Folklife Specialists

Roberto Catalano, Ph.D.
Tel: (909) 864-0132
E-mail: favax@earthlink.net

Luisa Del Giudice, Ph.D.
P.O. Box 241553
Los Angeles, CA 90024-1553
Tel: (310) 474-1698
Fax: (310) 474-3188
E-mail: luisadg@humnet.ucla.edu
Web: http://www.iohi.org/NEW/index.html
(Italian oral traditions, oral history, folklife: foodways, celebration, belief, St. Josephís Tables)

Alessandro Falassi, Ph.D.
Universit‡ per Stranieri di Siena
Piazza Carlo Rosselli, 27-28
53100 Siena
Tel. 011-39-0577-240111
Fax: 011-39- 0577-281030
E-mail: info@unistrasi.it
(foodways, Hollywoodís Italian kitchens, festivals, Palio of Siena)

Enzo Fina
Tel/Fax: (626) 284-0031
E-mail: oznemrac@aol.com
(Salentine music traditions. Southern Italian musician)

Sabina Magliocco, Ph.D.
Department of Anthropology
California State University, Northridge
18111 Nordhoff St.
Northridge, CA 91330
Tel: (818) 677-3331
sabina.magliocco@csun.edu
(Sardinian & Mediterranean folklife, Neo-Paganism)

Ken Scambray, Ph.D., See: WRITERS
scambrayk@verizon.net
(Watts Towers, Baldassare Forestiereís Underground Gardens, Fresno, Italian California/American writers)

Carlo Siliotto
Tel: (424) 228-4695
E-mail: carlo@carlosiliotto.com
(Traditional music of Lazio, composition of music for film.)

Edward F. Tuttle. Ph.D.
Italian Department
212 Royce Hall, UCLA
Los Angeles, CA 90095
tuttle@ucla.edu
(Romance historical linguistics & Italian dialectology, local Italian history, California wine history)

Of related interest:

Americans in the West Project
c/o Library of Congress
American Folklife Center
101 Independence Avenue, SE
Washington, D.C. 20540-4610
Tel: (202) 707-5510
Fax: (202) 707-2076
Email: folklife@loc.gov
Web: http://www.loc.gov/folklife/

"Americans in the West" Project included research on San Pedro, conducted by Doug Di Natale and David Taylor, Frank Russell, Paola Tavarelli. Further reading: Old Ties, New Attachments: Italian-American Folklife in the West, edited by David A. Taylor, John Alexander Williams, Library of Congress, 1992.

A Bit of History: Charles Speroni (1911-1984), Professor of Italian at UCLA, Dean of the College of Fine Arts, and perhaps best known for his Italian language reader, with C. Golino, Basic Italian, was one of the first to study Italian folklife in southern California. Among publications in this field, are: Charles Speroni, "California Fishermenís Festivals," in Western Folklore, 14 (1955) 77-91; and "Observance of St. Joseph's Day Among the Sicilians of Southern California." Southern Folklore Quarterly 4.3 (1940): 135-139. University of California obituary, by Giovanni Cecchetti: http://dynaweb.oac.cdlib.org:8088/dynaweb/uchist/public/inmemoriam/inmemoriam1989/532

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	Italian Folklife in Los Angeles: Introduction Celebration: Patron Saint Days, Harvest Festivals, Festivals Folk Art: Artists, Artisans, Collections Foodways, Food Traditions, Gardens Games & Sports: Soccer, Bocce, Card Games Folk Dance Folklife Specialists	Folklife Specialists Roberto Catalano, Ph.D. Tel: (909) 864-0132 E-mail: favax@earthlink.net Luisa Del Giudice, Ph.D. P.O. Box 241553 Los Angeles, CA 90024-1553 Tel: (310) 474-1698 Fax: (310) 474-3188 E-mail: luisadg@humnet.ucla.edu Web: http://www.iohi.org/NEW/index.html (Italian oral traditions, oral history, folklife: foodways, celebration, belief, St. Josephís Tables) Alessandro Falassi, Ph.D. Universit‡ per Stranieri di Siena Piazza Carlo Rosselli, 27-28 53100 Siena Tel. 011-39-0577-240111 Fax: 011-39- 0577-281030 E-mail: info@unistrasi.it (foodways, Hollywoodís Italian kitchens, festivals, Palio of Siena) Enzo Fina Tel/Fax: (626) 284-0031 E-mail: oznemrac@aol.com (Salentine music traditions. Southern Italian musician) Sabina Magliocco, Ph.D. Department of Anthropology California State University, Northridge 18111 Nordhoff St. Northridge, CA 91330 Tel: (818) 677-3331 sabina.magliocco@csun.edu (Sardinian & Mediterranean folklife, Neo-Paganism) Ken Scambray, Ph.D., See: WRITERS scambrayk@verizon.net (Watts Towers, Baldassare Forestiereís Underground Gardens, Fresno, Italian California/American writers) Carlo Siliotto Tel: (424) 228-4695 E-mail: carlo@carlosiliotto.com (Traditional music of Lazio, composition of music for film.) Edward F. Tuttle. Ph.D. Italian Department 212 Royce Hall, UCLA Los Angeles, CA 90095 tuttle@ucla.edu (Romance historical linguistics & Italian dialectology, local Italian history, California wine history) Of related interest: Americans in the West Project c/o Library of Congress American Folklife Center 101 Independence Avenue, SE Washington, D.C. 20540-4610 Tel: (202) 707-5510 Fax: (202) 707-2076 Email: folklife@loc.gov Web: http://www.loc.gov/folklife/ "Americans in the West" Project included research on San Pedro, conducted by Doug Di Natale and David Taylor, Frank Russell, Paola Tavarelli. Further reading: Old Ties, New Attachments: Italian-American Folklife in the West, edited by David A. Taylor, John Alexander Williams, Library of Congress, 1992. A Bit of History: Charles Speroni (1911-1984), Professor of Italian at UCLA, Dean of the College of Fine Arts, and perhaps best known for his Italian language reader, with C. Golino, Basic Italian, was one of the first to study Italian folklife in southern California. Among publications in this field, are: Charles Speroni, "California Fishermenís Festivals," in Western Folklore, 14 (1955) 77-91; and "Observance of St. Joseph's Day Among the Sicilians of Southern California." Southern Folklore Quarterly 4.3 (1940): 135-139. University of California obituary, by Giovanni Cecchetti: http://dynaweb.oac.cdlib.org:8088/dynaweb/uchist/public/inmemoriam/inmemoriam1989/532