Norcia Multi-Purpose Community Center Now Open. NIAF Gave $450,000 to Fund the Project & Provide On-going Support after the Devastating Earthquakes in 2016
The National Italian American Foundation (NIAF) is pleased to announce that Norcia’s new multi-purpose community center, a central component of the relief effort led by the Foundation in response to the devastating earthquakes that struck Central Italy in 2016, is finished and now open to the public. NIAF gave $450,000 to fund the project and provi...
IAP 156: understanding the 2020 Italian constitutional referendum with special guest Umberto Mucci of We the Italians
Well Podcast fans, its time once again to turn our eyes to our beloved Motherland for the continuing drama that is Italian politics, as our cousins across the Atlantic are gearing up for the latest constitutional referendum facing voters in the Italian Republic –including those living abroad like the many Italian American dual citizens here in the...
This Relationship-Building Consultancy’s Growth Proves Gratitude Is Key During Covid-19
No crisis affects companies equally. But for one human connection consultancy, Covid-19 has been an incredible blessing. That’s not to downplay the damage the pandemic has done. The U.S. Census Bureau’s Small Business Pulse Survey showed 83% of small businesses have experienced either a “large” or “moderate” negative effect. Entrepreneurs are strug...
OSDIA Interviews LIVE with Lidia Bastianich!
Tune in this Wednesday for the second episode of OSDIA Interviews LIVE!: Season 2. Wednesday (9/16) at 7pm EST/4pm PST on Facebook Live, our hosts Mark DeNunzio and Mary Kovach will be joined Italian-American celebrity chef, television host, author, and award winning restaurateur, Lidia Bastianich! Don't forget to tune in and leave your questions f...
The Luca Guadagnino Guide to Coming of Age in Italy
Confession time: I’ve always been a sucker for films and TV shows that, even if they aren’t necessarily good, work extremely well as travel porn. Maybe Fool’s Gold and Into the Blue have cringey dialogue and even cringier acting, but I’ll always have a soft spot for these movies because they’re just so pleasing to look at. If the AMC miniseries The...
L'Uomo d'Altamura - the Man from Altamura, Apulia
Friday, Sep 18, 2020. 5.30 pm - 7.00 pm. 75 minutes lecture, 15 minutes Q & A. The webinar will take place online through Google Meet. The webinar is $10 for all Filitalia members and non members. RSVP is required, so please reserve your ticket online. Register Here. Join Angela Cacciarru and learn more about this prehistorical site in Altamura and...
Non Mollare! Enter NIAF’s 2020 Photo Contest
Calling all photographers—amateur-or professional! We are now accepting submissions to our Seventh Annual NIAF Photo Contest! Granted, this year's contest is like none before it. The pandemic has changed everything for all of us, sometimes tragically. But we're looking for uplifting images that represent your hopes and dreams during these difficult...
Sons and Daughters of Italy in America announces 2020 scholarships and awards
Order Sons & Daughters of Italy in America John Michael Marino Foundation Inc., Port Washington announced its high school graduating Class of 2020 Scholarships, Awards, and Local Charities Awards recipients. Paul D. Schreiber High School graduates John Alexander, Benjamin Gallucci, and Grace Livio were recipients of scholarships. The Private John M...
Dick Biondi Day Celebration and Fundraiser!
Sunday September 13 2020, from 2 pm to 6 pm CDT. Donate Here! Join us for the virtual Dick Biondi Day Birthday Celebration and Fundraiser! The New Colony Six headlines this spectacular event! Scott MacKay of The River and John Records Landecker will join us during hours 2 & 3. The event can be viewed via this link: https://www.facebook.com/TheDickB...
Long Island Business Challenges the World’s Top Standardized Test-Prep Book
“A New Approach to Deconstruct and Destroy the ACT” is a new and revolutionary test prep book written by Garden City locals Nicholas LaPoma and Brittany Verlezza. LaPoma describes his book as, “a clearer and more powerful alternative to the ACT Black Book.” This test prep book in particular was meant to be geared towards a student who wants to know...
America's Got Talent: 11-Year-Old Roberta Battaglia Is Heading To Finals
From her first performance in the opening round of America's Got Talent, Roberta blew away judges Simon Cowell, Heidi Klum, Howie Mandel, and Sofia Vergara and the live audience in attendance. After a beautiful rendition of Lady Gaga's "Shallow," she received a standing ovation and Vergara's first golden buzzer, sending her straight to the live sho...
La Marca - Rafforzare l’attività dei Consolati Onorari: approvato il mio ordine del giorno
In occasione della definitiva approvazione del decreto semplificazione, sono tornata con un ordine del giorno, che il governo ha accolto, sulla questione dei servizi consolari ai nostri connazionali, in sofferenza non solo per i noti limiti strutturali e di personale, ma anche per le difficoltà ulteriori determinate dalla pandemia.Partendo dalla po...