Italian American coalition calls Nickelodeon's 'Nicky Deuce' racist
Parents should bar their children from watching a Nickelodeon film scheduled for release this year because of the way it portrays Italian Americans, says a coalition based in New Jersey. Manny Alfano, president of the nonprofit Italian American ONE VOICE Coalition, called on Nickelodeon, its affiliates and parent company, to halt productio...
Un giornale per diffondere e interpretare l'italicità nel mondo
Care lettrici e cari lettori, bentornati e bentrovati. Alcuni tra i residenti nel Nord Est degli Usa, conoscono già "Visti da New York". Per coloro che invece leggono per la prima volta questa rubrica sappiate che ogni domenica, per oltre quindici anni, è stata pubblicata nelle pagine di Oggi7, l'inserto domenicale del quotidiano in lingua italiana...
Wildwoods Host Italian-American Festival
The North Wildwood Original Italian-American Festival celebrates its 19th anniversary in the Wildwoods this year with a weekend of food, fun and Italian-American heritage. The festival runs from Friday, June 28 through Sunday, June 30. Festivities for the three-day event take place along Olde New Jersey Avenue in North Wildwood including s...
L'italiano Franco Nuschese nominato membro del CDA Atlantic Council di Washington
Franco Nuschese è stato nominato membro del Consiglio di amministrazione dell'Atlantic Council. Lo ha annunciato il presidente Frederick Kempe: "Siamo molto felici per la nomina di Nuschese. Il suo sarà un contributo fondamentale nelle grandi sfide che ci aspettano nei prossimi anni". La nomina è stata ufficializzata con una cerimonia a cui ha pres...
Friends Of The USA Pavilion Milano 2015 Join Italian Embassy For Republic Day Celebration
The Friends of the USA Pavilion Milano 2015, the coalition responsible for organizing the U.S. presence at Expo Milano 2015, will join the Italian Embassy and dignitaries on June 2 to celebrate the 68th anniversary of Italy's Republic Day and the theme of the upcoming world's fair, Expo Milano 2015. Expo Milano 2015 will also be the focus...
Celebrating 100 Years of Devotion to San Giuseppe in Lodi, New Jersey
By Giovanni di Napoli What better way to celebrate Labor Day than at the Feast of San Giuseppe, patron saint of workers. Monday, my friends and I made our way to Lodi, New Jersey for the centennial celebration of the Feast of Saint Joseph. Warmly welcomed, we celebrated Mass in English and Italian with Most Reverend Bernard A. Hebda, Coadj...
NIAF Gala Q&A with Louis Prima Jr.
Louis Prima Jr. and The Witnesses will bring their high-energy, big band sound to NIAF's "The Wildest Comes to Washington" Casino Night, during the Gala weekend, performing songs from their latest album "Blow," and getting the crowd on its feet! Ahead of the big weekend, Prima Jr., son of legendary trumpeter and jazz-band leader Louis Prim...
Matilda Fumo, 92, guided tourists around Phila.
Matilda DeFlaviis Fumo could often be seen in the Independence Hall neighborhood, turned out as a well-dressed 18th century lady. In springtime and autumn, from the mid-1980s into 2009, Mrs. Fumo was a costumed guide for Centipede Tours. A very patient guide. The last tour that Mrs. Fumo worked alongside Centipede guide Sally A. Downe...
Rossini's La Cenerentola
Date: Thursday, April 23, 2015 Time: 6:30pm Venue: Embassy of Italy - Auditorium Organized by: Embassy of Italy/Italian Cultural Institute In collaboration with: Washington National Opera Washington National Opera presents Rossini's popular retelling of the beloved Cinderella story. Please join the Company's creative team leading this whimsica...
27th Annual National Education & Leadership Awards Gala
Thursday, May 21, 2015 : 6 p.m. reception - 7 p.m. programNational Building Museum, Washington, D.C. Join the Sons of Italy Foundation® (SIF) on Thursday, May 21, 2015, for the 27th Annual National Education & Leadership Awards (NELA) Gala. The signature Washington event returns to the National Building Museum to honor Gen. Raymond T. Odi...
Q&A: Frankie Avalon chats about his new Italian cookbook
by Molly Eichel Singer and actor Frankie Avalon returned to his Italian Market roots last year to gather ingredients from the likes of Cannuli's Meats and Claudio's with his childhood pal Jerry Blavat for his first cookbook, Frankie Avalon's Italian Family Cookbook (St. Martin's Press, $24.99). In the book, Avalon shares recipes f...
Symposium shows Italy in the White House
A symposium in the US capital on Tuesday highlighted the many influences Italy has had on the White House through the centuries, from Cicero's ideal of the gentleman politician to the concept of equality espoused by Filippo Mazzei, which influenced Thomas Jefferson in guiding the nation's founding principles. The symposium "Italy in the White Hous...