History & culture
Bella Ciao
February 2022 | William Giovinazzo
It is easy to make me cry. I know it is not considered manly to cry. Men must be stoic, steely-eyed, bulwarks against all that life has to throw at them, but I am a crier. Music really does it to me. If the right song catches me in the right way,...
Roman Kisses
February 2022 | Elia Iafelice
In modern Rome (and most Italian cities for that matter), it is very common for the enamored to express their love by kissing in public. Witnessing a couple romancing while standing next to the column of an ancient portico, sitting on the steps of...
Make it a Movie (Part II)
February 2022 | Janice Therese Mancuso
Italian American history is fascinating, but little is taught about the path Italian immigrants traveled as they became Italian Americans. By the mid-18th century, Italian traditions were blending into the culture of America, slowly becoming...
Clelia’s Big Italian Feast
February 2022 | Diana Lucarino-Diekmann
In 2008, after raving about my mom’s cooking, “Il miglior ristorante é la Mamma,” as I would say, one of my clients flew her out to Los Angeles to do a weekend cooking class, all expenses paid. “Clelia’s Big Italian Feast,” was an interactive...
NIAF NCCA Christopher Columbus Essay Contest Now Open
February 2022 | La Gazzetta Italiana
Sono aperte le iscrizioni per la borsa di studio “NIAF NCCA Christopher Columbus Essay Contest” offerta da NIAF. Quest’anno, alla domanda di partecipazione per la borsa di studio dovrà essere allegato un saggio scritto sull’influenza di Cristoforo...
NIAF and the Italian Scientists & Scholars in North America Foundation Partner to Showcase Excellence of Italian Americans
January 2022 | La Gazzetta Italiana
The National Italian American Foundation (NIAF) and the Italian Scientists & Scholars in North America Foundation (ISSNAF), headquartered in Atherton, CA, have partnered to promote the many accomplishments achieved by Italian Americans and...
Make It a Movie
January 2022 | Janice Therese Mancuso
Molte persone preferiscono più i film e meno i libri. È per questa ragione l’autrice suggerisce quattro libri che sono stati girati per lo schermo che sono ottimi. Il primo film: “Coal War in the Mahoning Valley” descrive le vite degli italiani che...
“For Without Culture, Man Has No Soul”
January 2022 | Joanna Lucarino
L’Ohio Regional Music Arts Cultural Outreach (ORMACO) è un'organizzazione nonprofit. Quest'organizzazione porta diverse opportunità culturali alle comunità dove non ne hanno molte. Anthony Taddeo fu interessato ad apprendere le sue radici italiane,...
Delegation of Italian American Leaders Forge Strategic Partnership with Italy’s Ambassador to the U.S.
January 2022 | La Gazzetta Italiana
The meeting caps a yearlong effort to create a spirit of national unity among Italian Americans and establish a new era of diplomatic collaboration with Italy’s government.
A delegation of Italian American leaders met Dec. 3 with Mariangela...
