NOVEMBER 2016 PUBLISHED BY THE ITALIAN AMERICAN CULTURAL SOCIETY VOLUME, XXXVI No. 11 43843 Romeo Plank Road - Clinton Township, MI 48038 - Phone (586) 228-3030 ext 15 - FAX (586) 228-1678 - Email iacs@iacsonline.com
NONNA’S TRIBUTE TO VETERANS & ACTIVE DUTY MILITARY HONOR & REMEMBER HAVE A DINNER ON US!
The Italian American Cultural Society invites veterans and active duty military to come have a dinner on us on Thursday, November 10, 2016. It's our way of saying thank you for their service. (Veterans and active duty military must show proof of military service.)
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NOVEMBER 2016
November
Ariana and Chelsea, Macomb
Margaret, Shelby
Joan, Macomb
Maria and Frank, Macomb
Joann, Chesterfield
Robert, Shelby
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CALENDAR OF EVENTS
November 2 - Wednesday – IACS Senior Membership meeting – 10:00 a.m. – Italian Cultural Center
November 2 – Wednesday – Italian American Chamber of Commerce meeting at San Marino Club, 1685 E. Big Beaver, Troy, starting at 6:30 p.m. November 3 – Thursday - The Federazione Abruzzese del Michigan (FADM) will hold their monthly meeting at the Italian American Cultural Center starting at 7:00 PM. We are having elections for office this meeting, as well as, our annual recipe competition. This year we are having a “Chef ’s Surprise”. Bring your favorite recipe for our Judges to review. First prizes will receive an award. Join us in fun and fellowship as we continue to celebrate our Italian and Abruzzese heritage. Call Sergio Paglia at 586-7593114 for information and to enter the competition. November 4 – Friday – Sasa Salvaggio – Entertainment & dinner hosted by the IACS Gioventu’ membership at the Italian American Cultural Center; pre-paid ticket donation: $60/member - $70/Non-Member; doors open 6 p.m. – dinner, 7 p.m. Call IACS office, 586-228-3030, Ext. 15 November 9 – Wednesday – Madonna del Campo meeting - 7-9pm. – Italian Cultural Center November 13 – Sunday – IACS 6th Annual Fall Craft Show – 10 a.m. – 4 p.m. – Admission/$2.00. For more information, contact Sandy Tornberg, 586-907-6631 or sandratornberg@comcast.net; IACS Office, 586-228-3030, Ext. 15 – iacs@ iacsonline.com Food & beverages available for purchase. (see flyer) November 14 – Monday and November 16 – Wednesday – Live Cooking Demonstration coordinated by Iron Chef America Judge Mario Rizzotti
at Culinary Auditorium – Trevarrow, 1295 N. Opdyke Road, Auburn Hills; From 6pm to 9pm the DAS will host and present "The Extraordinary Italian Taste, prima settimana della cucina italiana nel mondo" "The Extraordinary Italian Taste, first week of the Italian cuisine in the world" SAVE THE DATE more details coming soon! November 15 – Tuesday – IACS Board of Directors meeting, 6:30 p.m., at the Cultural Center November 16 – Wednesday Representative from the Italian Consulate in Detroit at the Italian Cultural Center. November 16 – Wednesday - 1:00 PM IACS Book Club will meet. Please contact Ilene Stanko at 586-864-6171 for additional information. November 16 – Wednesday – “The Roots of Italian Taste: Revisiting Seven Thousand Years of Culinary Traditions”, a lecture by Laura Motta, at The Helen L. DeRoy Auditorium – Room 146, 5203 Cass- Detroit, 6:30 p.m. – free and open to the public; film screening, 7:15 p.m. La Cena by Ettore Scola November 20 – Sunday - The Federazione Abruzzese del Michigan (FADM) is sponsoring a travelogue "Magical Abruzzo" at the Italian American Cultural Center. The Travelogue will be presented by Marcella Corona, a retired travel agent and FADM member, who has traveled extensively in Abruzzo and around Italy. The presentation will include famous locations and locations that are off the beaten path. Presentation begins at 1:00 PM. Call Enzo Paglia at 586-207-1063 for additional information. Free to the public. November 29 – Tuesday - 7:00 p.m. – Federazione Siciliana – Election Meeting for 20172018; Dinner Meeting and Group Photo will be taken – Details at next meeting held at
the Italian Cultural Center
tion on gifts and reservations.
December 1 – Thursday - The Federazione Abruzzese del Michigan (FADM) will hold their membership meeting at the Italian American Cultural Center starting at 7:00 PM. Come join us in fellowship for the Christmas season. This is a Pot Luck meeting. Bring your favorite dish to pass around.
December 11 - Sunday Madonna del Campo Annual Christmas Party at San Marino Club - 1685 Big Beaver Rd. Troy, MI 48083. Doors open 12:30 p.m. Dinner served 1:30 p.m. For tickets please call: Nino Brusca 586- 781-6748 or Angelo Soave 586-786-4123 or Antoinette Forgione 586-7390875
December 11 – Sunday - ANNUAL CHRISTMAS PARTY - The Federazione Abruzzese del Michigan, in conjunctions with the Gagliano Aterno club and Club Pacentro, will hold its’ annual Christmas Party at the Penna’s of Sterling. Doors open at 12:30 PM with dinner at 1:30 PM. Come join us in the Christmas season with friends and family and of course with Saint Nick as we celebrate the Holiday. Call Pete Fuciarelli at 586-248-159 or Elio Bucciarelli at 248-852-5346,for informa-
December 17 – Saturday – Breakfast with Santa at the Italian American Cultural Center; seating for Breakfast, 9:30 a.m. Christmas Carols, 11 a.m. prepaid reservations required – 586-228-3030, Ext. 15; Adults & Children 11 years or older $13/ members - $15/non-members; children 3-10 years old/$8; children 2 & under free January 22, 2017 – Sunday – IACS General Membership Meeting & Board of Directors Election Results at the Italian
PAGE 3 Cultural Center; 10:00 a.m. Mass; 10:45 a.m. Complimentary Breakfast; 11:30 a.m. State of Society Address & Interim Financial Statement; Board of Directors election results February 3, 2017 – Friday – Captain Jack’s Seafood Dinner at the Italian American Cultural Center; details forthcoming March 23, 2017 – Thursday - IACS General Membership Meeting/Complimentary Dinner – Italian Cultural Center – 6:00 p.m. June 29, 2017 - Thursday IACS General Membership Meeting/Complimentary Dinner – Italian Cultural Center – 6:00 p.m. September 28, 2017 – Thursday - IACS General Membership Meeting/Complimentary Dinner – Italian Cultural Center – 6:00 p.m.
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IACS SENIORS CHAIRPERSON MESSAGE
ESTHER BEAUDETTE
As we get closer to the end of 2016, we get the chance to reflect on all of our blessings. As we celebrate Thanksgiving, I wish everyone a very Happy Thanksgiving. Something I am happy for is being a member of the Italian American Cultural Society and the opportunity to serve on the Board of Directors and to also be your chairperson for the Senior group. Our November 2 meeting will be our bake sale so please bake and purchase all the goodies that will be for sale.
