Renowned Italian-American filmmaker Martin Scorsese was presented with a special gift during his recent visit to Polizzi Generosa, Sicily. Nunzia Imburgia, president of the Sellaro Committee of Polizzi Generosa, donated a copy of Carmelo Cutuli's biography of Dr. Vincenzo Sellaro, the founder of the Sons of Italy in America. The book, which is also...
READ MOREAuthor Carmelo Cutuli, has released his latest book, "The Italian American Journey: migration, identity, and heritage: the life of Dr. Vincenzo Sellaro and the birth of Sons of Italy". The book tells the story of Vincenzo Sellaro, a Sicilian doctor who dedicated his life to improving the conditions of Italian immigrants in America. Sellaro founded...
READ MOREAmong 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...
READ MOREWhen 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...
READ MORELa vicenda migratoria transoceanica della seconda metà del XIX secolo ha contribuito a segnare una forma specifica di insediamento etnico nella realtà statunitense. In quella fase storica, negli Stati Uniti, il processo migratorio ha assunto caratteri di massa a partire dagli anni settanta dell’ottocento, quando arrivarono nel paese più di due mili...
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