May 2021 – Summer English Academy, Asian Pacific Heritage Month. Online Book Club, Join us online! See you on What’s the Buzz.
May – nothing but Blue Skies from now on. We hope that many of you have been vaccinated and are enjoying this beautiful Spring with friends and family.
At the moment of writing, we confirm that ALL ACTIVITIES and COURSES continue ONLINE due to the Covid-19 health emergency, until further notice. We are in regular contact with the PREFECT of Trieste and await their update on the situation regarding associations.
5 x mille – You can donate your 5 x 1000 to the Associazione Italo Americana FVG on your Italian 730 tax declaration. Write our Codice Fiscale (80020090322) and sign. At no cost to you, the funds will go to sustaining our existing activities and creating new ones. Thank you!
IMPORTANT DATES
May 1st – Italian Labor Day - Italian Holiday
May 31st – Memorial Day – US Holiday
SUMMER ENGLISH ACADEMY
Full Immersion English Weeks with an emphasis on STEAM (Science Technology Art Engineering Math) all in English – in person. For ages 3-18. Registration opens May 3rd. More info HERE. Don’t hesitate to contact us. Register for our Online Summer English Academy Open Day - May 11th.
Online Individual Lesson Packages for Adults and Children are available.
AIA FVG 1961- 2021 - 60 YEARS YOUNG
Interviews are completed and we are in the editing stage. Thanks to Susanne, filmmaker and our interns Arianna, Giuseppe, Lara and Camilla who are working on transcripts and translations. We have had great interviews with Giovanna, Tom & Mary, Mara, Frank, Marino – more names next month. You can still fill in the AIA 60th Anniversary Info Form and share your memories with us! Join the FREE AIA FVG Alumni Association and get on our mailing list.
AMERICAN FILM SERIES 2020/21
Cinemas are gradually reopening with limited capacity and during curfew, AIAFVG has decided to delay the film series for the moment.
SUMMERTIME with AIAFVG
We are in contact with the City of Trieste and other Associations to offer some outdoor cultural activities this summer. In addition we hope to be able to meet together to celebrate “Graduation” as well as Independence Day.
AMERICAN CORNER
The American Corner offers ONLINE ACTIVITIES. More events will be posted on Facebook Pages, Instagram and our Blog.
NEW! ONLINE American Book Club with American Corner Trieste and YouLab Pistoia, our sister American Corner in Italy. Discussion in English Online with new friends in Tuscany. Book #1: The Great Gatsby.
eLibraryUSA – Temporary Remote Access – Request your personal temporary access code today. Read The New York Times, National Geographic, Oprah! Watch RBG free of charge in English. American newspapers, magazines, videos, read and watch children’s books from BookFlix, resources and databases are available remotely only during the Covid-19 period (afterwards only at the American Corner).
Coming SOON:
Americana Box science kits to go.
OUR CALENDAR
Mondays at 11 am – What’s the Buzz this Week? Month 4 of weekly 20 minute weekly Buzzchats in English with Karoline and Denise and special guests. New Topic each week. Be part of the buzz in English. On FacebookLIVE AIAFVG and AC TS. View past episodes on our YouTube Channel.
03/05 – Registration Opens for the Summer English Academy
05/05, 2pm and 7pm - American English Live Teacher Development Series 11
05/05, 6pm - Virtual Town Hall Meeting for American Citizens in Northern Italy (see below in US Citizen News)
6/05, 3pm – Transatlantic Thursdays on Facebook LIVE–US Embassy to Italy. Or with Italian simultaneous translation in Italian on US Embassy YouTube Channel.
08/05 – Continuation of Free TESOL Language Improvement Course for Teachers taught by Janine and Karoline every Saturday morning.
11/05, 5 pm, 6 pm – Virtual Open Day Summer English Academy – Register for the Zoom Session HERE
13/05, 7 pm – Women’s Book Club – discussing The Joy Luck Club by Amy Tan on Zoom. Send an email to participate.
18/05, 11 am – Adult Read Aloud – reading and discussing Fish Cheeks by Amy Tan on FacebookLIVE ACTS.
20/05, 10 am –– NEW! ONLINE American Book Club discussing The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald with readers from Trieste and from YouLab Pistoia. Join us for this Pilot Project. Download your free book from the book club link above and start reading! Register here to participate on Zoom.
25/05, 11 am – Documentary - Home from the Eastern Sea: The Story of Asian Immigration to America (58 minutes) - The video documents the history of Chinese, Japanese, and Filipino families arriving in the US. Documentary FREE anytime on eLibraryUSA - Kanopy with your temporary remote access code or on 25/05 on American Corner Home Theater FB
25/05, 5 pm – Webinar - Study in Ohio Education USA – Fulbright Italy
31/05 – Memorial Day – National Holiday in the US
REPEATING EVENTS on FACEBOOK
Every Thursday at 3 pm – Transatlantic Thursdays on Facebook LIVE–US Embassy to Italy. Or with Italian simultaneous translation in Italian on US Embassy YouTube Channel.
Every Wednesday at 5 pm Faces and Places across the US on Facebook American English meet and interact with Americans in their homes and learn about their state, city, traditions.
ENGLISH TEACHER’S CORNER
A big shout out to the English teachers who spend 3 hours online every Saturday morning in the TESOL English Language Improvement course for English Teachers! Free for TESOL Italy Members.
Use the Resources on American English at State for Educators.
05/05, 2pm and 7pm - American English Live Teacher Development Series 11. On Facebook with the theme: “Classroom Management for In-person, Online, or Hybrid Courses" and "Approaches to Teaching Grammar" Every other Wednesday from May 5th through July 14th. To join these FREE sessions, go to AmericanEnglishforEducators Facebook page
STAFF PICKS for the Month
Learning more about Asian Cuisine.
Visiting the Smithsonian Asian Pacific American Center online
Listening to the Spring Cleaning Playlist to put a bounce in the annual tradition.
Taking a Virtual Reality tour of San Francisco
US CITIZENS
05/05, 6 pm - Virtual Town Hall Meeting for American Citizens in Northern Italy with Consul General Needham- Contact aia.fvg@gmail.com for info.
Smart Traveler Enrollment Program (STEP) is a free service provided by the U.S. Government to U.S. citizens who are traveling to, or living in, a foreign country. STEP allows you to enter information about your upcoming trip abroad so that the Department of State can better assist you in an emergency. STEP also allows Americans residing abroad to get routine information from the nearest U.S. embassy or consulate.
Vote from Abroad. You must request overseas ballots every year. Do it today and don’t miss a single election this calendar year.
US Passport Renewal. Check your expiration date to avoid surprises. Adult passports can be renewed by mail.
Federal Benefits Unit. Contact the office in Rome via email for assistance related to Social Security, Benefits, Medicare.
WE HOPE TO SEE YOU ALL IN PERSON SOON. In the meantime, see you ONLINE! |
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Piazza Sant'Antonio Nuovo, 6 - Trieste - ITA
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