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THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 26, 2009
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NEWS ABOUT: Italian Americans

Italian Americans stories: 4 news summaries

 MTV's Jersey Shore 
 Irks Italian-Americans 

Stereotypes in 'Jersey Shore' are damaging, says UNICO

Nov 25, 09 1:50 PM CST
(Newser) - The young Italian-American stars of MTV’s upcoming reality show Jersey Shore are celebrated in a promo as the “hottest, tannest, craziest Guidos” this side of Parsippany. Ick, says Italian-American group UNICO. They may well “keep their hair high, their muscles juiced and their fists pumping all... More »

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television • reality TV • New Jersey • MTV • stereotypes • Italian Americans • Guido • Jersey Shore • UNICO

 Miller Pulls Mafia 
 Ads Amid Italian 
 Complaints 

Commercials show Sopranos actor offering 'protection'

Jun 3, 09 1:30 PM CDT
(Newser) - Complaints from Chicago’s Italian-American community have prompted MillerCoors to pull a Miller Lite ad campaign in which Sopranos actor Frank Vincent plays a stereotypical Mafia type, the Chicago Sun-Times reports. In the two spots, he asks a store clerk and bartender if they need “protection.” They say... More »

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television • advertising • Mafia • MillerCoors • advertising campaign • Italian Americans • Miller Lite

Arrivederci to AP Italian?
Not So Fast, Educators Say

Groups mount effort to save funding-starved language test

Jul 3, 08 3:24 PM CDT
(Newser) - Italian-American groups, outraged the Advanced Placement course in Italian language and culture could soon be shelved, have mobilized to save it. The College Board, which administers the AP program, plans to cut the $84 test and three others because of meager enrollment and funding. “We cannot have the Italian... More »

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college board • tests • Italian Americans • Italian • college preparation • Advanced Placement test

Alito Whacks Sopranos' Themes

Italian-Americans' real story overshadowed, complains justice

Feb 14, 08 11:19 AM CST
(Newser) - US Supreme Court Justice Samuel Alito isn't going to fuhgeddabout all the negative stereotypes concerning Italian-Americans spread by shows like The Sopranos. "You have a trifecta—gangsters, Italian-Americans, New Jersey—wedded in the popular American imagination" and overshadowing the true stories, the New Jersey native complained yesterday to... More »

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Samuel Alito • New Jersey • The Sopranos • stereotypes • Mafia • Rutgers University • US Supreme Court • Italian Americans

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