Siracusa, the capital of Magna Graecia, is my hometown. This recipe fuses my identity and my heritage, who I am! Sicilian first of all and then Italian. Her research compares the actual experience of migration of Italophone writers from other Mediterranean countries to the experience of migration of Italian writers who moved from Southern to Northern Italy in the postwar years. She is interested in exploring the multifaceted representation of Italian Contemporary society as represented through the work of migrant writers in Italian literature. Her areas of interest are Literature of Migration and Mediterranean Studies, language teaching pedagogy, and second language acquisition. She is on the board of the Associazione Culturale Italiana and Italian Benvenuti Club Foundation, has been the co-executive director of the Portland Bologna Sister City Association, and is the President of the Oregon chapter of Sicilia Mondo, which promotes Sicilian culture and tradition all over the world. She has been a language consultant for local theatrical productions and has taught classes for singers at the Portland Opera, travelers, and business people.Īngela is very active in the Italian community and is one of the organizers of the Portland Italian Film Festival. She has reviewed articles, textbooks worked with publishing companies, and written scripts for videos. She has taught both in Portland and at the University for Foreigners in Siena. I admire her strength to locate to a new country, assimilate, learn and teach language, and contribute to society above and beyond the norm.Īngela Zagarella is the Language Program Coordinator and teaches beginning, intermediate and advanced Italian at Portland State as well as Italian cinema and literature. Her warmth and big smile made me feel like we were instant friends. I met Angela through the Italian community in Portland.

Her other culinary skills are superb, especially with dishes of Sicilian origin.Īngela is a native of Sicily and lived in Siracusa until she was 28 and moved to the United States. I knew she was a true friend when she shared some of her sourdough starter (that’s like gold to sourdough bakers) and helped me through the first stages of learning to bake the bread. For starters, she is a master at baking sourdough bread. You are in for a treat today! My guest, Angela Zagarella is a multi-talented woman that embraces life and all that it offers.

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