17, 2021, Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Panel:
Heidi De Moya, Director of the School of Architecture and Urbanism - (UNPHU)
Mizoocky Mota, Urban Architect and General Coordinator of the School of Architecture and Urbanism - (UNPHU)
Esteban Prieto, Architect, Researcher and Professor - (UNPHU)
Gustavo Luis Moré, Architect - (UNPHU)
Julia Vicioso, Architect, Historian, and Diplomat
Omar Rancier, Dean of the Faculty of Architecture and Art (UNPHU)
Elizabeth Severino, Coordinator of the Directorate for Institutional Experiences and Graduate Management
Rocío Aguiló, Coordinator of the Directorate for Institutional Experiences and Graduate Management
Recording: https://www youtube com/watch?v=tn5E3K0xEfw
Info: https://noticias unphu edu do/noticias/unphu-realiza-webinar-el-legado-italiano-en-laarquitectura-dominicana/
Fondazione Spinola
June 29, 2022, Parrocchia Gentilizia di San Luca, Genoa, Italy
Panel:
Andrea Canepari, Editor
Nicoletta Viziano, President of the “Museo Nazionale dell’Emigrazione Italiana”
Gabriella Airaldi, Professor Emeritus at the University of Genoa and Academic
Info: https://www italiachiamaitalia it/la-repubblica-dominicana-e-leredita-italianalambasciatore-canepari-a-genova/
Senate of the Italian Republic, Sala Caduti di Nassirya
July 5, 2022, Rome, Italy
In conversation with the Editor Andrea Canepari:
Francesco Giacobbe, Senator for the District of Africa/Asia/Oceania/Antarctica
Jaime Nualart, Cultural Secretary of the Italo-Latin American International Organization
Tony Raful Tejada, Ambassador of the Dominican Republic to Italy
Fabio Porta, Senator for the District of South America
Fucsia Nissoli, Member of the Italian Parliament elected in the Central America District
Moderation:
Isabella Liberatori, President of “ 9 Colonne”
Recording: https://www youtube com/watch?v=-Gi9f43xZBs&t=2s
Info: http://www.altreitalie.org/altreitalies walls/news/presentazione-lasciti-degli-italianinel-mondo-l-eredita-italiana-in-repubblica-dominicana-storia-architettura-economia-esocieta-di-andrea-canepari.kl
Italian Cultural Institute in New York
November 1, 2022, New York, NY, USA
Panel:
Andrea Canepari, Editor
Fabrizio di Michele, Consul General of Italy in New York
Ramona Hernandez, Director of the CUNY Dominican Studies Institute
Fabio Finotti, Director of the Italian Cultural Institute in New York
John D. Calandra, Dean of the Italian-American Institute “Anthony Tamburri”
Alessandro Vettori, Academic and Professor of Italian Language and Literature and Comparative Literature at Rutgers University
Info: https://italian.rutgers.edu/docman-lister/pdf-documents/293-canepari-final/file
Introduction:
Biblioteca Universitaria di Pavia, Salone Teresiano
February 3, 2023, Pavia
Marzia Pontone, Director of “Biblioteca Universitaria di Pavia”
Institutional Greetings:
Francesco Svelto, Rector of the University of Pavia
In conversation with the Editor Andrea Canepari:
Paolo Gamba, Rector’s Delegate for Relations with the American Continent - University of Pavia
Francesco Bracco, Director of the Botanical Garden of the University of Pavia
Olimpia Niglio, Professor - University of Pavia
Concluding Remarks:
Ludovico Ciferri, Descendant of Prof Raffaele Ciferri
Alessandra Angelini, Artist and Professor of “Accademia di Belle Arti di Brera di Milano”
Recording: https://www youtube com/watch?v=oi3EFn2w-Rw&t=3730s
Info: http://www bibliotecauniversitariapavia it/eventi/repubblica-dominicana-canepari/
Rotary Club
“Lasciati italiani nel mondo”
June 14, 2023, Morimondo Abbey, Italy ---------------------------------------------------------
Info: https://rcmorimondoabbazia com/2023/06/25/le-impronte-italiche-nel-mondo-colconsole-canepari-14-06-2023/