Italian American Baseball Foundation Launches Baseball Academy Partnership with Francisco Cervelli
In a transformational moment for the Italian American Baseball Foundation and the Francisco Cervelli Baseball Academy, the two organizations have combined efforts to enhance the baseball facility and focus on youth baseball development in Italy. Simone Piani Stadium in Castiglione della Pescaia (Tuscany) will now be the home of the Francisco Cervel...
Delta Becomes First U.S. Airline to Serve Sicilian Airport
Delta announced an expansion of its trans-Atlantic flight schedule for the summer of 2025, introducing new routes and increasing service frequency to several European destinations from its U.S. hubs. Catania, Sicily: Delta will start daily flights from New York-JFK to Catania in May 2025. Naples, Italy: Four-times-weekly flights from Atlanta to Nap...
MOU between Neapolitan and Italian American lawyers: cultural and professional exchanges
The Naples Bar Association has signed a memorandum of understanding with Niaba, the National Association of Italian American Lawyers; the goal of the agreement is to plan joint initiatives that can foster cultural and professional exchanges between the two entities. The document was signed in the offices of the Naples Bar Council in the presence of...
The Life and Times of Charles Ponzi
At the turn of the 20th century, Italian immigration to America was starting to peak. After Italy united with Rome as its capital in 1871, economic, political and societal changes caused upheaval throughout the peninsula and masses of Italian citizens traveled west, each seeking an opportunity for a better life. In 1903, Carlo Ponzi was a passenger...
Columbus Day Was Intended to Encourage Greater Acceptance of Immigrants in America
The story of why in 1892 America began to celebrate Columbus Day, which subsequently led to the creation of more than 100 Columbus statues throughout our country, is a tragic example of the mistreatment of immigrants that needs to be told. When Italians came to America Between 1880 and 1920, some four million Italian immigrants left impo...
NIAF is honored to announce Dr. Monica M. Bertagnolli as one of our 49th Anniversary Gala Honorees!
Dr. Bertagnolli is the 17th Director of the National Institutes of Health (NIH), making history as the first surgeon and only the second woman to hold this prestigious position. With a career dedicated to advancing clinical oncology, she has been instrumental in National Cancer Institute (NCI) and held various prominent transforming the understandi...
Next Solidarity Session with Native Americans and Italian Americans – Wednesday, September 25
The September Solidarity Session – “Bridging Cultures Against Cancel Culture” - will be held on Wednesday, September 25, 2024 at 8 PM Eastern. These monthly Sessions bring different groups together in unity to oppose the cancel culture affecting so many.Leaders of the Native American Guardian’s Association (“NAGA”) and representatives of Italian Am...
Baseball agent Tony Attanasio dies at 84, represented players from Bobby Valentine to Ichiro Suzuki
Tony Attanasio, a baseball agent since before the start of free agency whose clients ranged from Bobby Valentine to Ichiro Suzuki, has died. He was 84. Attanasio died Aug. 30 at his home in San Diego following a long illness, according to his son Michael. Attanasio’s first client was Valentine in 1972 and his last was Suzuki in 2014. Attanasio was...
The Undefeated Louis Zamperini
The War Department assigned Louis Zamperini an “official death date” and President Franklin D. Roosevelt signed a condolence letter, but Sylvia Zamperini refused to believe her son was gone.“None of us believed it. None of us. Not underneath, even,” she later recalled after “Louie” — the inexhaustible Olympian from the 1936 Berlin Olympics — was fo...
Coccia Foundation is excited to bring our annual Italian Heritage Contest to you once again!
Coccia Foundation is honoring extraordinary Italians and Italian Americans as we recognize and celebrate Italian Heritage Month! All students in grades 5-8 are encouraged to participate in our annual video contest, identifying the achievement and impact of any one Italian or Italian American, male or female, who has had a rich influence, nationally...
Pasta market to grow by a third in North America
Pasta means history. It is one of the most mature food categories. Ingrained in the development of human civilization. There is no clear evidence of when exactly pasta started existing. Some trace it back to the 4th century B.C. seen in Etruscan tombs. Some others claim Marco Polo introduced pasta to Italy 13th century after returning from the Far...
Franciacorta Brings Italian Excellence to the 76th Emmy® Awards
Franciacorta, a symbol of Italian enological excellence, renews its partnership with the Emmy Awards for the fourth consecutive year, bringing an unmistakable touch of Italian flair to one of the most prestigious events in the global television and film industry. The 76th Emmy Awards will take place on Sunday, September 15, at the Peacock Theater i...