Domenico Maceri

Domenico Maceri is an Italian-American educator and journalist. He retired after teaching for thirty-five years at Allan Hancock College but continues his work as a journalist, writing a weekly column in Italian for America Oggi.

Early life and education

Maceri was born in Pellegrina, Bagnara, Reggio Calabria, Italy, and moved to the US with his family as a teenager.^[1] After completing high school, he went on to obtain a BA in French and Spanish at New Jersey City University. Subsequent studies led to an MA in Italian literature at UCLA where he also served as a teaching assistant. In 1990, he completed a PhD in Comparative Literature (Italian, French, Spanish) at the University of California at Santa Barbara.^[2]

Academic career

As a faculty member at Allan Hancock College, Maceri taught Spanish, French, and Italian. He published a book on Pirandello,^[3] one on Spanish grammar,^[4] and another on Italian grammar.^[5] He also published a number of academic articles in Italian Quarterly, Selecta, Italian Journal, World Literature Today,^[6] and elsewhere.^[7][8][9]

Journalistic career

Maceri has published op-ed pieces in English in The Japan Times, The Washington Times, The Chicago Tribune, The New York Times ^[10] and many other newspapers on a wide range of topics including multilingualism,^[11][12][13] immigration,^[14][15] and politics.^[16][17] Maceri has also published op-eds in Italian on similar topics in Il Nuovo Riformista, Le Opinioni delle Liberta, and in L'Unita, etc.^{[18] [19][20][21][22]} He writes a weekly column for America Oggi.^[23] In 2005, one of his editorials won an award from the National Association of Hispanic Publications.^[24]

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