Italian American Cultural Society The December 7th meeting will be our election of officers for outgoing positions on our Senior Board of Directors. We will be enjoying our Christmas party following the meeting. You must purchase your party ticket at our November meeting. Cost is $21. We will be having a sit-down family style dinner, music, and prizes. Advance sale of tickets only. If for some reason you are not able to attend our November 2nd meeting, you can call me to reserve and send me a check by mail. Our November 16th trip to Pointe Edward Casino in Sarnia, Ontario, Canada has a few seats available. Cost $20 – we will receive $10 on arrival. Departure time is 8:45 a.m. Proper I.D. is needed to enter Canada. Call me at (586) 286-2597. Looking ahead, we plan to go to Niagara Falls Canada in the spring. Stay tuned for future information. Suggestions are always welcome for planning trips in 2017. Enjoy each day, for each day is a gift! Esther
IACS Officers and Board of Directors 2016 Honorary Chairperson Board of Directors John Carlo Catenacci Anthony Apone Esther Beaudette President James V. Bellanca, III Sandra Tornberg Alfonso Chirco Immediate Past President Antonio DiGiorgio Giovanni LoIacono Mark Garagiola Past President Karen Mack Ronald A. DiBartolomeo Rosanna Maniaci First Vice-President Pino Marelli Mariano Evola Gregory Rogers Second Vice-President Ramo A. Salerno Domenico Ruggirello Joseph P. Ventimiglia Third Vice-President Past Presidents Dr. Mike Aiello Ronald A. DiBartolomeo Giovanni LoIacono Fourth Vice-President Mario Moceri Giovanni Maniaci Frank J. Palazzolo Treasurer Hon. Anthony Sanfemio Enzo Paglia Martin Reno Garagiola Recording Secretary Leonard D. Mannina Clarice Squillace Cav. Vincent J. Bruno Chaplain Cav. John Floreno Fr. Enzo Addari Hon. Sam Petitto Special Counsel Jack Grifo To the President Comm. Anthony J. Bellanca Hon. Judge Peter Maceroni
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Dear Friend, I’m writing to share good news about our efforts to get more support for Alzheimer’s patients and their caregivers. I have been working very hard to get the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services to fund care planning sessions for Alzheimer’s patients and their families under Medicare, and they have finally agreed to do so! This will effectively implement my HOPE for Alzheimer’s Act. This is a huge step forward, but we know there’s more work to be done, and I need your help. If you are willing to share the story of how you and your family have been impacted by Alzheimer’s, please take a few minutes and go to www.stabenow.senate.gov/story By sharing your story, you will help me build a strong case for more research dollars to find a cure and for additional measures to help families and caregivers. I hope you’ll consider sharing your story at www.stabenow.senate.gov/story Thank you for your continued advocacy in the fight against Alzheimer’s disease. Sincerely,
Debbie Stabenow United States Senator
U.S. Senator Debbie Stabenow The United States Senate • Washington, DC 20510 stabenow.senate.gov
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LARGE CROWD ATTENDS 6TH ANNUAL SPORTSMEN’S WILD GAME DINNER… WAS THE BEST! It was a record-breaking crowd attending the IACS Sportsmen’s Wild Game Dinner on Thursday, September 22nd. This was the sixth year the IACS hosted the fundraising event, with enthusiastic guests enjoy-
organizations, Salerno was honored as Italian American of the Year by the Italian Study Group of Troy in 2003. He is on the Board of Directors of the Italian American Cultural Society; is the Goodwill Ambassador for the Coro Italiano and has been actively involved in the Italian American Chamber of Commerce of Michigan since 1990. Anna Grillo, State Representative Anthony Forlini, For the past Ramo Salerno 15 years, ing a range of wild game Salerno has spearheaded the meats, prepared by Alex Columbus Celebration in Lozovoj, Executive Chef Lansing at his own expense. and IACS-Banquet General He received proclamations Manager. The wild game for each year the celebration menu included wild boar was held. In addition, he sliders, grilled quail, veniwas the Grand Marshal of son sausage skewers, fried the 2001 Columbus Day alligator & rattlesnake, tripParade and is a past Grand pa, smoked venison minMarshal and Director of the estrone soup, mixed greens salad with pancetta and gorgonzola; ragu of rabbit pappardelle, duck and cherry ravioli with port wine cream, elk and venison short ribs, Tuscan braised Guns for raffle pheasant, wild Alaskan salmon, roasted tri Warren-Centerline Thankscolor potato with dried giving Day Parade. figs and thyme, balsamic Proceeds from this event glazed root vegetables, and will begin the IACS Builddrunken pear and cranberry ing Fund – planning a crostata for dessert. There new building to house were outdoor sporting rafclassrooms, library, and a fles, among those, hunting member’s room. A portion rifles, shotguns, and various of the proceeds will also be other door prizes distributset aside for the Italian Laned throughout the evening. guage Scholarship Program. Mr. Ramo Salerno was our Thank you to everyone who Special Guest of Honor helped to make this fundfor the evening. Active in raising event an outstanding several Italian American success!
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Il Fornaio Bakery
Sysco Foods
Leonard’s Syrup
Tri-County Beverage
Cadillac Coffee
Mama Mucci’s Pasta
Celani Family Vineyards
Michi-Gun
Villa Bella Luxury Retirement Community
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Del Bene Detroit Arms, LLC
Randazzo Fresh Market
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SANDRA TORNBERG November will be an eventful month at the IACS, in our community, and in our nation. To start off on an exciting note, the IACS Gioventù is organizing another evening of dinner and entertainment on November 4. We are proud to welcome Italian actor and comedian Sasà Salvaggio to the IACS.
Italian American Cultural Society Angels Scarves, Euchre Plus More, AK’s Hidden Gems, Grand Linen Company, the Craft Crew, Pearls and More, Snap Zip Clip, the Crazy Craft Ladies, Pink Zebra, Young Living, and Ole Time Crafts. We also have many new vendors, including LuLaRoe, Arm Candy, Elegant Designs by Elizabeth, Yvonne’s Necklace Creations, It’s All About that Jam, Partylite, Creative Cute, M&M Creations, JCA’s Jewelry, Color Wheel Craftworks, and more to come. This is a great opportunity to start (or finish!) your holiday shopping. Please come and support our vendors and the IACS.
We honor those who served our country as we celebrate Veteran’s Day on November 11. This year the IACS will again offer a free dinner to Veterans at Nonna’s Night on Thursday, November 10.
The IACS is proud to collaborate with the Consulate of Italy in Detroit, the Istituto di Cultura in Chicago, and the Dante Alighieri Society of Michigan to present the very first Week of Italian Cuisine in the World. On Monday, November 14 Chef Mario Rizzotti will present a live cooking demonstration at the Trevarrow Culinary Auditorium in Auburn Hills. At 6:30 pm on Wednesday, November 16 Dr. Laura Motta will present a lecture entitled “The Roots of Italian Taste: Revisiting Seven Thousand Years of Culinary Traditions.” This will be followed by a screening of the film La Cena by Ettore Scola at 7:15 pm. The menu and details can be found inside the newspaper.
November 13 is the date of our sixth annual Fall Craft Show. More than sixty vendors will be presenting a wide variety of crafts and products. Returning vendors include Aroma Scents, Sweetpea Designs, Bonnie’s Royal Oils, Blair Adams Books, Homestead Honey, It Works, Mary Kay,
Finally, on November 24 we celebrate Thanksgiving when we all reflect on the things for which we are grateful. I am thankful for my family and friends, my health my Italian heritage, and the privilege of being president of this wonderful organization. Happy Thanksgiving!
On November 8, 2016, each American citizen has the privilege of going to the polls and casting our vote for a new president to lead our country for the next four years. Regardless of your political affiliation, please do not waste this opportunity, guaranteed to us by the sacrifices of so many.
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MEMORIAL CEREMONY IN ADRIAN When he taught history, he would take his students on field trips to the crash site, where they would ask what had happened to the victims’ remains. “No one will ever have to ask, ‘Where are they?’ And no one will ever have to answer, ‘I don’t know,’ ” said Dr. Griffith, his voice full of emotion.
