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Dear friends, first of all: happy Italian Heritage Month! I am writing this editorial excited by the fact that after three very long years, in a few days I will finally be back in the US. I will be in Washington DC for events, meeting and presentations, If you will be able to be in Washington DC on October 29 at 10.30 AM at the NIAF Gala Forum, or...

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Among the contributions to improving the condition and reputation of Italians in America that are wrongly less remembered is unfortunately still that of Sicilian physician Vincenzo Sellaro, co-founder of the first Italian hospital in America and Ordine dei Figli d'Italia in America (now the Order Sons and Daughters of Italy in America). The Sicilia...

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When Italians began to arrive in large numbers in the United States, they had no representation and were heavily discriminated. Their rights were not recognized, until 1905 when a visionary, Vincenzo Sellaro, realized that only by uniting and associating themselves could they defend their rights and celebrate their origins. That is when the Order o...

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OSDIA “Capitolo di Roma” #3002 honored Stefano Andreotti as the second Meritorious Member. The certificate was consigned by the two founders of the Lodge: President, Carmelo Cutuli and Trustee Paolo Quattrocchi.  Mr. Andreotti had long career as a manager in a multinational hitech company, and worked hard to preserve and deepen the archives and dia...

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Tune in this Wednesday for the next episode of OSDIA Interviews LIVE! Wednesday (6/10) at 1:30pm EST on Facebook Live, Our hosts Clarissa Burt and Mark DeNunzio will be joined by the founder and President of the newly formed lodge “Capitolo di Roma” #3002, Carmelo Cutuli! Don't forget to leave your questions for Carmelo to be asked during the live...

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The Order Sons and Daughters of Italy in America is the oldest and most established organization supporting Americans of Italian descent in the United States and Canada. Founded in 1905 in New York by an Italian emigrant, Dr. Vincenzo Sellaro, OSDIA today has over 600,000 affiliates throughout North America. In 2019, 115 years after its foundation,...

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Starting today, Clarissa Burt is honorary member of the Capitolo di Roma of OSDIA, the oldest organization in the United States in support of the American population of Italian descent, founded in 1905 by Dr. Vincenzo Sellaro. Sicilian doctor who emigrated to the USA. We all remember her, beautiful, American model and actress naturalized Italian, s...

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