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To be considered for a scholarship candidates may apply through a UNICO State Chapter, a District Governor or the UNICO National office.. The due date for submission is March 1 for the DiMattio Celli Family Study abroad Program and April 15 for all others.   You can also send completed applications to the UNICO National Office, 271...

Most immigrants from Italy arrived in the United States throughout the 19th century and into the early decades of the early 20th century. The archive records at New York's Ellis Island are filled with Italian surnames. Many others came through Boston and Baltimore, and a number of Italians arrived in the U.S. after entering through Canada.  ...

Sara Teardo (Princeton University), Susan Stewart (Princeton University) and Laura Benedetti (Georgetown University) present the writer Laudomia Bonanni (1907 – 2002) and her posthumous novel, La rappresaglia, recently translated into English by Sara Teardo and Susan Stewart (The Reprisal, University of Chicago Press 2013).   in collaboratio...

The Verona chapter of UNICO National invites residents to attend its "re-discover Your Italian Heritage" event on Sunday, March 23 from 2 to 5 p.m. at the Verona Community Center, 880 Bloomfield Avenue.   Celebrate the culture, traditions and history of Italian Americans in a fun and festive atmosphere that will include food tastings, demos,...

Andrea Canepari, il Console Generale d'Italia a Philadelphia, Jerry e Lucille Francesco, membri del Consiglio Direttivo della Giornata delle Famiglie 2015, e Antonio Carafa, Presidente della Società San Giorgio Montecifilone, sono stati onorati con i Filitalia International Award del 2014.   Pasquale Nestico, il Fondatore e Presidente Emerit...

The Italian-American Club of Lacey will hold a 1940s-style Football Wedding at 6 p.m. May 5 at Lacey's Community Hall on Lacey Road and Route 9. The tradition arose from large family wedding receptions where attendees would toss deli sandwiches like footballs.   The Italian-American Club will serve traditional sandwiches, salads, wedding cak...

The Italian American ONE VOICE Coalition invites you to their "IAOVC FORUM"PresentersManny Alfano ... How does IAOVC deal with the mediaAndre' DiMino ... Progress ReportFrank Cipolla TV Anchor and Radio Personality ... How to use twitterSaturday, May 16, 2015 ... Doors open at 10:30 amAt Vinnie's Pizzeria and Restaurant 414 Broad Street,...

Baseball coach and scout Claudio Reilsono donated this selection of artifacts that represent milestones from his baseball career, which spans three decades. Reilsono has been the head coach of the Carnegie Mellon University's Tartans since 2005, leading them to their first baseball championship in the school's history, the 2015 District V Conferenc...

Volunteers have been busy putting the final touches on plans for this year's La Festa Italiana to be held this Saturday, Sunday and Monday, Sept. 1-3, on Courthouse Square in downtown Scranton. The festival is an end‑of‑summer tradition that annually attracts thousands of visitors. Hours are noon to 11 p.m. on Saturday and Sunday, and noon to 9 p....

di Riccardo Chioni   La sala ricevimenti Macaluso's ad Hawthorne sabato sera ha accolto diverse centinaia di sportivi all'insegna dei colori rossonero, in occasione del quinto dinner dance annuale del Milan Soccer Club del New Jersey, facendo scorrere su maxischermo le immagini dei momenti gloriosi della squadra. Frank Giuliano, presidente...

The Italian American Heritage Club of Hunterdon County presented scholarships during the Club's June meeting at the Grand Colonial.   The scholarships were awarded by the club, The LaMarca Family Foundation and the Paterniti Family Foundation.   Source: http://www.nj.com/

By Benedetta Graziani La Montclair State University, New Jersey, ha inaugurato con una serata di studi dedicata a Renzo Piano il ciclo 2013-14 di conferenze organizzate dalla dottoressa Teresa Fiore della Theresa and Lawrence R. Inserra Endowed Chair in Italian and Italian American Studies. La conferenza dal titolo The Humanistic Legacy in Renzo P...