Fr. Enzo Addari blesses the gravesite and monument
The Wabash Railway Company refused to allow Fr. Francis Beccherini, who had traveled from San Francesco Church in Detroit, to say Mass for the victims of the train wreck that happened in Seneca, Michigan on November 27, 1901. However, on September 24, a warm, sunny day, Fr. Enzo Addari blessed the graves containing the victims’ remains and the glorious monument created by Sergio De Giusti to commemorate the gravesite. There were about two hundred people who participated in the beautiful ceremony at Oakwood Cemetery, including representatives of the Italian American community of metropolitan Detroit as well as citizens of Adrian and the surrounding areas. The monument is entitled Sogni Persi (“Lost Dreams”). Mr. De Giusti described the elements of the sculpture: the word “WABASH” the year “1901”, a female face covered by a funeral veil, crowned with the towers of San Gimigniamo, a railroad track surrounded by flames, and maple leaves to symbolize the city of Adrian. Dr. Maria Luisa Lapresa,
Consul of Italy in Detroit, thanked Adrian Mayor Jim Berryman and the community for their commitment to honoring the Italian lives that were lost so many years ago. She read a letter from the Consiglio Generale degli Italiani all’Estero (CGIE), which is reproduced on this page. Before the ceremony, many of the guests attended a brunch held at Siena Heights University. Mr. Bruno Maestri, Vice President for Government Relations and Corporate Communications for Norfolk Southern personally donated the cost of the brunch. Norfolk Southern operates the rails through Adrian, which were once part of the Wabash main line. Dr. Kyle Griffith is an assistant superintendent in the Lenawee Intermediate School District and former history teacher whose passionate interest led to the search for records of the unidentified victims’ burial site.
Mr. Berryman proclaimed, “Today starts a new chapter in the history of the 1901 events. The monument will serve as a reminder to all who visit this place that this country of opportunity came with the sacrifices of many.” It was a very emotional experience for all those in attendance. We are grateful to Mayor Jim Berryman and the people of Adrian for their dedication to honoring our countrymen who lost their lives so many years ago.
Sogni Persi unveiled by Dr. Maria Luisa Lapresa, Dr. Kyle Griffith, and Mayor Jim Berryman
Scupltor Sergio De Giusti, Comites Vice President Giovanni Catalano, Sandra Tornberg, IACS President, Adrian Mayor Jim Berryman, Italian Consul in Detroit Dr. Maria Luisa Lapresa, Dr. Kyle Griffith
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THE ITALIANS TAKE THE STATE CAPITOL AGAIN On October 5, a large group of Italians traveled to the State Capitol for the annual Columbus Day celebration. Known as the “Ramo Salerno Trip to Lansing�, it was a fun as well as inspiring day as always. It was also bittersweet as Anthony Forlini was our host for the last time since he is term-limited this year. Thank you to Ramo and Anthony for organizing another wonderful day allowing us to celebrate our heritage.
Alfonso Chirco (center) receives honor from State Representative Anthony Forlini (left) and Ramo Salerno (right) as Carabinere Antonio DiPonio looks on.
Dr. Maria Luisa Lapresa, Consul of Italy in Detroit, receives honor from State Representative Anthony Forlini (left) and Ramo Salerno (right) as Carabinere Antonio DiPonio looks on.
L to R Maria Cicchini, Ramo Salerno, Mark Garagiola, State Representative Anthony Forlini. Maria and Mark were recognized for their contributions to the Columbus Day celebrations.
Fr. Pino Licciardi (center) receives honor from State Representative Anthony Forlini (left) and Ramo Salerno (right)
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Dr. Maria Luisa Lapresa, Italian Consul; Sandra Tornberg, IACS President; State Representative Anthony Forlini
Sandra Tornberg, IACS President & Enzo Paglia, FADM President
Music by Bella Musica
IN LOVING MEMORY Pearl Marie Ventimiglia, 87 years old, passed away on September 21, 2016. She was the beloved wife of the late Patrick “Pat�. They had shared almost 65 years of marriage together. Pearl was the loving mother of Sam (Donna), Paul (Linda) & Angela (Rick) Allor.
Proud grandma of 9 and 1 great grandchild. Dear sister of Frances Taormina and the late Nick Billardello. Visitation was at the Sterling Heights Chapel of Bagnasco & Calcaterra Funeral Home 13650 E. Fifteen Mile Rd., (at Schoenherr) Friday 2:00 pm to 9:00 pm. Funeral
took place on Saturday at St. Ronald Catholic Church, 17701 15 Mile Road, Clinton Twp. (Btwn: Garfield & Groesbeck). In State 9:30 am until time of Mass 10:00 am. Cadillac Memorial Gardens East. Donation to Beaumont Hospice would be appreciated. Memories shared at
www.bcfh.com Pearl and Pat were members of the Italian American Cultural Society for over 30 years and involved in many fundraising events; i.e., Vegas Nights at the old Center in Warren working alongside their friend John Floreno.
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ADVANTAGES TO BEING AN IACS MEMBER: • Monthly home delivery of the Italian American Cultural Society newspaper; • Free dinner for children under 5 during Nonna Nite with Family, Family & Friends, Patron, Benefactor, or Lifetime membership levels; • Special 10% discount Italian language classes; • Discounted IACS special events over $25; • Special discount off published Menu Prices given to IACS Members for any event over $500 booked at IACS Banquet & Conference Center (Maximum $1,000). For eligibility, minimum 60-day membership in order to receive special benefit; • Special discount for IACS members on advertising in the IACS newspaper; • Special 20% discount on all baked goods including wedding cakes at Il Fornaio Bakery, 13689 23 Mile Road in Shelby Township; • Giuseppe’s International Oil & Vinegars $1.00 off each bottle of Extra Virgin Olive Oil or Aged Balsamic Vinegar (200ml size & up); The Mall at Partridge Creek – 586/263-4200; www.giuseppesoils.com; • Dr. David Guzzardo – Chiropractor – New Patients – A free consultation, free exam, and half off on x-rays – 39725 Garfield, Clinton Twp., 586/286-6616; www. guzzardochiropractic.com; • St. Clair Eye, Charles G. Shermetaro, O.D. – 15% discount on lenses, frames, and non-prescription sunglasses. Not to be used with insurances, other discounts, or on contact lenses. 48873 Hayes Rd. @ 22 Mile – (586) 247-2121; • SC Lawnscape LLC – FREE first lawn cutting with signed year contract. 10% SAVINGS on any landscape purchase of $2,500 or above. REFERRAL PROGRAM, our current, past, or new customers receive discounts or local gift cards with every signed referral. 586/263-0641 – www. sclawnscape.com; • Attorney Armand Velardo – Free consultation and 10% discount on legal services. (Acquisitions; Civil and Commercial Litigation; Corporate Planning; Estate Planning; Family Law; Mergers; Personal Injury; Probate; Real Estate Transactions; Shareholder Disputes; Tax Issues; Arbitrator; Facilitator; and Mediator.)
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IACS Membership - Levels and Benefits Membership in November - Membership begins November 2016 And expires December 2017 Every member strengthens the Italian American Cultural Society to better educate and preserve our traditional Italian culture. Your membership helps to make the !ACS more responsive to the Italian Every member strengthens theAmerican Italian American community Cultural it serves. Society to better educate and preserve our traditional ItalianYour culture. Your membership membership pays for itself. helps to make the IACS more responsive the ItaliantoAmerican community it serves. •One-yeartosubscription the Italian American newspaper; • Discounted Italian language classes; • Discounted IACS special events over $25.
PLEASE CIRCLE MEMBERSHIP LEVEL: Senior - $49 Senior Couples - $98 - Gioventu' Couple - $98 - Individual (Under age 60) - $67 Family - $124 -Two adult members and children in same household. Gioventu' Family - $124 Family & Friends - $186 - Two adult members; all children or grandchildren 18 years and younger, and includes two (2) adult guests of the member at an !ACS event at member's price. Patron - $375 -Two adult members in same household and all children or grandchildren 18 years and younger; Includes four guests at member's prices. Benefactor - $623 - Two adult members in same household and all children or grandchildren 18 years and younger; Includes six guests at member's price; $100 IACS gift certificate-good towards all !ACS special events. Lifetime - $5,000 - Two adult members in same household and all children or grandchildren 18 years and younger; Includes 10 guests at member's price; a $100 !ACS gift certificate - good towards all IACS special events. Upon receipt of payment, you may start enjoying the benefits of membership. November 2016 Membership is prorated and good through December 2017. Make checks payable to IACS.
