Italian American Heritage and Culture Month Celebrated in Long Branch, NJ
The Amerigo Vespucci Society (AVS) of Long Branch once again celebrated the start of Italian American Heritage and Culture month with their third annual flag raising at Long Branch’s City Hall on Friday. Their current President, Joseph Mossa, stated, “As the state and nation’s oldest Italian American Mutual Aid Society, the AVS wanted to make sure...
The Secrets of Umbria at Columbus Citizens Foundation
Join us on Thursday October 17 at 6pm (Columbus Citizens Foundation | 8 East 69th Street | New York, NY) for a lecture by special guest speakers from Italy that focuses on both the Giostra della Quintana and the fascinating traditions of the region of Umbria. RSVP Here The Giostra della Quintana (Joust of Quintana) originates from the fifth road o...
Aurora (OH) raises flag of Italy, pays tribute to local Italian-American as part of heritage month
Arlene Hawks spent 32 years at East Aurora High School teaching theater and something else. “I always said, be proud of who you are, and make sure you know who you are,” she said. On Friday, the celebration in downtown Aurora was about who she is. She was honored as the city celebrated its Italian-American community, and Hawks was one of those who...
33rd annual Taste of Italy celebrates Italian Heritage Month
The Taste of Italy returned to the South End in Springfield. “This…bringing our people together, that’s all that matters to me,” shared Rosemarie Rueli Costa, former Taste of Italy chairperson for 32 years. Each year baystaters from all over come together for homemade Italian meals and pastries while raising funds for Our Lady of Mt. Carmel Parish....
A Look Back: The Columbus Day That Nearly Wasn't
The dreams of a new life for Italian immigrants in ‘L’Merica’ were mixed in the land discovered by Cristoforo Colombo. In their tightly knit neighborhoods, they had in common: poverty, culinary flavors, culture, and unwavering faith in God. Some of these pockets of Italian Americans came to be recognized as Little Italys. Early settlers landed near...
October Becomes “Italian and Italian-American Heritage Month” Thanks to Tom Suozzi
October has become “Italian and Italian-American Heritage Month,” thanks to a bipartisan resolution sponsored by Congressman Tom Suozzi (D-Nassau, Queens). The H. Res. 1524, co-sponsored by Congressman Mark Amodei (R-NV02), “salutes the Italian and Italian-American community and exhibits appreciation for their culture and their heritage that have i...
New Italian American Museum offically opens in conjunction with ‘Italian Heritage Month’
The Italian American Museum, the first institution of its kind in New York, officially opened its doors on October 1 with a trio of exhibitions and presentations of its Ambasciatore Awards to prominent supporters, including New York State Governor Kathy Hochul. The Museum is housed in a new building whose construction began in 2018 shortly after th...
A Conversation with Apostolic Nuncio, Gabriele Caccia, at Stony Brook Univ.
Wednesday, October 9, 2024, 6 – 8:30 PM. Wang Theater, Charles B. Wang Center, Stony Brook University, NY. Archbishop Caccia, Permanent Observer of the Holy See to the United Nations, will be in conversation with Dr. Vincenzo Pascale, Associate Professor at Long Island University and adjunct lecturer in the Globalization Studies and International R...
Italian American Podcast 339: Whose Connie Now?
Vanessa Racci, the beloved jazzy Italian, takes center stage as we paint vivid portraits of Italian American music icons Bobby Darin and Connie Francis. Our heart beats with excitement as Vanessa unveils her latest passion project, “Forbidden Love,” a mini musical poised to captivate audiences with its debut at Yorktown Stage in Westchester, New Yo...
More than just meatballs and the Mafia: Why Italian American Heritage and Culture Month is important
You know the names of history’s past: Christopher Columbus, Amerigo Vespucci, Lorenzo de Medici, Leonardo da Vinci, Michelangelo. You may not know names from more recent times: Mother Cabrini, Enrico Fermi, Lee Iacocca, Antonin Scalia. Whether it was the Middle Ages, the Renaissance, or the 20th century, Italians and Italian Americans have made mon...
Late SF mayor Moscone, a Milk ally, honored with North Beach plaque
San Francisco civic leaders and the Italian consulate dedicated a plaque to the late mayor George Moscone in the North Beach neighborhood October 4, paying tribute to him as an early advocate of LGBTQ equality. The plaque is the first in a series to be dedicated to Italian Americans in the neighborhood, known for being the city's Little Italy. Oct...
Marcello Mastroianni, the Ultimate Latin Lover, Really Wished You Wouldn’t Call Him That
This week marks a full century since the actor Marcello Mastroianni entered our world on September 28, 1924. Now, nearly 30 years on since he exited, it remains quasi-illegal to write anything about him without using the two words he detested most of all: “Latin Lover.” Dating back to at least 1960, when his performance in Federico Fellini’s La dol...