{"id":14915,"date":"2011-11-03T08:08:05","date_gmt":"2011-11-03T12:08:05","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.asianinny.com\/?p=14915"},"modified":"2011-11-04T16:33:58","modified_gmt":"2011-11-04T20:33:58","slug":"ilica-celebrates-the-150th-anniversary-of-the-unification-of-italy-with-asianinny","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.asianinny.com\/?p=14915","title":{"rendered":"ILICA Celebrates the 150th Anniversary of the Unification of Italy with AsianInNY"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>New York, NY November <sup>3rd<\/sup>, 2011 -From the days of Marco Polo, Italy has been delighted to engage in a cultural exchange with Asia. In continuing with this tradition, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.ilicait.org\">ILICA<\/a> (<strong>Italian Language Inter-Cultural Alliance)<\/strong> is happy to celebrate <strong><a href=\"http:\/\/eng.italia150.it\/150th-Anniversary\">Italy\u2019s 150<sup>th<\/sup> Anniversary<\/a><\/strong> by inviting <strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.asianinny.com\">AsianInNY<\/a><\/strong>, New York\u2019s premier online destination for multicultural networking and entertainment, to participate in the festivities on November 11<sup>th<\/sup> at <a href=\"http:\/\/www.chelseapiers.com\">Chelsea Piers<\/a> in New York.<!--more--><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.worldjournal.com\/view\/full_news\/10247118\/article-%E9%81%8A%E5%AD%B8%E7%BE%A9%E5%A4%A7%E5%88%A9%E7%8D%8E%E5%AD%B8%E9%87%91-%E5%90%91%E3%80%8C%E4%BA%9E%E6%B4%B2%E4%BA%BA%E5%9C%A8%E7%B4%90%E7%B4%84%E3%80%8D%E7%94%B3%E8%AB%8B-?instance=iNews\">This past summer<\/a> ILICA and <a href=\"http:\/\/www.unistrasi.it\">UNISTRASI<\/a> (the University for Foreign Students in Siena) welcomed <a href=\"http:\/\/blog.asianinny.com\/asian-american-student-visits-italy\/asianinny-scholarship-to-siena-italy\/\">AsianInNY<\/a>\u2019s member <a href=\"http:\/\/www.asianinny.com\/?p=8773\">Alice Moy<\/a> to study in Italy. She was <a href=\"http:\/\/ntdtv.com\/xtr\/b5\/2010\/11\/12\/a454901.html#video\">last year<\/a>\u2019s recipient of the University\u2019s scholarship and will be attending this cultural event to speak about her Italian summer experience.<\/p>\n<p>ILICA\u2019s Cultural Event will be further enriched by a special performance presented by AsianInNY with the notes of Japan-born musician <a href=\"http:\/\/www.motema.com\/artist\/tomoko-sugawara\">Tomoko Sugawara\u2019<\/a>s Kugo, an ancient harp invented nearly 4000 years ago, as AsianInNY&#8217;s goal to transcend &#8220;<strong>Cultural Boundaries<\/strong>&#8221; through entertainment and a true \u2018<strong>Inter-Cultural\u00a0Alliance<\/strong>&#8216;.\u00a0 Together, both ILICA and AsianInNY organizations strive to achieve this global understanding through social events, arts, performances, education, literature, and charity.<\/p>\n<p>Food and music unite all cultures and ILICA\u2019s Preferred Chef <a href=\"http:\/\/selectitaly.com\/tiberi.php\">Andrea Tiberi<\/a> is planning to use the best ingredients Italy has to offer, including Prosciutto di Parma, Grana Padano, and Italian truffles to accompany the world famous <a href=\"http:\/\/www.montalcino.net\/\">Brunello di Montalcino<\/a> wines from Tuscany at this gala where many special guests will be attending and flying to New York from Italy.<\/p>\n<p>In addition, ILICA&#8217;s Cultural Event will have the presence of two Italian mayors: <a href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Felice_Casson\">Mayor Casson<\/a> (from Northern Italy) and <a href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Bari\">Mayor Emiliano<\/a> (from Southern Italy) who will represent the common ties that continue to bind Italy today.<\/p>\n<p>For more information, please visit: <a href=\"http:\/\/www.ilicait.org\">www.ilicait.org<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.asianinny.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/11\/12894442238934201011102152544_32712.jpg\" rel=\"lightbox[14915]\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-14918\" title=\"12894442238934201011102152544_32712\" src=\"http:\/\/www.asianinny.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/11\/12894442238934201011102152544_32712.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"400\" height=\"266\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.asianinny.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/11\/italy.png\" rel=\"lightbox[14915]\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-14985\" title=\"italy\" src=\"http:\/\/www.asianinny.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/11\/italy.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"422\" height=\"563\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>New York, NY November 3rd, 2011 -From the days of Marco Polo, Italy has been delighted to engage in a cultural exchange with Asia. 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