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PLEASE SUPPORT THOSE WHO SUPPORT THE IACS
ATTORNEYS J.B.Bieske and Jenifer Alfonsi 19991 Hall Road Macomb Twp., MI 48044 800-331-3530 fax 586-977-8444 www.ssdfighter.com Aiello, Mark Anthony 535 Griswold St #1650 Detroit, MI 48226 313-964-4900 Lucido & Manzella, PC Attorneys & Counselors at Law 39999 Garfield Road Clinton Twp., MI 48038 586-228-3900 Marchese, Giorgio 43455 Schoenherr Rd Ste.7 Sterling Heights, MI 48313 586-323-2300 BAKERIES Bommarito Bakery Michigan Italian Bakery, Inc 21830 Greater Mack Ave St. Clair Shores, MI 48080 586-772-6731 fax 772-6556 Il Fornaio Bakery 13689 23 Mile Road Shelby Twp., MI 48315 586-566-5280 BANQUET HALLS IACS Banquet Center 43843 Romeo Plank Rd Clinton Twp., MI 48038 586-421-5155 www.iacsonline.com CEMETERIES Resurrection Cemetery 18201 Clinton River Road Clinton Twp., MI 586-286-9020 www.mtelliott.com DENTIST John A. Dobry, DDS 15870 19 Mile Rd Ste 160 Clinton Twp, MI 48038 586-286-0790 www.dobrydental.com FRUIT MARKET Randazzos Fresh Markets www.randazzofreshmarket.com 36800 Garfield Clinton Township MI 48035 586-293-3500 49800 Hayes Rd Macomb, MI 48044
586-566-8700 13441 13 Mile Rd Warren, MI 48088 586-979-1010 FUNERAL HOMES Bagnasco & Calcaterra Funeral Homes St. Clair Shores & Sterling Heights 586-777-0557 or 586-977-7300 Lee Ellena Funeral Home, Inc. 46530 Romeo Plank Road Macomb Twp., MI 48044 586-412-8999 Resurrection Funeral Home 40800 Hayes Road Clinton Twp., MI 48038 586-412-3000 Wujek-Calcaterra & Sons 54880 Van Dyke Ave Shelby Twp., MI 48316 586-677-4000 HOME MAINTENENCE C & M Painting Free Estimates Senior Discount Interior/Exterior Call or Text Mario Evola 586-744-5989 INSURANCE AGENCIES Lucido Insurance Agency 39999 Garfield Clinton Twp., MI 48038 586-286-8200 Auto • Home • Business • Life • Health • Financial Planning LANDSCAPING SC Lawnscape, LLC Macomb Twp., MI 586-263-0641 PHYSICIANS Skardarasy, MD Charles Si’ Parla Italiano 33464 Schoenherr Ste 160 Sterling Heights, MI 48312 586-258-3775 RETIREMENT LIVING Villa Bella of Clinton Township 15894 19 Mile Road Clinton Township, MI 48038 586-412-8190 www.Villa-Bella.net TRAVEL AGENCIES Volare Travel Inc. 42500 Hayes, Ste 400 Clinton Twp., MI 48038 586-263-4500 www.volaretravel.com
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IN DEEPEST SYMPATHY
December 12, 1929 - October 8, 2016
Lillian Anna Zuccaro
Lillian Anna Zuccaro peacefully passed on the evening of October 8, 2016, while in the care of hospice and surrounded by family. Lillian is survived by Albert
Zuccaro, her husband of sixty-four years, along with their four sons and daughters-in-law: Alan (Anna Elena), Dino, Rick (Joanne), and Mark (Cathy), four nieces and nephews and fourteen grandchildren. She was preceded in death by her parents Antonio and Dirce Daniele, and her sister Norma Chadwick. Lillian was a skilled cook and an integral part of the family banquets and catering business. She was best
known for her kindness, compassion, and generosity. She unconditionally loved her family and friends and selflessly gave to those in need. She was a devout Catholic who lived her life as a shining example of the follower of Christ. Lillian also enjoyed good food, world travel, Hollywood glamour and listening to Frank Sinatra. She will be deeply missed and fondly remembered. Visitation was held on Monday, October 10 from 2:00-9:00 pm with evening prayers at Bagnasco & Calcaterra Funeral Home,
13650 E. 15 Mile Road in Sterling Heights, Michigan. The funeral Mass was Tuesday, October 11; instate at 9:30 am until 10:00 am Mass at St. Thecla Church, 20762 South Nunneley Road, Clinton Township, Michigan. In lieu of flowers, please make donations to St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital.
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CLUB PACENTRO of DETROIT ANNUAL BOCCE TOURNAMENT & PIG ROAST Featuring - Indoor Bocce Courts & Smoke Free Facility DATE:
Sunday, November 13th, 2016
TIME:
12:00 pm to 7:00 pm (Must be present by 12:00pm to play)
DINNER:
2:00 pm (Family Style)
PLACE:
Caboto Club of Windsor 2175 Parent Avenue (@ Tecumseh Road), Windsor, Ontario (519) 252-8383
**Don’t forget that your Government ID (Passport/EDL) is REQUIRED for the Border ***Ladies, homemade cookies or treats to share will be most appreciated PRICE:
ON or BEFORE November 5th $55.00 U.S. AFTER November 5th $60.00 U.S. ADVANCE RESERVATIONS CONTACT: Chris Pelino Steve Lucci Dan DeMartinis
(586) 286-3882 (586) 263-0091 (248) 650-0508
Make Checks Payable in US Funds to ‘Club Pacentro of Detroit’ Mail-In to Chris Pelino, 19805 Westchester, Clinton Twp., MI 48038 NOTE: ADMISSION TICKETS ARE REQUIRED FOR THE HALL ENTRY & THE DINNER TICKET STUB WILL BE COLLECTED PRIOR TO SERVING. (Tickets for mail-in reservations will be held at the front door.) ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
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FINDING YOUR ROOTS, ITALIAN STYLE 11 By Karen Mack Community Marketing Coordinator
Last month we talked about how to research or obtain information in Italy from the churches. You know how to do it but where do you go? Here are the addresses of the Diocese Seats. They are listed in alphabetical order according to providences. You will contact them for information. Please remember to give
them as much information as you can. Good hunting!
Curia Vescovile Diocese di Lanciano Via Finamore 66034 Lanciano (CH)
Abruzzo Curia Vescovile Diocese di Avezzano Corso Liberta 114 67051 Avezzano (AQ) Italy Curia Vescovile Diocese di Chieti Piazza Volignoni 4 66100 Chieti, Italy
Curia Vescovile Diocese di L’Aquila Piazza Duomo 33 67100 L’A quila, Italy Curia Vescovile Diocese di Pescara Piazza D Spirito 5 63100 Pescara, Italy cont. on page 18
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FADM CELEBRATES SCHOLARSHIP WINNERS AND THE TREASURES OF ANCIENT ABRUZZO
FADM Treasurer Tonino Corsetti, Sandra Tornberg, Enzo Paglia
The Federazione Abruzzese del Michigan held its Festa Abruzzese on October 16; which event, the membership is introduced to the students who have been awarded scholarships. Display boards featured photos and information about Abruzzo’s most famous outdoor ruins, including Alba Fucens. Abruzzo’s ancient outdoor treasures are not as well known as those found in Rome, Sicily, and other locations, but are equally interesting and important. Christopher Chiaravalli and Annie-Marie Goddard were each awarded a $1000 college scholarship for 2016. Annie-Marie is a sophomore at Aquinas College, where she was selected to be a student ambassador. As student ambassador, she will represent the college at public functions and school events until her graduation. Her volunteer activities include Aquinas Alternative Spring Break in Kentucky, building homes for economically
impoverished families, and Aquinas Dance for Youth with Autism among many others. She carries a 3.6 average and is working toward a Bachelor of Science degree in Nursing in May 2019. Annie-Marie was unable to attend the dinner because of a previous commitment but she sent a gracious letter thanking the members for their support. Her parents are Michael and Catherine Calvano- Goddard. Catherine’s family is from Alfedena (AQ). Christopher Chiaravalli attends the University of
Michigan College of Engineering where he carries a 3.4 average in Mechanical Engineering. He has been on the Dean’s Academic Honor List and has won numerous awards in engineering competitions. He attained the rank of Eagle Scout, which is achieved by only 5% of Boy Scouts. At U of M, he is also on the board of the Italian Club Italianissmo and tutors students of Italian. Christopher will graduate in May 2018. His parents are Bob and Kathy Chiaravalli. Bob’s parents came from Gagliano Aterno(AQ) and Secinaro (AQ). Bob is the president of the Gagliano Aterno Club.
hand to thank the membership and tell them how valuable the experience was for them. The scholarship program
is a very important component of the FADM, and the members are proud of the achievements of the students they have sponsored.
