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A Look Back: My Love Affair with Sicily
June is here, and you know what that means - it’s festival time! If your community or parish has an upcoming festival, please contact us so that we can help you promote it.The weather is finally nice, and we hope…

Calcio: Coppa Italia, Inter 4 - Juventus 2
It has been 100 years since the first Coppa Italia took place and the latest just ended in May. Oh, what a match! It had all the drama you could want with lead changes and overtime leaving one team with…

Flying on a Budget to North Italy
Pros and Cons of Bergamo Airport L’articolo descrive il modo di poter viaggiare nel Nord d’Italia con un budget basso. La scrittrice, Myra Robinson, suggerisce l’aeroporto di Bergamo nelle Dolomiti per arrivare in Italia. Robinson spiega, però, sebbene l’aeroporto si…

Letters from the Old Country
Many immigrants were in regular contact with their families back home. Those who were illiterate had people who wrote for them. Families overseas often communicated the sad news of a loved one’s death with the use of stationery edged in…

Luisa Spagnoli: A Love Story con Un Bacio
Luisa Spagnoli left her mark in the fashion world, but little do people know that she was the woman who invented the “Baci Perugina,” the famous little chocolate with the whole hazelnut surrounded by gianduia and wrapped in a short…

NIAF Welcomes Its New Board Members
The National Italian American Foundation (NIAF) is pleased to announce the newest members to serve on the NIAF Board of Directors. The NIAF Board of Directors’ purpose is to bring together many of the nation’s leading Italian Americans to guide…

Does Bambi Call His Dad on Father’s Day
L’articolo descrive il ruolo del padre nella famiglia. L’autore descrive che molte volte nelle storie delle famiglie, le madri sono descritte come la figura che coccola e dalla calda personalità. Secondo lui, la mamma è quella che dev’essere così ma…
Italian American Leaders Meet with Pope Francis and Government Officials to Reaffirm Our Community's Religious and Cultural Ties to Italy
It was a historic week in Rome and within Vatican City as a delegation of Italian American leaders met with government officials and Pope Francis to advance cultural and religious initiatives, and to set the stage for new economic opportunities,…