Towards a New Italian American Identity

This site is part of an ongoing effort to develop a sense of Italianità informed by history and vernacular culture that stands in opposition to ethnic chauvinism, racism, sexism, or homophobia.

This site is dedicated to all you historians and writers, you painters, you healers, ecstatic dancers of la pizzica tarantata, sons and daughters of Artemesia Gentileschi and Louis Prima, you women warriors and Neapolitan Rastas, you piece workers and day laborers of poetry and prose, devotees of La Madonna Nera, you po-mo neo-streghe, you nuovi briganti leading the cultural insurrection for fresh ideas, a reinvented community, and a new vision of who we are and what we can become.

Check out my blog "Occhio Contro Occhio. You can reach me at myspace.com/capuzzell or at italianrap@hotmail.com.

This section of the site was last updated on August 29, 2007.