UNICO National, the largest Italian American Service Organization in America, plans for an exciting centennial year, celebrating the achievements of the Italian American community in the United States, as well as commemorating the enduring bond between the United States and Italy. UNICO is a nonpartisan, nonprofit organization with a mission to pro...

On March 9th and 10th, a series of bilateral meetings between Italy and the United States were held in Washington. The discussions focused on fundamental physics research topics, perspectives, and projects, that see the two countries engaged in a joint effort through important scientific collaborations. The protagonists of this annual event were It...

On March 5 a delegation of the Fratelli d’Italia (Brothers of Italy - FdI) met the Italian American Community during an event at the Casa Italiana in Washington, DC. Representatives of Casa Italiana, the Italian Embassy, and Mr. Andrea Di Giuseppe, elected in the North and Central America District, organized the event.   Di Giuseppe thanked the org...

AMHS is pleased to announce that our second program of the year will feature a talk by a distinguished guest speaker and AMHS member, Daniel A. Piazza, who will give us an overview of Italian stamps and the Italian postal service. The meeting will take place at Casa Italiana on March 26. Dan has been the Chief Curator of the Smithsonian’s National...

Tuesday, Mar 14, 2023, 6:00 PM EDT. Italian Cultural Institute - 3000 Whitehaven St, NW Washington, DC 20008. As part of the 7th edition of Italian Design Day in the US, the Italian Cultural Institute in Washington DC hosts an exhibit curated by Professor Lavinia Fici Pasquina, associate professor at the School of Architecture at Catholic Universit...

March 8, 2023 at 6pm. Vital Voices Headquarters - 1509 16th Street NW - Washington DC 20036. RSVP Here. On the occasion of International Women's Day, the Italian Cultural Institute in Washingtopn DC is glad to invite you to "Donne & Arte Oggi: Women and Contemporary Art in Italy and beyond". The seminar is organized in collaboration with Vital Voic...

Chad T. Sarchio, the immediate past president of the D.C. Bar, spoke to an appreciative group of AMHS members and guests on February 12, 2023, at Il Canale restaurant in Georgetown, describing his legal career and his Italian-American upbringing. Following a delicious lunch, Chad spoke to about 25 attendees on how his own values were shaped by his...

Generation Z, better known as Gen Z, was at the center of a panel discussion hosted yesterday by the Embassy of Italy in Washington on "From A to Gen Z: Activism and Influence in the Social Media Age," which featured some 30 leaders-including young and very young-to address topics such as activism in the digital age, politics and digital, the role...

At this year’s 57th annual Super Bowl, where the Kansas City Chiefs beat the Philadelphia Eagles in Phoenix, Arizona, Francesco and Enzo Marra, Neapolitan immigrants and residents of the Washington, DC area churned out thousands of pizzas for the occasion. The Super Bowl’s  audience of 113 million people, connected between TV and streaming, was the...

We celebrated our ties of service and friendship today with a visit to the Italian Embassy in Washington, D.C. where we met with First Counselor Michela Carboniero and Education Office Director Maria Fusco to discuss the valuable contributions of Italians in the American Revolution and DAR’s official tour to Italy in November 2023. I am proud of my...