Bronx Italian American History Initiative, Fordham University

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The Bronx Italian American History Initiative aims to locate and document the historic centers of th

The Bronx Italian American History Initiative (BIAHI) began in the fall of 2016 as a joint project of Dr. Kathleen LaPenta and Dr. Mark Naison, of Fordham University. In keeping with the Best Practices outlined by the Oral History Association (www.oralhistory.org), the BIAHI aims to recover personal narratives, to document and remap the cultural centers of Italian and Italian American residents of

the Bronx, and to make recorded testimonies available to the public and for research purposes in an open access digital archive. By partnering with the Bronx African American History Project, the BIAHI engages in a broader conversation about the history of race relations and multi-ethnicity in the Bronx during the twentieth century. Interviews usually take place on the campus of Fordham University, Rose Hill from September through April. We are happy to conduct interviews over the phone or on Skype with anyone for whom getting to campus is a challenge. If you identify as Italian American and have lived in the Bronx, or if you have a story about living in close proximity with Italian Americans, perhaps as a non-Italian but in an Italian neighborhood, you are eligible for an interview. In summer 2017 the project will be undergoing a planning period and will not be conducting interviews, but we are scheduling for the fall 2017 semester. Please feel free to contact Dr. Kathleen LaPenta at 718-817-2695 or [email protected] if you are interested or have further questions.

10/22/2025

Great evening with authors and editors of E c’erano gerani rossi dappertutto!

10/16/2025

Looking forward to next week, when we will hear about this fantastic work!

12/17/2024

Today we hosted an oral history walking tour of the Belmont neighborhood in the Bronx with students of IB Italian from Commack School District.

Thanks to the Fordham colleagues and students who supported this very rewarding project!

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12/12/2024

Rose Hill, December 2024

11/26/2024

Excited to see the publication of Carl Calo's book, 14 Stories in the Bronx: Stickball, Skelly and Spaldeens.

Check out his interview with Paula Curci here:
https://soundcloud.com/corner-calliopes/carlo-frank-calo-14-stories?si=8016f37b18e24f04a91112ee2d84ccf8&utm_source=clipboard&utm_medium=text&utm_campaign=social_sharing.

10/24/2023

Oggi nella classe della Dotto.ssa Parmeggiani parliamo di https://intellettualinfuga.com/ con la Professoressa Patrizia Guarnieri.

10/22/2023

Interested in...?
Italian intellectuals abroad in the era of Fascism

The Art of Organ Building in Italy

Happening this week! Both in Italian. See images for details, rsvp requested.

04/19/2023

Join us in conversation with Margherita Ganeri , Professor, U. della Calabria and Visiting Scholar at Fordham in Spring 2023, and Kathleen LaPenta, of Fordham, as we offer perspectives on returns to Italy. Dr. LaPenta will present research on the Bronx Italian American History Initiative, and Dr. Ganeri will discuss the annual writing retreat of the Italian Diaspora Seminar.
Italian at Fordham

04/18/2023

Taking place tomorrow at Walsh Library, Rose Hill!
, Italian at Fordham, University Libraries

04/17/2023

Join us tonight as we celebrate Calabria and its rich heritage. With Maria Mazziotti Gillan, Margherita Ganeri, and Mark Hillringer. Italian at Fordham ,

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