FADM Coro Elio Ripari, David DiCicco, Tonino Corsetti, Carlo DiVirgilio, Anna Grillo, Gina Serraiocco. Roberto Chcchelli, Enzo Paglia, being directed by Maria Cicchini
Earlier in the year five students were awarded scholarships to participate in the Wayne in Abruzzo program this summer. They were Christopher Chiaravalli, Suzanne McClellan, Ali Safa, Audrey Rizzo, and Laken Guza. In addition to Christopher, Ali and Laken were on
Available Fridays in 2016!
L to R FADM President Enzo Paglia, Dr. Vittorio Palladino from Italian Consulate, Christopher Chiaravalli, FADM Scholarship Chairperson Sandra Tornberg.
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NOVEMBER 2016
NOTICE OF ACCEPTANCE OF NOMINATIONS TO THE IACS BOARD OF DIRECTORS PLEASE TAKE NOTICE that the ITALIAN AMERICAN CULTURAL SOCIETY is accepting nominations to the Board of Directors of the Cultural Society. Seven (7) such Directors shall be elected at the Annual Meeting of the Society to be conducted on Sunday, January 22, 2017. The By-Laws of the Society provide for the election of seven (7) Directors. These Directors are elected by the general membership to serve a term of three (3) years. A Nomination Petition is listed below and is also available at the office of the Society at 43843 Romeo Plank Road, Clinton Twp., Michigan, between 10:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., Monday through Friday. All completed Petitions must be received no later than Friday, December 2, 2016. Any Nomination Petition arriving later will not be accepted. Nominating Petitions will be judged as being received as of the postmark on the envelope in which they are mailed or according to the date placed upon them by our staff, if hand-delivered. Please note that each Nomination Petition must contain the endorsement of four (4) other members of the Society, who are members in good standing of the Society, at the time they endorse a Petition. Note also that all candidates being nominated must have accepted the nomination in writing prior to the final meeting of the Nominating
Committee, which shall occur on Friday, December 2, 2016. A candidate must be a member of the Society at least ninety (90) days prior to nomination. A candidate
may accept nomination by signing the Nominating Petition itself or by separate letter. Should you have any questions concerning this Notice, the Nominating
Committee will be available to you by phone or in person on various dates and times to answer any questions you may have. Please call (586) 228-3030 during normal business hours,
10:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., Monday through Friday. NOMINATING COMMITTEE Italian American Cultural Society
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FEDERAZIONE SICILIANA DEL MICHIGAN 46080 Snowbird – Macomb, MI 48044 T: (586) 243-0170 “Uniting All Sicilian Organizations Under One Umbrella” Visit us on-line at: www.FederazioneSiciliana.webs.com
Curia Vescovile Diocese di Sulmona Viale Roosevelt 7 67039 Sulmona (AQ) Italy
Founded in 1985
Basilicata Curia Vescovile Diocese di Lagonegro Piazza Trieste e Trento 85042 Lago Negro (PZ) Italy
Federation Officers 2015-2016
President ALFONSO CHIRCO
Vice President SAM GENOVESE
Corresponding Secretary SEBASTIANO PREVITI
Recording Secretary ANNA GRILLO
Treasurer ANTONINO CAVATAIO
Consigliere SALVATORE PREVITI VITO GIAMBANCO FILIPPO CUSUMANO VINCENT PICCICHE
Trustee GIOVANNI LoIACONO DOMENICO BONNI GIOSUE TOCCO
Coordinator - Italy ROSALINO LoDUCA
Coordinator - USA JOSEPH TOIA
Past President FILIPPO CUSUMANO STEFANO DELIA SAM GENOVESE *ANDREA BIONDO
The Federazione Siciliana del Michigan and its affiliated Associations (Alcamo Famiglie, Balastrate Famiglie, Conca D’Oro Club, Downriver Sicilia Club, Grammichele Club, Lodge Figli Della Sicilia, Madonna del Ponte, Madonna di Custonaci, Marsala Club, Mazzara del Vallo Club, Societa’ SS. Crocifisso Club Montelepre, San Giuseppe di Cinisi, Santa Fara di Cinisi, San Vito Lo Capo, Terrasini Club, & Trappeto Club) are collaborating with the Pilgrims of
Southeastern Michigan from the Shrine of the Sorrowful Mother in Bellevue Ohio along with the Calabria Club & Federazione Abruzzese to present a:
“CHRISTMAS SPIRIT PARTY” For the Residents at the
“ST. LOUIS CENTER” 16195 Old U.S. 12 in Chelsea, Michigan 48118 (734) 475-8430
Saturday, December 3, 2016 11 a.m. Mass by Father Enzo Addari & Padre Pino Licciardi & Lunch will be served at Noon
Affiliated Associations ALCAMO FAMIGLIE BALESTRATE FAMIGLIE CONCA D’ORO CLUB DOWNRIVER SICILIA CLUB GRAMMICHELE CLUB LODGE FIGLI DELLA SICILIA MADONNA DEL PONTE MADONNA DI CUSTONACI MARSALA CLUB MAZZARA DEL VALLO CLUB SOCIETA’ SS CROCIFISSO CLUB MONTELEPRE SAN GIUSEPPE DI CINISI SAN VITO LO CAPO SANTA FARA DI CINISI TERRASINI CLUB TRAPPETO CLUB
Please join us in serving lunch for the residents at the Saint Louis Center in Chelsea, Michigan. We need Volunteers to help serve food, but also need donations of food, toys, new and gently used clothing, electronics, and of course any monetary gift would be greatly appreciated. SECRET SANTA: We would also like to help “Santa” bring gifts to the 52 residents there, please contact Andrea Pizzo (586) 843-3319 for their name(s) and sizes for their wish list items! Help us celebrate the Christmas Spirit with the residents of St Louis Center, let’s do this together! Please spread the word and let us know how you will be helping. Please call for more information, or to contribute in any way: Alfonso Chirco Sebastiano Previti (586) 243-0170 (586) 206-5185
Alfonso Chirco 46080 Snowbird Macomb, MI 48044 (586) 243-0170
FINDING YOUR ROOTS cont. from page 14
Curia Vescovile Diocese di Modena Piazza Duomo 34 41100 Modena, Italy Curia Vescovile Diocese di Piacenza Piazza Duomo 33 29100 Piacenza, Italy Curia Vescovile
Sebastiano Previti 8903 Inverness Drive Washington, MI 48095 (586) 206-5185
Diocese di Ravenna Via Canneti 3 48100 Ravenna, Italy Curia Vescovile Diocese di Reggio Emilia Via Vittorio Veneto6 42100 Reggio Emilia, Italy Curia Vescovile Diocese di Rimii Corso IV Novembre 35 47037 Rimnini, Italy Fruili-Venezia Giulia
Curia Vescovile Diocese di Gorizia Via Vescovado 2 34170 Gorizia, Italy Curia Vescovile Diocese di Pordenone Via Reverdole 1 33170 Pordenone, Italy Curia Vescovile Diocese di Trieste Via Cavana 16 34100Trieste, Italy Curia Vescovile
Curia Vescovile Diocese diMatera Via Riscotto 11 75100 Matera, Italy Curia Vescovile Diocese di Melfi Piazza Vescovile 85025 Melfi (PZ) Italy
NOVEMBER 2016 Diocese di Avellino Via Nappi 11 83100 Avellino. Italy Curia Vescovile Diocese di Battipaglia Via gen. Gonzaga 94 84091 Battipaglia (SA) Italy Curia Vescovile Diocese di Benevento Piazza Orisini 82100 Beneveto, Italy Curia Vescovile Diocese di Caserta Piazza Vescovado 8110 Caserta, Italy
Curia Vescovile Diocese di Muro Lucano Piazza Minzoni 85052 Muro Lucano (PZ) Italy
Curia Vescovile Diocese di Castellammare di Stabia Vicolo S Anna 2/3 80053 Castellammare di Stabia (NA) Italy Curia Vescovile Diocese di Napoli Largo Donna Regina 22 80100 Napoli, Italy
Curia Vescovile Diocese di Potenza Via Pretoria 41 85100 Potenza, Italy
Emilla-Romagna Curia Vescovile Diocese di Bologna Via Altobella 6 40100 Bologna, Italy
Calabria Curia Vescovile Diocese di Catanzaro Via Borrelli 88100 Catanzaro, Italy Curia Vescovile Diocese di Cosenza Piazza Arcivescovado 16 87100 Cosenza, Italy Curia Vescovile Diocese di Locri Corso Garibaldi 104 89044 Locri (RC) Italy Curia Vescovile Diocese di Reggio Calabria Via Cimino 24 89100 Reggio Calabria, Italy
Campania Curia Vescovile
Curia Vescovile Diocese di Capri Via Don Loschi2 41012 Capri (MO) Italy Curia Vescovile Diocese di Cesena Via Giovanni XXIII 13 47023 Cesena, Italy Curia Vescovile Diocese di Faernza Piazza XI Febbraio 3 48018 Faenza, Italy Curia Vescovile Diocese di Ferrara Corso Martini Liberata 77 44100 Ferrara, Italy Curia Vescovile Diocese di Fidenza Piazza A Grandi 15 43046 Fidenza (PR), Italy
FINDING YOUR ROOTS ADDRESSES OF THE DIOCESE SEATS WILL CONTINUE IN THE DECEMBER ISSUE.
