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The Nutley Parks and Recreation building was transformed into “little Italy” on Sunday, March 18. Rows and rows of Italian food were lined up for people to enjoy in a buffet style. The annual Taste of Italy hosted by Chair Vito Matturro and Co-Chair Melissa Matturro is the sole fundraiser for the Nutley-Belleville Columbus Day parade. Over 40 area...

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News of Democratic Mayor Bill de Blasio's monuments commission's recommendations for what to do with controversial statues and monuments on New York City property is being cautiously celebrated by many Staten Island politicians. On Thursday, De Blasio's commission recommended that most controversial monuments and statues be kept where they are with...

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The statue stands in a small park near a strip of businesses owned primarily by blacks and Latinos. The 6-foot tall monument to Christopher Columbus was erected in Long Branch's Slocum Park in 1961, when the city was predominantly white. More than half a century later, the city has seen an influx of Latino immigrants, and at least one Hispanic grou...

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Anthony Scaramucci hasn’t even officially started his White House job, but he’s already captured a lot of attention — and helped perpetuate negative stereotypes about Italian-Americans. An advocacy group pushed back against Scaramucci’s performance a week after President Donald Trump chose him to lead his communications team and a day after he unle...

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Tra i diversi aspetti che caratterizzano l'esperienza italoamericana, come ci hanno detto alcuni nostri precedenti ospiti, c'è (sin dall'inizio) il problema delle discriminazioni e degli stereotipi. E' un problema che divide fortemente la comunità: perché c'è chi lo combatte con grande forza, e chi ritiene che al contrario bisognerebbe evitare di p...

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Historic sculptures and war memorials meant to honor the people and events that helped shape our city sit languishing, stashed away behind a fence at one of the city's busiest parks. A 1909 sculpture of Italian explorer Giovanni da Verrazzano, the discoverer of New York Harbor, now looks like it's seen better days. The Coast Guard Memorial, h...

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Dr. Jon S. Odorico of Madison, WI, was awarded the 2016 UNICO National Marconi Science Award and Medal by UNICO National President Ann Walko, at a gala award ceremony and dinner attended by UNICO National officers and dignitaries from across the country during UNICO's National Board of Directors meeting, Saturday, March 5th, 2016 in Atlantic City,...

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Free Event Open To Those Interested In Defending Italian Heritage Against Negative Barrage Of Stereotyping In Media And Popular Culture   March 7, 2013For immediate releaseContact: Sebastian D'EliaCommunications DirectorItalian American ONE VOICE Coalition908-770-3662 www.iaovc.org   Are you an Italian American who is sick and tired o...

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Si è tenuta ieri sera, 3 aprile, nella sede della UNICO National Connecticut District 1 a Milford, in Connecticut, la presentazione di "One Voice Coalition" (www.iaovc.org), un'organizzazione nazionale di attivisti Usa, dedicata esclusivamente a difendere il patrimonio e la cultura italo americana.   Presente all'evento anche Fucsia Nissoli,...

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Italian American One Voice Coalition President Andre DiMino appeared on Ebru Today discussing the Italian stereotypes in the media from "The Sopranos", to " Jersey Shore", to Governor Chris Christie in Time Magazine.   You can watch the full interview here.

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