Los Angeles officially inaugurated the month dedicated to the Italian-American community. The Consul General Raffaella Valentini, her deputy Lorenza Errighi, the director of the Italian Cultural Institute Emanuele Amendola and some members of the Little Italy Los Angeles Association (Lilaa) participated in today’s session of the city council.

The event is part of a series of events scheduled for October with the aim of enhancing the Italian American presence in the city, such as the street party organized in San Pedro, where roughly 40,000 people of Italian origin live. “Today we celebrate Italian-American Heritage Month within the framework of a solid alliance, strategic cooperation and deep friendship between our countries and our people – said Valentini.”