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The Italian Parliament is approving a law promoting sports in schools and establishing the New Youth Games (Giochi della Gioventù), renewing the national sports event for students aged 7 to 17, which was created in 1968, suspended in 1996, then reinstated in 2007, and finally closed in 2017. The goal is to promote sports education as a tool for cog...

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On a late rainy Wednesday afternoon in the University of Arizona’s Integrated Learning Center, a group of 35 students savors some loaves of home-baked olive and tomato focaccia at the sound of soft music and frolicsome chatter. There are also cups of Italian-style cioccolata calda.       With food being Italy’s main wealth and best-known symbol abr...

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The Italian American Society of Marco Island is currently accepting applications for a $1,000 scholarship opportunity for a graduating senior from any Collier County High School who will be attending a post-high school education in the Trades (an example would include automotive, diesel, aviation, and marine technology, cosmetology, culinary, elect...

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Last week, Vicenza High School welcomed students from the Istituto Tecnico Economico (ITE) “Guido Piovene,” a local Italian high school specializing in business, finance and tourism for their annual exchange program. This well-established partnership provides a unique opportunity for students from both schools to experience a different educational...

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The Price of Children is the never-told story of how the Vatican and the American Catholic Church sent nearly 4000 children of unwed Italian mothers to the United States for adoption between 1950 to 1970, falsely labeling them “war orphans” then later “orphans.” With the religious stigma of unwed motherhood turning families against daughters, and a...

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The Italian American Heritage Society of Long Island (ITA-LI) and the American Association of Teachers of Italian: Long Island Chapter (AATI-LI) proudly announce a formal partnership through a newly established Memorandum of Understanding. This collaborative effort underscores both organizations’ commitment to celebrating and advancing Italian cult...

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Saturday, February 22, 2:00 pm – 5:00 pm, Emmanuel Church – Lower Auditorium – 438 E. Harvard, Burbank, CA. General – $15, Kids – $12, under two years old – Free. Must purchase tickets before the event. Space is linited. Come celebrate Carnevale with us! Join us at our family-friendly fun fundraiser to support Italian language and culture! Ticketed...

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The Scotch Plains-Fanwood chapter of UNICO, the largest Italian-American service organization in the United States, is committed to supporting local students in their educational journeys. Since its establishment in 1974, the chapter has awarded over $275,000 in scholarships to deserving students. This year, the chapter is proud to offer six schola...

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Wine professionals from across North America will gather in New York City, in an event hosted by Banville Wine Merchants in Manhattan, to participate in the newly formatted VIA Italian Wine Ambassador Certification Course on March 1-2, 2025. VIA Faculty member Sarah Heller MW will be on hand to lead the tastings and a series of in-depth lectures, f...

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Drexel University’s Board of Trustees has confirmed by a unanimous vote political economist and academic, Antonio Merlo, PhD as the 16th president in the University’s 133-year history. Merlo, Anne and Joel Ehrenkranz Dean of New York University’s Faculty of Arts & Science, will succeed Interim President Denis P. O’Brien and begin his tenure at Drex...

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