Tuesday,
July 18, 2006
The Internet: Answer to
Our Children Embracing their Italian Heritage;
Cyber Books: One Small
Step: "Italian-Americans & Their Communities of
The
ANNOTICO Report
The
Future for the Enlightenment of the Italian American Community relative to its
Italian Culture and Heritage, and the Italian American Experience is THE
INTERNET.
I
applaud efforts to build "brick and mortar" Cultural Centers locally,
for community interaction, BUT the FUTURE of ENLIGHTENMENT of our Younger Generations
is the SPACE where the Italian American Younger Generation feel
Comfortable, are Embracing, and are Utterly Consumed by, and THAT is the
INTERNET.
Until
we Build that National INTERNET Italian American PORTAL with all its LOCAL
Affiliates, with EASY access to the Wealth of Knowledge available on the
INTERNET, and make that PORTAL Fun , Challenging and
Rewarding, geared to the Eyes, and Ears of the Younger Generation, there is
little hope that we will make much inroads in giving our kids a FULL
Opportunity to appreciate the Breadth and Depth of their Heritage, and
therefore risk losing them to "Assimilation".
Italia
The
availability of books (in their entirety) on the Internet such as the book
cited in the title, are another small step.
All
Italian and Italian American authors should be encouraged to make their
"out of print" or "slow selling" books available on the
Internet. There is little to lose, and much to gain for the authors
(recognition, rekindled interest in their other works, interest
in their more current works) AND THE COMMUNITY.
ITALIAN
AMERICANS & THEIR COMMUNITIES OF
This
350+ page book, HALF deals with the General Italian American Experience and
Half with the Cleveland Italian American Experience, is an excellent
ONLINE Resource.
"The
essays included in this monograph emphasize Italian contributions to the human
scientific and artistic heritage, and review the painful process of immigration
and settlement.
They
give special attention to the Italian-American community of
This
edition contains the complete text as found in the 1977 print edition of the
book, along with some enhancements developed to aid in navigating this site.
PART ONE: ITALIANS
- THEIR HERITAGE AND CONTRIBUTION
PART TWO : ITALIAN IMMIGRATION AND SETTLEMENT
PART THREE : THE ITALIAN COMMUNITY OF
The
ANNOTICO Reports are Archived at:
Italia
Italia Mia: http://www.ItaliaMia.com
Annotico
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