History & culture

Salsini Writes Memoir About Stephen Sondheim

November 2022 |
Paul Salsini, un autore italo-americano, ha attualmente scritto un libro dell'omonimo teatro musicale “Sondheim & Me: Revealing a Musical Genius”. Salsini è appassionato delle opere di Sondheim. Il libro contiene foto, diversi testi e gli...

Why is Italian Food So Good?

November 2022 |
November means Thanksgiving and Thanksgiving means food and family. In Italian families, food and family are one and the same. To be clear, I am not suggesting that Italians are cannibals. What I am saying, however, is that an essential attribute...

NIAF NCCA Christopher Columbus Essay Contest Now Open

November 2022 |
The National Italian American Foundation (NIAF) is now accepting essays for the NIAF NCCA Christopher Columbus Essay Contest. Since 1996, NIAF has worked with the National Christopher Columbus Association (NCCA) to sponsor an annual national essay...

TI-RA-MI-SU “Pick-Me-Up”

November 2022 |
“Tiramisu” is the fifth most recognized Italian word amongst Europeans, appearing in the vocabulary of 23 different languages. The literal translation is “pick me up.” We know it as a delicious blend of mascarpone cheese, egg yolks, and sugar,...

The Spas of the Euganean Hills: The Best Mud in Italy

November 2022 |
Activity holidays are very much in vogue these days, but what if it is the landscape that is full of activity rather than the people on holiday? I am talking about amazing regions of geothermal phenomena where the unexpected happens; from...

Growing Up with Clelia: Malapropisms

October 2022 |
Excerpts of the unique life story of an Italian immigrant. L’articolo descrive la vita di Clelia, una donna italo-americana che è immigrata negli Stati Uniti quando aveva 17 anni. Adesso, lei ha 92 anni, Clelia ha sempre pensato che parlare la...

Youngstown Italian American Architect P. Arthur D’Orazio

October 2022 |
Questo riassunto è di un’intervista de ‘La Gazzetta’ a Joel D’Orazio  sul padre di Joel, Pasquale Arthur D’Orazio, un architetto molto rispettato a Youngstown. Joel parla delle origini italiane di suo padre ed anche della sua educazione. Joel...

The San Leone Society Hosts Centennial Celebration

October 2022 |
The San Leone Society ha festeggiato il mese scorso il suo centenario finalmente dopo due anni. Il relatore principale è stato Basil Russo, membro dal 1968 e presidente del club "Italian Sons and Daughters of America" e conosciuto molto per altri...

Celebrate Your Italian Heritage with Thirty-One Days of Italians

October 2022 |
What do Barnes & Noble, Mount Rushmore, Mr. Peanut, Subway, Tropicana, and the Zamboni have in common? All are iconic American brands, and all have a link to someone with Italian heritage. Many of their names, though, are so deeply ingrained in...
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