NOVEMBER 2016
September 20, 2016 Geno Morosi September 21, 2016 Halina Janina Kosciuch Kay Ann Lord Gunther Karlheinz Pautz September 22, 2016 Georgann Cason Gloria Mary Fantauzzo Theodore Michael Waligora September 23, 2016 William Leroy Edwards Gerald Robert Hand Barbara Jane Piercy Stojce Djoce Serafimovski
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September 24, 2016 Carol Marie Callahan Rev. Blaine Farley Marilyn Joan Guernsey September 25, 2016 Dario D'Angelo Carlo Licata September 26, 2016 Charles Francis DeYonker Oskar Pscheidl September 28, 2016 Virginia Helen Krasiecko Richard Thomas Schutt September 30, 2016 Raymond John Konen Frances Louise Ruhig October 1, 2016 Louise C. Alsterberg Yvette Beverly Domanski October 2, 2016 Donce Zivko Dimovski Ann Mary Nuttle
October 3, 2016 Theresa Marie Lazzeri Slave Nikolovski October 4, 2016 Kathleen Marie Abraham Francesco Ferrera Dennis Wayne Kotwicki Simone Anthony Randazzo Michelle Marie Schrader Robert Payette Trudeau October 5, 2016 Richard Leon Kinderman Brian Francis Oliver MaryAnn Paris Maria Randazzo Paul Richard Wolfcale October 6, 2016 Louis L. Logsdon Gloria Ann Richert Raymond Robert Schuholz
October 7, 2016 Maria Domenica Polsinelli Jeramie Jay Rouland Irene B. Sagert Dennis Stanley Siekierski October 8, 2016 Melanie Louise Gramzow Sandra Lee Kochevar Joseph John Quinci October 9, 2016 Kathleen (Kathy) Ann Bernadic Mircea Bojin Richard Michael Typinski Alice Mary Weiman October 10, 2016 Louise Burgess October 11, 2016 Thomas William Bullaro Rosalia Midulla Eleanore Pauline Wrona
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October 12, 2016 Helen Diamond Shirley Cecilia Donovan Margaret Eleanor Malinowski Benedetto Orlando Rita Ann Pienta Jeannette Bernice Subjeck October 13, 2016 Frida Luise Bader Arline Susan Mancini October 14, 2016 Jean Evelyn Hook Krstana Jovanovski Thomas Walter Kokowicz Immacolata Concetta Rosu October 15, 2016 Richard Joseph Sponkowski October 16, 2016 Richard Joseph Eovaldi
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NOVEMBRE 2016 PUBLISHED BY THE ITALIAN AMERICAN CULTURAL SOCIETY VOLUME, XXXVI No. 11 43843 Romeo Plank Road - Clinton Township, MI 48038 - Phone (586) 228-3030 ext 15 - FAX (586) 228-1678 - Email iacs@iasconline.com
FELICE GIORNO DEL RINGRAZIAMENTO
LA STORIA DEL RINGRAZIAMENTO Nel 1621 i coloni della Plymouth e gli indiani della tribù dei Wampanoag celebrarono insieme la festa del raccolto d’autunno, nel giorno che oggi viene riconosciuto come il primo Ringraziamento celebrato nelle colonie americane. Questo pasto, fatto in occasione del raccolto, divenne così il simbolo della cooperazione e dell’interazione tra i coloni inglesi e le tribù dei nativi d’America. Durante i precedenti inverni molti dei coloni soffrirono la mancanza di cibo, la durezza del clima e quasi metà della popolazione morì di
stenti. I coloni non erano degli esperti agricoltori e furono fortunati ad avere l’aiuto delle tribù indiane locali. Inoltre i coloni erano organizzati in “comuni”, che raccoglievano prodotti alimentari e li consegnavano ad un unico negozio che li ridistribuiva a seconda del bisogno. Questo problema, legato a quello delle scarse capacità agricole, portò i coloni vicini alla decimazione. Quando nel 1620 la proprietà privata fu ripristinata e ad ogni famiglia venne concesso un lembo di terra proporzionato al numero
di appartenenti al nucleo familiare, le cose migliorano notevolmente. Così per festeggiare la risoluzione dei loro problemi i coloni fecero una festa di tre giorni, a cui invitarono i loro benefattori indiani. Questi portarono cervo, tacchino ed altre pietanze.
questo specifico raccolto del 1621 essere la prima festa del Ringraziamento, in realtà feste del genere, che seguivano la tradizione della celebrazione del raccolto e del ringraziamento per l’abbondanza del raccolto stesso, erano già in pratica da molto tempo.
