The XXXIII Conference of the American Italian Historical Asso-ciation was held in Lowell Massachusetts, where Greek immi-grants settled at the turn of the century and established a vibrant community. Italians from Calabria, Naples and Sicily soon followed. Throughout the years the two ethnic groups collaborated in many cultural activities, among which the Lowell Opera Company, under the directorship of Vito Selvaggio, originally from "Magna Graecia" in Italy, became a community leader in the cultural life of Lowell. Selvaggio, with his directorship of The Lowell Opera Company, provided a...

The XXXIII Conference of the American Italian Historical Asso-ciation was held in Lowell Massachusetts, where Greek immi-grants settled at the turn of the century and established a vibrant community. Italians from Calabria, Naples and Sicily soon followed. Throughout the years the two ethnic groups collaborated in many cultural activities, among which the Lowell Opera Company, under the directorship of Vito Selvaggio, originally from "Magna Graecia" in Italy, became a community leader in the cultural life of Lowell. Selvaggio, with his directorship of The Lowell Opera Company, provided a...

This book deals with Giose Rimanelli's three American novels, which in turn deal with the political and societal perversion of the presidential years of Richard Nixon and the socio political corruption that became part of the American fabric of life for years to come. "Benedetta in Guysterland" brings forth the voice of the unheard, underage majority in the military engagement of Southeast Asia. "Accademia," the story of an academic couple, goes beyond the simple tale of a failed marriage and enters into the corrupt politics of the day and the administrative machinations that have an impact...