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Welcome to the Calandra Institute

Greetings!

Welcome to the home page of the John D. Calandra Italian American Institute! As I complete the first year of my tenure as Dean, I continue to admire the work that the Institute has done over these past two-plus decades, especially those activities and exhibitions that the staff has organized, coordinated, and curated, as many of us subsequently benefited from their hard work.

The plethora of demographic and historical studies, together with the numerous symposia that have examined an array of Italian-American cultural practices and products, continues to speak volumes about the Italian-American experience. To be sure, much still needs to be done, and our future activities will continue to explore the various sectors of our greater community as we move forward. This said, we will ensure that much of what we produce in the way of research and scholarship eventually sees the light of day in venues such as journals and books, as well as being available in PDF formats on our own website.

In addition, the Institute continues to engage in its more local activities such as the research and analysis of the Italian-American experience both within The City University of New York as well as across the academic communities at large. I am also hopeful that the Institute will serve as a kind of “punto di ritrovo,” as we say in Italian, a meeting place for our CUNY paesani: Italians, Italian Americans, and all others interested in things “Italian”!

One current attraction at the Institute is the Italian-American Museum. As you visit the Institute, you will also be able to enjoy the inimitable talents of our Italian-American artists, as their work is on display at the Museum’s alternate home that is, for the interim, at the Institute. The exhibitions I have personally seen in this first year are proof positive of the aesthetic genius that has and continues to manifest itself within the greater Italian-American community.

This website ultimately brings together, in one place, information about our Institute’s activities and initiatives as well as those of other organizations within the greater Italian-American community.

As we move forward during what is still a period of transition, you will notice changes here on our website that, I feel confident, will continue to serve us all in disseminating the information on what is being done vis-à-vis Italian Americans here, there, and everywhere!

We look forward to welcoming you to any and all of our unique cultural and historical programs.

Con i miei più cordiali saluti,

Anthony Julian Tamburri

Dean & Professor

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