21-year-old Italian-American writes scripts, music for catechetical cartoons
Helping children understand each week's Sunday scriptures with relatable cartoon characters and original music scores is how Isabella D'Angelo chooses to use her time and talents to help build the kingdom of God. Every Wednesday she releases a new video on her YouTube channel "Catholic Kids Media" that illustrates the meaning of the readings along...
An Exclusive First Look at the New Documentary What Would Sophia Loren Do?
It's a tried and true parental tactic to hold up an example of someone whose behavior a child should attempt to emulate, leaving so many of us with the question of why can't you be more like so-and-so rattling around our brains long after childhood ends. For film producer Regina K. Scully, the message was just a bit different than usual. "My mom wo...
The Joy of Growing Up Italian
I was well into adulthood before I realized that I was an American. Of course, I had been born in America and had lived there all of my life, but somehow it never occurred to me that just being a citizen of the United States meant I was an American. Americans were people who ate peanut butter and jelly on mushy white bread that came out of plastic...
Valarie D'Elia is Saving Southern Italy
Valarie D’Elia, Travel With Val, an award-winning travel journalist, who specializes in Italy and ancestral travel programming is seeking input from Italian-Americans who are doing something significant to honor their ancestry, for consideration to be featured in a documentary with the working title “Saving Southern Italy.” D'Elia is one of eight...
Christopher Columbus, The Greatest Hero Of The Fifteenth & Sixteenth Centuries (As Revealed By The Primary Historical Sources): “The First Civil Rights Legislation Of The Americas”
Many express surprise at the characterization of Christopher Columbus as the first civil rights activist of the Americas. This may be expected, given the steady diet of falsehoods propagated by Columbus’s detractors, the sinister axis of cultural majoritarians who have fulfilled the promise of Marxist crusader Rudolf Dutschke of a “long march thro...
Filitalia presenta “La cultura orizzontale” - lettura e discussione sul libro del Prof. Giovanni Solimine
Filitalia International & Foundation, in collaborazione con la sezione chapter Filitalia di Salerno e il “Progetto Biblioteca Digitale: aggregazione e inclusione sociale nella nuova biblioteca di comunità”, organizza l’evento di presentazione del libro “La Cultura Orizzontale” di G. Solimine e G. Zanchini, Bari, Laterza 2020 previsto per venerdì 22...
IAP 171: The King who would be a Saint: Francesco II, King of the Two Sicilies, with special guest Lou Mendola
On December 11, 2020, Cardinal Crescenzio Sepe, the outgoing Archbishop of Naples, Italy, announced that he was opening a case on the beatification of King Francesco II of the Two Sicilies. If approved, the Vatican will begin an investigation into the “heroic virtues” of the King, which is the first step towards canonization; His Majesty will then...
Join us for an Italian American Inaugural Celebration - January 17th
Sunday, January 17th, 5 pm ET – 2 pm PT. Place: ZOOM a casa tua. Bring your own favorite antipasto and Italian wine. Event is open to all. Advance registration is required. Register Here. You will receive a confirmation with an event link. Carissimi Amici, the past year has been challenging for all of us...so it's time to celebrate good news! Joe B...
Deadline Extended for the NIAF NCCA Columbus Essay Contest! Due February 15, 2021 by 11:59 pm EST
The National Italian American Foundation has extended the deadline to submit an essay for its annual Christopher Columbus Essay Contest. Since 1996, NIAF has proudly joined with the National Christopher Columbus Association (NCCA) to sponsor an annual national essay contest on a topic related to Christopher Columbus for high school students of all...
Student Internship Program By ILF
The Student Internship Program by Italian Language Foundation provides employment opportunities with U.S. export to Italy companies and Italy-based import companies. Your membership entitles you to access to internship opportunities with our Corporate Internship Partners. You must be an Italian Language Foundation Student Member to apply. How Does...
'Sopranos' 'Johnny Cakes' Oral History: Vito's Gay Love Story
When The Sopranos returned for Season Six back in March 2006, the show was in a pretty unique place. The series had already revolutionized television in countless ways, and after a nearly two-year absence from the airwaves, it was finally returning to HBO to wrap up its final season. But while many series seek to tie up loose ends toward their conc...
The Russo Brothers Italian American Film Forum Application Now Open
The National Italian American Foundation (NIAF), in conjunction with Directors Anthony and Joe Russo and the Italian Sons and Daughters of America (ISDA), is very pleased to announce that the applications are now open for The Russo Brothers Italian American Film Forum. Now in its fifth year, the program annually awards multiple $8,000 grants to amb...