Ovviamente il Ringraziamento in sé era soprattutto legato alla religione e al ringraziare Dio per le pietanze ricavate dai raccolti. Questa festa non era destinata ad essere ripetuta ogni anno, ma così fu in molte colonie del New England. Ed anche se in molti ritengono
I nativi americani erano infatti abituati all’organizzazione di festival, di balli e di cerimonie in occasione dei raccolti, già prima che arrivassero gli europei ad
insediarsi nel Nord America. La tradizione di questo “Thanksgiving” è così arrivata fino ad oggi, e si festeggia il quarto giovedì di novembre, come proclamato dal Presidente Lincoln nel 1864. http://www.viagginewyork.it/feste-a-newyork/festa-del-ringraziamento-a-new-york/
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Tutti pazzi per l’italiano, è quarta lingua più studiata
considerato, ha offerto borse di studio solo s 571 cittadini stranieri, pari a complessive 3.836 mensilita’. NON SOLO ARTE, L’APPEAL DEL MADE IN ITALY Arte, cultura, letteratura, storia. Ma anche moda e design. Cambiano i fattori che secondo il rapporto
di Massimo Maugeri Firenze - Quarta lingua più studiata nel mondo dopo l’inglese, lo spagnolo e il cinese. E in crescita esponenziale. L’italiano è sempre più amato e diffuso, e i numeri lo dimostrano: nel biennio 2015/16, oltre 400 mila studenti in più rispetto al biennio precedente, hanno iniziato a studiare la nostra lingua il cui appeal continua a essere legato alla passione per l’arte e la cultura. Negli ultimi anni tuttavia, una forte attrazione è esercitata anche dal Made in Italy in tutte le sue forme, dalla moda al design, fino al cibo e al vino. E lo studio della lingua di Dante è considerata da molti giovani stranieri anche un modo per trovare lavoro nei settori in cui l’Italia e’ ai primi posti, dal lusso all’enogastronomia. Un impulso “decisivo” alla diffusione della lingua sara’ dato in futuro dai nuovi media. I NUMERI, AUMENTANO GLI STUDENTI In base ai dati diffusi durante gli Stati generali della lingua italiana nel
mondo, nell’anno scolastico 2014/2015 sono stati 2 milioni 233 mila 373 gli studenti stranieri di lingua italiana nel mondo. Un numero che gli esperti considerano “estremamente imponente” e che segna “un incremento notevole” rispetto al milione e 700 mila studenti del 2013/14 e al milione 522 mila dell’anno scolastico 2012/13. Secondo le statistiche, la maggioranza assoluta degli studenti di italiano nel mondo (il 55%) studia la nostra lingua a scuola, mentre 324.386 persone lo fanno contesti diversi da quelli scolastici. Circa 42 mila studenti stranieri hanno seguito corsi di italiano presso enti come la società Dante Alighieri o altre associazioni culturali. In crescita anche l’albo degli italofoni, il registro di tutti coloro che parlano la lingua italiana e si sono distinti in vari ambiti professionali, che ha registrato un incremento del 70% nell’ultimo biennio, raggiungendo quota 1.100 nominativi. Resta ferma invece la voce borse di studio: la direzione generale per la promozione del sistema Paese, nel biennio
stanno alimentando l’appeal della lingua italiana nel mondo da parte degli stranieri. Il nostro patrimonio artistico, architettonico, musicale e letterario resta la prima ragione per cui gli stranieri si avvicinano alla lingua italiana, ma ultimamente, rileva il documento degli Stati generali della lingua, nell’immaginario collettivo vengono associati
NOVEMBRE 2016 all’Italia anche le eccellenze dal Made in Italy, come la moda, il cibo e il design. Si tratta, secondo gli esperti, di uno dei principali veicoli attraverso cui attrarre le nuove generazioni verso lo studio dell’italiano, anche con prospettive di lavoro e di business.
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EUROPA: FRANCIA E GERMANIA AL TOP In ambito europeo i Paesi che registrano una maggiore presenza di studenti di italiano sono la Francia e la Germania. Quest’ultima, in particolare, è il primo Paese al mondo per numero
Italian American Cultural Society assoluto di studenti della nostra lingua. La maggior parte dei corsi di italiano in Germania si tiene soprattutto nelle Università popolari in cui si concentra l’88% degli studenti, grazie a tasse di iscrizione piu’ basse e offerta di corsi e materiale in settori molto diversi. Anche in Francia il numero di studenti di italiano è in crescita
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costante, nell’anno 2014/15 sono stati oltre 270 mila.
Il 13 novembre è la data della nostra sesta mostra artigianale. Più di sessanta produttori presenteranno una vasta gamma di artigianato e prodotti. Questa è una grande opportunità per iniziare (o finire!) il vostro shopping natalizio. Si prega di venire e sostenere i nostri fornitori e la nostra società.
USA E AUSTRALIA Stati Uniti e Australia sono i paesi anglofoni con il maggior numero di studenti
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SANDRA TORNBERG Messaggio del Presidente per novembre Novembre sarà un mese ricco di eventi presso l’IACS, nella nostra comunità, e nella nostra nazione. Per iniziare, l’IACS Gioventù sta organizzando un’altra serata di cena e intrattenimento il 4 novembre. Siamo orgogliosi di dare il benvenuto all’ attore e comico italiano Sasà Salvaggio al nostro centro. L’8 novembre 2016, ogni cittadino americano ha il privilegio di andare alle urne a votare per un nuovo presidente che guiderà il nostro paese per i prossimi quattro anni. Indipendentemente dal tipo di appartenenza politica, si prega di non sprecare quest’opportunità, garantita a noi attraverso i sacrifici di tanti. Celebrando il Giorno del Veterano l’11 novembre onoriamo coloro che hanno servito il nostro paese. Quest’anno l’IACS offrirà ancora una cena gratuita per veterani il giovedì, 10 novembre dalle ore 17:00 alle 20:00. Bisogna presen-
L’IACS è orgogliosa di collaborare con il Consolato d’Italia a Detroit, l’Istituto di Cultura di Chicago, e la Società Dante Alighieri del Michigan per presentare la prima Settimana della Cucina Italiana nel Mondo. Lunedì 14 novembre alle 18:00 Chef Mario Rizzotti presenterà una dimostrazione di cucina dal vivo al Trevarrow Culinary Auditorium di Auburn Hills. Alle 18:30 mercoledì 16 novembre, la Dott.ssa. Laura Motta presenterà una conferenza dal titolo “Le radici del gusto italiano: Rivisitare settemila anni di tradizioni culinarie.” Questa sarà seguita da una proiezione del film La Cena di Ettore Scola alle 19:15 pm. Il menu e dettagli possono essere trovati all’interno del giornale. Infine, il 24 novembre si celebra la Festa del Ringraziamento, quando noi tutti riflettiamo sulle cose di cui siamo grati. Sono grata per la mia famiglia e gli amici, la mia salute, la mia italianità, e il privilegio di essere il presidente di questa meravigliosa organizzazione. Buona Festa del Ringraziamento a tutti!
