La Voce Italiana Magazine September/October 2023
Enjoy our newest edition of La Voce Italiana September/October 2023!
La Voce Italiana is published six times a year by the Italian Cultural & Community Center (ICCC) of Houston as the voice of all things Italian. It is a digital publication where you can find articles about Italian culture and news from ICCC Houston.
In this issue of La Voce Italiana:
The Milford House Celebrates 100 Years!
by the ICCC Team
Listed in the National Register of Historic Places, the Milford House was built in 1923 and stands today as a shining and rare example of classical domestic architecture designed by renowned Houston architect William Ward Watkin. The Italian Cultural & Community Center of Houston is proud to call the Milford House our home, where we host language classes, lectures, film screenings, wine tastings, and more. Help us celebrate the historic Milford House’s 100th anniversary by purchasing a limited edition, commemorative ornament.
Daughters of Italian Heritage (DOIH)
by Christina Nance and President Donna Patterson
At the Daughters of Italian Heritage (DOIH) July meeting held at the Italian Cultural and Community Center (ICCC), the Daughters celebrated the southern coastal region of Italy with visual presentations. Thanks to the DOIH committee of Michelle Belco (chair),
Antonia Comardo, Dominique Varner, Sandra Celli Harris, Deborah Graustein and Joanna Palasota Porche. Sandra Celli Harris presented a background talk on the region, with DOIH members Cappie Tavery and Gloria Montalbano sharing highlights of a recent trip to this region made by a group of Daughters and families.
My Experience Studying Abroad in Italy
by Grace Sattem, ICCC Study Abroad Scholarship Recipient
Growing up, my family has always been innamorato with Italy. My grandfather had a particular knack for Italian cinema, literature, and art, and he inspired my mother and cousins to study abroad there in college. This then became a tradition amongst the women in my family, for we were all obsessed with the idea of traveling to Italy. Growing up watching classics such as Cinema Paradiso or La vita è bella and listening to Domenico Modugno’s “Volare,” I too obtained a fascination with Italian culture and a desire to experience it for myself. This passion carried throughout my adolescence, and especially saw itself through once I attended Rice University. Immediately, I enrolled myself into the Introductory Italian Language course, knowing that I could begin the process of fulfilling my dream. So during this past summer, with two semesters of Italian under my belt, and help from the wonderful language program faculty at Rice, I was able to enroll in a Language and Cultural Immersion program in Rome…
My wonderful experience wouldn’t have been made possible without the generosity of the Houston ICCC; grazie mille.
