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# 86 DECEmber 19 © # 86 • December 19th, 2016 Editorial staff Umberto Mucci Giovanni Vagnone Alessandra Bitetti Elda Buonanno Foley Enrico De Iulis Jennifer Gentile Martin (for vinotravelsitaly.com) William Liani Paola Lovisetti Scamihorn Simone Callisto Manca Edoardo Peretti Giovanni Verde Plus, articles written by: We the Italians is a web portal where everybody can promote, be informed and keep in touch with anything regarding Italy happening in the US. It is also the one and only complete archive of every noncommercial website regarding Italy in the USA, geographically and thematically tagged. We also have our online magazine, which every month describes some aspects of Italy the beautiful and some of our excellences. We have several columns: all for free, in English, on your computer or tablet or smartphone, or printed to be read and shared whenever and wherever you want. Ready? Go! ITALIAN CUISINE: Cannelloni stuffed with meat By Paola Lovisetti Scamihorn pages 32-33 ITALIAN GARDENS: Villa Fidelia, Umbria By Italian Botanical Heritage pages 60-63 THE INTERVIEW: Basil Russo By Umberto Mucci pages 8-14 SPECIAL: Mapping the Italian sounding in North America By Assocamerestero sull’Italian Sounding pages 34-38 GREAT ITALIANS OF THE PAST: Francesco Petrarca By Giovanni Verde pages 64-67 ITALIAN HANDCRAFTS: Murano Glass By Camera di commercio di Venezia with Unioncamere pages 16-17 ITALIAN LAND AND NATURE: The Islands of the Tuscan Archipelago By italia.it page 18-21 ITALIAN FLAVORS: Garda Oil By Consorzio di Tutela Olio Extra Vergine di Oliva Garda pages 22-24 ITALIAN LITTLE ITALIES: Cordovado, In the quiet countryside of the Friuli region By I borghi più belli d’Italia pages 29-31 SUBSCRIBE OUR NEWSLETTER CONTACT US [email protected] 2016 EDITORIAL #86: What’s up with WTI By Umberto Mucci pages 4-6 ITALIAN TRADITIONS: San Gregorio Armeno, The Christmas Nativity Tradition By italia.it pages 25-28 www.folclore.it www.italia.it MIPAAF UNIONCAMERE John Cabot University I Borghi Più Belli d’Italia Italian Botanical Heritage ... and many more. th THE INTERVIEW: Ryan Kurtz By Umberto Mucci pages 39-44 IT AND US: An International First for Sicily Due South By Karen La Rosa pages 45-49 ITALIAN CULTURE AND HISTORY: Fountains of Rome By www.italia.it pages 50-52 ITALIAN ART: Medieval Appennines By Enrico de Iulis pages 68-71 ITALIAN WINE: Wines on the Island of Sardinia with Vigne Surrau By Jennifer Gentile Martin for www.vinotravelsitaly.com pages 72-74 STUDYING (IN) ITALY: An Italian Christmas for an American student By Max Wasielewski pages 75-77 THE ITALIAN WAY: Celebrating The Holiday Season By Elda Buonanno Foley pages 53-56 ITALIAN LANGUAGE: Sicilian Pride By Giulia Casati for the Italian School NJ pages 57-59 INDEX WE THE ITALIANS | 3 www.wetheitalians.com