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Italian American Cultural Society di italiano. In Australia, in particolare, dove l’italiano è parte del patrimonio culturale ereditato dalla forte immigrazione di nostri connazionali, sono stati conclusi una serie di accordi per l’inserimento sistematico di corsi di italiano nei sistemi scolastici locali. L’italiano resta la seconda lingua piu’ studiata e resiste all’’assalto’ delle lingue asiatiche, soprattutto il cinese, che si sta espandendo in maniera molto forte. Negli Usa, l’italiano è la quarta lingua straniera piu’ studiata, e gli Stati Uniti hanno il primato del Paese che ha il più alto numero di cattedre e di italiano e dipartimenti di italianistica nel mondo. Ad oggi negli Usa ci sono circa 50 dipartimenti di italianistica e circa 400 corsi di italiano a livello universitario. Crescono inoltre gli studenti americani che sono venuti a studiare in Italia: nell’ultimo biennio sono au,mentati del 4,4% rispetto al biennio precedente. Negli Usa, in circa 800 scuole di ogni ordine e grado, l’italiano costituisce una parte dell’offerta curricolare. Il 60% di queste scuole si concentra sulla costa est, nella fascia Boston, New York, Philadelphia, Washington. LA SFIDA CINESE Dopo l’inglese, lo spagnolo e il francese, l’italiano si contende con il giapponese, il coreano e il tedesco, il quarto posto tra le lingue piu’ studiate in Cina. Il numero degli studenti di italiano e’ in crescita, emerge dai numeri diffusi dagli Stati generali, ma la presenza dell’italiano nel sistema scolastico cinese e’ praticamente nulla e in
NOVEMBRE 2016 quello universitario e’ molto limitata: si registrano infatti solo 2.900 studenti circa, distribuiti nei 30 atenei cinesi che offrono corsi di italiano. SEMPRE MENO GLI ‘ITALIANI D’ARGENTINA’ Malgrado il forte legame culturale e l’ immenso flusso migratorio che nel secolo scorso hanno caratterizzato il rapporto tra i due paesi, l’Argentina e’ solo il sesto paese al mondo per numero assoluto di studenti d’italiano, che rimane la terza lingua piu’ studiata dopo inglese e francese. L’Argentina resta il paese in cui si registra la piu’ significativa incidenza demografica e sociale di italiani, con oltre 900 mila italiani residenti, ma la popolazione più giovane, secondo il rapporto, sta perdendo interesse per la lingua degli avi emigrati e rinuncia a studiare l’italiano per la mancanza di eventuali sbocchi professionali che invece sono più facilitati dall’apprendimento di altre lingue. Migliora la situazione in Brasile invece: l’anno scorso, e’ stato concluso un memorandum d’intesa con il ministero dell’Istruzione brasiliano per aumentare i corsi di italiano a livello universitario. IL CASO ALBANIA, L’ITALIANO E LA TV L’Albania è oggi il Paese piu’ ‘italianofono’ del mondo, dopo l’Italia. Grazie alla televisione. Il segnale terrestre che arrivava sugli apparecchi dei cittadini albanesi durante uno dei regimi socialisti piu’ chiusi e isolati dell’ex blocco dell’Est,
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Referendum: cosa succede se vince il Sì o il No alla riforma costituzionale Il 4 dicembre gli elettori sono chiamati a esprimersi per il referendum confermativo, il cui esito determinerà l’entrata in vigore della riforma costituzionale o la sua bocciatura definitiva. Vediamo che cosa cambierà
ha fatto sì che l’Italia si trasformasse in un modello culturale e linguistico di riferimento per gli albanesi. Ma paradossalmente la tecnologia ha bloccato questo fenomeno: il passaggio al digitale terrestre infatti ha interrotto questo canale e la conoscenza della lingua italiana da parte delle giovani generazioni di albanesi è molto meno diffusa che in passato. L’Albania rimane comunque il Paese con una maggiore presenza di studenti di italiano, in particolare nelle scuole locali. MEDITERRANEO Tra i Paesi del Mediterraneo, Tunisia e Egitto sono quelli dove l’italiano si sta diffondendo di piu’. L’Egitto in particolare è il Paese col più alto numero assoluto di studenti italiani e dove la domanda di insegnamento dell’italiano come seconda lingua, dopo l’inglese, sta crescendo in maniera piu’ veloce. In Tunisia, dal 1989, la lingua italiana è inserita come terza lingua opzionale, (dopo francese, considerata lingua madre, e inglese) in tutti i licei del Paese. IL FUTURO: IMPRESE, SOCIAL MEDIA E ‘MILLENNIALS’ I giovani si avvicinano ai prodotti ‘lingua-cultura-economia-societa’ italiana’, sempre di piu’ attraverso i nuovi media. Moltissime aree del mondo un tempo non raggiunte dall’offerta culturale italiana e dal suo ‘fascino’, oggi sono invece a portata di mano. Dunque, secondo la gran
PAGINA 5 parte degli esperti, la nuova sfida e’ quella di riuscire a veicolare il ‘prodotto Italia’ e la sua lingua attraverso canali di comunicazione del tutto nuovi, a cominciare dai social media. Ma per fare questo servono due cose: “Una strategia politica e istituzionale che promuova i contenuti in italiano sul web” e “un piu’ pieno e consapevole coinvolgimento del sistema imprenditoriale”. L’invito e’ a creare piattaforme condivise tra le imprese italiane impegnate nei processi di internazionalizzazione e i soggetti che operano per diffondere la lingua e la cultura italiana nel mondo. Il futuro della lingua italiana e dello stesso sistema Paese, passa per una linea rossa che unisce economia, cultura e diffusione digitale. (AGI) http://www.agi.it/cultura/2016/10/18/news/ tutti_pazzi_per_litaliano_quarta_lingua_pi_ studiata1174983/?utm_ source=facebook. com&utm_medium=Agi&utm_ campaign=AGI
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Renzi a Washington, la cena di Stato è una festa. Scambio battute Barack-Benigni Quattrocento ospiti per l’ultimo evento di questo genere della presidenza Obama. Brillano le first lady Michelle e Agnese dal nostro inviato GOFFREDO DE MARCHIS
WASHINGTON - Prima il dovere poi il piacere, aveva detto in italiano Barack Obama la mattina, all’inizio della visita di Stato. E infatti nella notte, la sera per l’ora di Washington, è andata in scena la State dinner in onore di Matteo Renzi e della moglie Agnese Landini, l’ultima cena di Stato della presidenza Obama. C’erano gli annunciati ospiti italiani, tra loro Roberto Benigni con la moglie Nicoletta Braschi, Paolo Sorrentino, Bebe Vio, Giusi Nicolini, Raffaele Cantone e Giorgio Armani. C’erano anche il consigliere di Renzi Giuliano Da Empoli, amico dello spin doctor Jim Messina, il commissario di Bagnoli Salvo Nastasi e il neocommissario per il digitale Diego Piacentini. Invitati da Obama erano presenti anche il presidente della Fiat Chrysler Automobiles John Elkann con la moglie, l’attore italo-americano John Turturro e tutta
la Waashington che conta: il capo del Pentagono Ash Carter, la consigliera per la sicurezza nazionale Susan Rice, la presidente dell’opposizione democratica alla Camera dei rappresentanti Nancy Pelosi, il vicepresidente Joe Biden. In tutto 375 ospiti sistemati sotto un grande tendone. In primo piano Michelle e Agnese, in abito oro rosa Versace la first lady americana, in argento lavorato del fiorentino Scervino la moglie del premier italiano. “Non ti preoccupare di come siamo vestiti, sono interessati solo agli abiti delle signore”, ha subito scherzato Obama salutando Renzi, in smoking Armani, nel portico della Casa Bianca. Al tavolo principale erano seduti Obama, Renzi,
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Michelle, Agnese, Elkann e il comico Jerry Seinfeld. In sottofondo musica jazz e Dixieland, accanto a Funiculi funiculà e l’aria del Nessun Dorma. Un’atmosfera calda, illuminata da candelabri di cristallo, per una festa in piena regola con menu a cura dello chef Mario Batali, nel segno dei sapori italiani: agnolotti di patata dolce, insalata di zucca con il pecorino di New York, braciole con cremolata di rafano e friarielli, il tutto innaffiato da Vermentino e Sangiovese. Al brindisi Obama si è concesso qualche gag nei confronti dell’ospite italiano: “Una volta ero io quello giovane, ora è lui, stimo il suo ottimismo, la sua energia e la sua visione”, ha detto ricordando gli esordi di Renzi adolescente alla Ruota della Fortuna. E poi ha fatto ridere gli ospiti assicurando che “Benigni ha promesso di non saltare sui tavoli”. Da parte sua, Renzi ha scherzato dicendo a Michelle Obama: il tuo ultimo discorso in sostegno di Hillary Clinton “è migliore dei tuoi pomodori”. Anche alla Casa Bianca Benigni non ha rinunciato a stupire. A Barack Obama ha detto di “fermare Renzi”, a Michelle ha consigliato il cavolo nero per il suo orto alla Casa Bianca. “È stata una cosa bellissima, ci siamo parlati, abbracciati, scambiati emozioni”, ha detto ai giornalisti durante la cena, sottolineando tra le sensazioni più forti quella dell’amicizia e di “stare di fronte a due persone irripetibili, straordinarie: ci si sente
PAGINA 7 contemporanei di qualcuno”. Il premio Oscar ha poi sottolineato quanto gli abbia fatto piacere sapere che una figlia degli Obama ha visto 20 volte il suo film La vita è bella. E ha chiuso con una battuta: “Io probabilmente resto qui, sto cercando una cosetta nell’orto di Michelle, le ho consigliato il cavolo nero perché lei non capisce molto di cavolo. Siccome io sono di origini contadine le ho consigliato il cavolo nero che cresce in Toscana”. http://www.repubblica.it/ esteri/2016/10/19/news/ renzi_washington_cena_ di_stato-150084495/#gallery-slider=150085012
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