Preserving memories, strengthening identities: the Trentini Americani project
When we think of Italian immigration to the US, our thoughts immediately go to the sunny shores and hills of Southern Italy and we’re not making a mistake, really: of the 9 million people who arrived to America from the Belpaese between 1880 and 1915, about 70% was from the South. But believing that Northerners weren’t interested in realizing...
AIT - All you need is Cooking
Continue on the journey discovering True Italian flavours with our ONLINE cooking event "ALL YOU NEED IS COOKING" focusing on Authentic ingredients from the region of Tuscany presented by the Italian American Chamber of Commerce Midwest in collaboration with the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Assocamerestero and Coco Paz...
Welcome to the Italian American Media Crossroads
The Italian American Media Crossroads Archive is a unique hub where you can find the most complete video collection of material related to Italy and the United States. This database consists of more than 5000 items (including films, videos, books, articles, cartoons, pictures, posters, and so on) that illustrate the past and present of the common...
Meet Gruppo Italiano! Uniting, Educating, Promoting & Expanding
The respected community of Italian restaurants, importers, distributors, and operators, expands its footprint to a national level, with a mission to support business opportunities between Italy and the U.S. Tuesday, September 15th, 2020 – from 3:00 PM to 4:00 PM (EST). Zoom webinar (free): REGISTER HERE. Guest Speakers: Antonino Laspina, Italian Tr...
Celebrate Italian American Heritage Month with Thirty-One Days of Italians
Education is the key to preserving our heritage and culture. Thirty-One Days of Italians releases its 2020-21 List on thirtyonedaysofitalians.com. The List provides a person of Italian heritage to learn about and celebrate for each day in October, Italian American Heritage Month. In 2006, a directory of Italians and Italian Americans who should be...
Mob Deep: Michael Imperioli's Favourite Music
Actor, writer, producer and musician Michael Imperioli – best known for playing Christopher Moltisanti in The Sopranos – chooses his 13 favourite tracks, and discusses the use of music in the series. Simon Price listens in an unmarked van across the street. The mood, and the lighting, is dark. In the back office of the Crazy Horse nightclub, a besu...
Frankie Scinta belting them out at South Point
In a city known for its entertainment, many conversations spark the question: “Who is the best?” Longevity is certainly a way to gauge. How large a following is another. Frankie Scinta undoubtedly has both. But when asking all the top entertainers in the world who their favorite is, no one is mentioned more than Frankie Scinta. He is the one headli...
The Italian American Dream: Andrea Sbarboro
Italians were some of the first European explorers and settlers of California. While the majority of Italians settled in the urban centers of eastern California, many northern Italians came out west to the Pacific coast. One of these notable Italian immigrants was Andrea Sbarboro. Sbarboro was a businessman by heart and by nature, founding and man...
The Italian Immigrant Working-Class Experience in the United States
Close to seventeen million people in the United States, approximately 6 percent of the total population, identified themselves as Italian Americans in the 2016 census. Constituting the nation’s fifth largest ancestry group, they are the descendants of one of the greatest diasporas in human history. Since 1860, twenty-nine million Italians have left...
How Jerry Colangelo helped make history for the NBA's first Black majority team owner
The NBA player playoff game boycotts Wednesday through Friday in the Orlando bubble has drawn support from the league's brass and several team owners, including Phoenix Suns owner Robert Sarver. That support reflects the league's diversity initiatives dating back to former Suns owner and sports impresario Jerry Colangelo paving the way for the NBA'...
Dick Rosano’s Crossroads of The Mediterranean
Congratulations to NIAF Member, novelist and Ambassador magazine’s wine columnist Dick Rosano for his latest novel Crossroads of the Mediterranean. The second of a two-part historical fiction series about Sicily, it takes the reader on a journey through time, from the volcanic origins of the island to the era of the Roman Empire. It chronicles the...
'We're not tourists': The separated US-Italian couples demanding change to Covid travel rules
Long-distance relationships are challenging at the best of times. But as countries suddenly shut their borders during the coronavirus pandemic, unmarried couples living in different parts of the world found themselves unable to visit each other as governments classed such trips as "non-essential". While many travel restrictions have now been eased,...