The American Italian Federation of the Southeast Biennial Convention was held on April 12, 13, & 14, 2013 on the Mississippi Gulf Coast
During the convention everyone got to meet and talk with so many pleasant individuals that are associated with and supporting their great organizations and the American Italian Federation. Officers were nominated and elected.
“La Città dei Ragazzi” - Model of Social Work in Rome Funded by American Donors
The Boys and Girls Towns of Italy (BGTI) hosted a fundraiser this past weekend in San Francisco for an organization that is testament to Italy's real impact in the sphere of philanthropy. This remarkable nonprofit takes in refugee youth who have fled their homeland due to violence and extreme poverty and finds them secure, nurturing environments th...
Ferragosto 2013 – Little Italy America : The Roaring 20’s!
From New York to San Diego, America cast off the inhibitions of an earlier era and celebrated prosperity, movies, the automobile, and jazz. Then - January 16, 1920 – The 18th Amendment was signed into law and America went DRY! It was Prohibition! Thirsty Americans sought relief ... and the Speakeasy was born! There has never been a time l...
Founders of Italian American Heritage Foundation in San Jose to be honored
by Mary Gottschalk The Italian American Heritage Foundation is honoring the surviving two founders of the group at the upcoming Un Ballo d'Amore. The first is Joe Guerra Jr., a longtime Willow Glen resident who with his brother Louie worked in his family's grocery story on S. First Street, eventually turning it into a sporting goods store...
Dall'Italia alla Nba: con Datome anche Hackett sogna l'America
Dopo Andrea Bargnani, Marco Belinelli e Danilo Gallinari, altri due talenti del basket italiano potrebbero approdare nella Nba: i virgulti in questione sono Gigi Datome e Daniel Hackett, protagonisti dell'ultima Finale Scudetto tra Roma e Siena. BOSTON SU DATOME - Si sapeva da tempo che diverse franchigie erano interessate all'ala della Vi...
L’audizione del Viceministro Archi al Comitato del Senato
Sistema Italia, corsi di lingua e cultura, consolati e voto all'estero, il Museo dell'Emigrazione e i nuovi migranti. Nella sua prima audizione al Comitato per le Questioni degli Italiani all'Estero del Senato, il Viceministro degli Esteri Bruno Archi ha ribadito la linea seguita dalla Farnesina nelle politiche migratorie. Accolto dal pres...
A Look at the 125th Annual Feast of Our Lady of Snow, Williamsburg, Brooklyn
The 125th Annual Feast of Our Lady of Snow, patroness of Sanza (SA), kicked-off Saturday in East Williamsburg, Brooklyn with a procession through the neighborhood and novena in honor of the Madonna della Neve at beautiful Saint Francis of Paola Church (219 Conselyea Street). We had the privilege of attending the celebration and meeting man...
The Philadelphians celebrate Saratoga 150 at SPAC
By Phil Drew The morning-line favorite for opening week of The Philadelphia Orchestra at the Saratoga Performing Arts Center is tonight's Saratoga Springs debut of Boston Pops Conductor Keith Lockhart, who will helm a program that celebrates the 150th anniversary of Saratoga Race Course. In the spirit of his pops credentials, Lock...
Porto Cervo, grande successo all'MDM The Italian Dream fino al 15 settembre
L'atmosfera era quella delle grandi occasioni venerdì sera al Museo MDM di Porto Cervo che ha visto l'inaugurazione di un appuntamento che si è rivelato uno dei più riusciti e singolari dell'estate: all'interno di "Andy Warhol. "The American Dream", mostra curata da Achille Bonito Oliva dedicata alle opere del re della Pop Art, ha preso vi...
Savor the Tastes, Sights, and Sounds of Old World Italy at Festa Dell' Autunno
Savor the tastes, sights and sounds of old world Italy at the Festa Dell' Autunno at the Condé Nast Traveller #1 rated resort in the world, The Resort at Pelican Hill in Newport Beach, California, September 20-22. The three-day harvest season event held at Newport Beach's only five-star resort brings the tradition of Italy to Southern Cali...
The Italian-Americans of Mulberry Street, Long Before ‘The Godfather’
by James Estrin Strolling along Mulberry Street in Little Italy during this year's Feast of San Gennaro, visitors passed stands selling zeppole and sausage and peppers as vendors hawked "Fuggedaboudit" T-shirts and "Godfather"-themed trinkets. But when they reached St. Patrick's Old Cathedral at the corner of Prince Street, the atmosphere...
Annual Taste of Italy in Medford
The Kiwanis Club of Medford will be producing 'A taste of Italy' from 6:30 to 9:30 p.m. on Monday, October 21, 2013, at John Accardi & Sons in Medford.This annual charity event is being held to support the many local charities which Kiwanis supports for the benefit of the children of the community, including local food pantries. This year's Ta...