Win an Italian Genealogy Research Package!
In celebration of Italian American heritage month, the Sons of Italy® is giving away an Italian genealogy research package valued at $1,500 and donated by My Italian Family. When you join the Sons of Italy® as a new national at-large member, renew your at-large membership, or give the gift of at-large membership via www.osia.org during October...
Angelo Castanza Jr. elected president of CIAO
Angelo Castanza Jr. took over as president of the Calabresi in America Organization at CIAO's annual installation dinner in November. Castanza was brought into the organization in 2001 by the indefatigable Joe Bruno. Once involved, he was hooked. "It is the one place other than my family where I feel I completely belong," he explains....
Espresso on Wheels
Today's culture spotlights the food industry. Celebrity chefs, TV reality food competitions, local "foodie" restaurants, and "farm to table" eateries dominate the market drawing regular consumers to become fanatics over what used to be just a cheeseburger. Another phenomenon, not new to the game, is the ever-popular food truck. From as ear...
FedCup: Italy Dominates in First Day of Play, But Cleveland Still Raucous Crowd
by Sam Allard Italy struck first blood at the FedCup tennis tournament this afternoon with two decisive wins beneath the gilded mezzanines of Cleveland's Public Auditorium downtown. In order to come away victorious, team USA will have to win all three matches tomorrow afternoon. The United States' Christina McHale fought valiantly...
COM.IT.ES. Election 2014 – Voter Registration Information
Official announcement from the Consulate General of Italy in Boston: COMITES ELECTIONS Please note that in the Official Gazette n. 179, released August 4th 2014, Decree-Law n.109 was published and included, in article 10, provisions regarding the renewal of the COMITES (Committees of Italians Living Abroad). As provided by Law 286/2003...
Insegnamento multilingue: vantaggi e difficoltà
Sapere bene l'inglese e avere l'abilitazione per l'insegnamento dell'italiano non garantisce ai docenti un posto nelle scuole pubbliche degli USA. Infatti, quasi tutti gli istituti che assumono nuovi docenti d'italiano cercano insegnanti abilitati in almeno due lingue. Gli amministratori che scelgono i curricula, per i colloqui di lingua, respingon...
An Italian American Feast For Family Reunions
Hey, come over here, kid, learn something. ... You see, you start out with a little bit of oil. Then you fry some garlic. Then you throw in some tomatoes, tomato paste, you fry it; ya make sure it doesn't stick. You get it to a boil; you shove in all your sausage and your meatballs; heh? ... And a little bit o' wine. An' a little bit o' sugar, and...
The Search for our Ancestry (XIII): Expanding the Search for PASSenger Manifests
By Angelo F. Coniglio I have detailed the type of information found on the ships' manifests of Southern Italian immigrants to Ellis Island, documents that are available on the free site www.ellisisland.org. That site, one of the first to display manifests, can be very helpful, but it has its drawbacks. ellisisland.org sometimes maddeningly display...
The Father of The Godfather: Mario Puzo
By Francesca Bezzone A quintessential figure of Italo-american culture, Puzo was, and still remains today almost twenty years after his death, the iconic symbol of how Italian and American heritage have merged together to create some of the most defining art of the 20th century. Even his career is image to what could only be defin...
Coldiretti: Negli USA taroccati 7 pecorini su 10
Negli Stati Uniti 7 pecorini di tipo italiano su 10 sono "tarocchi" nonostante il nome richiami esplicitamente al Made in Italy. È quanto denunciano i pastori della Coldiretti che questa settimana hanno lasciato le campagne per portare le pecore al pascolo al Foro Traiano nel centro storico di Roma per difendere il lavoro, gli animali, le stalle e...
Columbus Day: si può trasmettere ancora cultura italiana senza parlare più italiano?
di Stefano Vaccara Lo confesso: la festa del Columbus Day mi porta un po' di tristezza, quasi mi incupisce. Da un po' di tempo ormai. E devo confessare anche che la mia tristezza non scaturisce dal dolore che sentono i discendenti dei nativi americani, dal Nord al Centro al Sud America, che considerano l'anniversario dell'arrivo di Cristof...
IAOVC is asking all Italian American Defenders & Organizations to speak out with ONE United VOICE
IAOVC is asking all Italian American Defenders & Organizations to speak out with ONE United VOICE on Thursday, February 13, 2014 from 9:00 am until 4:00 pm ET AFLAC will not remove stereotypical commercial "Family Business," which portrays Italian Americans as mobsters. They will not acknowledge that these commercials are abo...