History & culture
La Sartoria Italiana in the Bespoke Tradition
September 2020 | Joanna Lucarino
L’autrice descrive la bellezza della sartoria italiana. Lei scrive che “la sprezzatura”, è un modo di cucire fatto con meno sforzo, è un’arte approfondita solo dai sarti migliori. Lei spiega la formazione di un vestito e come i sarti cominciano e...
Early Italian Immigrants: A Serviceable Ethnic Group
September 2020 | Ben Lariccia and Joe Tucciarone
In the fall of 1874, a little more than a year after Giovanni Chiesa’s brutal lynching at the end of the Coal Miners’ Strike in Trumbull County, OH, Italian immigrants again lost their lives during a labor dispute. Thousands of immigrants from...
It’s Complicated
August 2020 | Ben Lariccia
For me, with Columbus, it’s complicated. I have no problem with the removal of statues that memorialize treasonous Confederate generals or KKK leaders. Columbus shouldn’t be lumped in with those individuals. We’ve celebrated our rich heritage on...
Hon. Fucsia Fitzgerald Nissoli Presents to National Columbus Education Foundation
August 2020 | La Gazzetta Italiana
The Honorable Fucsia Fitzgerald Nissoli, who represents Italian citizens living in North and Central America in the Chamber of Deputies recently attended a meeting of the National Columbus Educational Foundation board to discuss strategies on how...
The Columbus Letters
August 2020 | Janice Therese Mancuso
“The Columbus Letters” were published in a four-part series in La Gazzetta Italiana in 2019 and can be found on www.lagazzettaitaliana.com. Search “Columbus Letters.”
On his return to Spain, sailing in January and February 528 years ago,...
Five Largest Italian American Groups in the Nation Unite to Defend Columbus
August 2020 | La Gazzetta Italiana
A new organization is seeking to dispel the myths surrounding Christopher Columbus, and it is being backed by the five largest Italian American organizations in the United States and their millions of members and followers.
In the wake of the...
In Awe of Stars and the Moon
August 2020 | Joanna Lucarino
Our family’s matriarch, my mother Clara, will celebrate 91 years of age this December. Mom was at the helm of every holiday and celebration until the last few years where changes necessitated her giving up things she loved. Sadly, sewing, writing,...
Akron Changes Name of Columbus Day to Italian American Heritage and Culture Day
August 2020 | John Vallillo and Pamela Dorazio Dean
At the meeting of the Akron City Council on June 29, 2020, the council voted 12-1 to rename the second Monday in October in the City of Akron, OH, “Italian American Heritage and Culture Day” in place of the name “Columbus Day.” This is the...
Christopher Columbus: The Symbol of Italian American Culture
August 2020 | La Gazzetta Italiana
As cities and organizations around the nation continue to protest and destroy historical monuments, memorials, and statues that depict Confederate leaders, one controversial historical figure has found his way back into the spotlight: Christopher...
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