People
Maria Lucchin's Love of Languages
October 2013 | Paul Sciria
The life story of Maria Rosaria Lucchin (nee Camperchioli) and the story of foreign languages in her life are one in the same. She was born in Agnone, a small town in the Molise region of Italy. In the sixth grade (prima media) she began her four...
Persistence and Determination Serve Filmmaker Quintino Zaccardelli
October 2013 | Dennis J. Castiglione
The story of the Zaccardelli's quest for the American dream is one fortified with generations of demonstrated persistence and determination. Ilvio Zaccardelli is one of five brothers born in the small village of Goriano Sicoli in southern Abruzzo....
Lorraine Dodero... driven by strong faith, deep family convictions and a passion to help others
March 2013 | Dennis J. Castiglione
Her calendar is perpetually full and her energy is seemingly boundless. But when you have the opportunity to sit and chat with Lorraine Dodero, she makes you feel as if nothing in the world is more important than the time she's spending with you...
La Gazzetta Italiana's Person of the Month, Bishop Anthony M. Pilla
December 2012 | Gabriella Mileti
Born in Cleveland, raised in a strong, Italian family and later graduated from John Carroll University, Bishop Anthony Michael Pilla served as Bishop of the Diocese of Cleveland from 1980 to 2006. He has touched the lives of the citizens of...
La Gazzetta's Person of the Month, Nacy Panzica
October 2012 | Gabriella Mileti
This month's new format kicks off a new section of La Gazzetta Italiana. Each month, we will be highlighting a prominent Italian American who has made a difference in the community. For our October issue, I sat down with the vibrant and passionate,...
J.Crew teams up with Milanese designer
September 2012 | Gabriella Mileti
As I flipped through my monthly eye candy, a.k.a. the J.Crew catalog, I couldn't help but notice a familiar name amongst the pages of the men's section. No, I do not shop for men's clothing, but this name hit too close to home for me to pass up and...
Lt. Giovanni Pirelli is Honored
July 2012 | Don Chislaghi
Major General Gabriele Salvestroni, Defense Attache, Italian Embassy, Washington D.C. addressing guests at the unveiling of the memorial, May 10, 2012, National Museum of the United States Air Force Memorial Park
Photo by Regina Orlando
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Giovanni Falcone, a Hero to be Remembered
May 2012 | Michele Alonzo
In this month that La Gazzetta celebrates its 20th anniversary, we would be remiss if we did not also remember the 20th anniversary of the death of a man who wrote an important chapter in the ongoing battle against the Mafia: Giovanni Falcone.
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Emini's Disease Warfare
February 2012 | La Gazzetta Italiana
Native New Yorker Emilio Emini, 57, is a leader in vaccine research at the world's largest drug company, Pfizer. Born in a working-class family on Sullivan Street in Manhattan's Greenwich Village, his intrigue with vaccines started at a young age...