National Observatory for the Promotion of the Italian Language in the United States at the Italian Embassy in Washington. The Italian Language: Soft Power for Promoting Italy and its System of Excellence
The Embassy of Italy in Washington hosted on April 11th the annual meeting of the National Observatory of the Italian language, a coordinating and guiding body with the main actors in the promotion of Italian language and culture in the United States. At the meeting, chaired by the Deputy Chief of Mission, Minister Plenipotentiary Alessandro Gonzal...
Minister Bernini inaugurates Italy-USA Council annual meeting at the Italian Embassy in Washington
The Embassy of Italy in Washington hosted the annual meeting of the Council for the United States and Italy (Consiglio per le Relazioni tra Italia e Stati Uniti — ConsIUSA) on April 9th-10th. Italian Ambassador to the United States, Mariangela Zappia, welcomed participants on the evening of April 9th at Villa Firenze. The Italian Minister of Univer...
Students experience Italian culture and more during study abroad trip
Thanksgiving Day 2023 is one that Penn State York students Olivia Miles and Abby Snyder will not forget. They spent 10 days, including Thanksgiving, in Florence, Italy, as part of a human development and family studies course, Understanding the Italian Family: Historical and Cultural Context (HDFS 499). Studies in Florence, as the course is common...
Orange/West Orange UNICO Chapter Is Raising Funds For Its Annual Scholarships
TAPinto West Orange recently caught up with the Orange/WestOrange UNICO Chapter (O/WO) of UNICO National for an update on its activities since we last profiled them. According to the Chapter’s President, Frank Gonnella, “Fun was had by all at our Annual Bocce Tournament fundraiser at Montville Community Park, where we had good food, great bocce and...
The Politics of Memory: Remembering Laborers, Women, and Italian Immigrants Through Public Monuments
Thursday April 11, 2024 6:30 pm (in person). SBUS (School of Business) 101 - Montclair State University - 1 Normal Ave., Montclair, NJ. Register here. The Triangle Fire Memorial in Manhattan is the first labor memorial and one of only a handful of memorials to women in New York City. It was inaugurated in October 2023 to commemorate the Triangle S...
Kenilworth's UNICO Chapter Announces 2024 Scholarships
The UNICO Kenilworth Chapter is currently accepting scholarship applications for the Class of 2024 graduates. The monetary support from these scholarships will make a tangible difference in a student’s post-high school graduation plans. To apply for one of the scholarships and learn more, please go HERE. UNICO National, the largest Italian-America...
2024 High School Scholarship Now Available!
Requirements for $2,500 Scholarship (Due Monday, May 6, 2024): 1. Must be of at least twenty-five (25%) Italian-American descent, one parent at least ½ Italian. 2. Must be going to a post-secondary school/training/certification program and must be a senior at a Washington County School District (Avella, Bentworth, Beth-Center, Brownsville...
UNICO to host thalassemia symposium March 21
UNICO Rehoboth Area Chapter will conduct its annual thalassemia symposium and fundraiser from 5:30 to 8:30 p.m., Thursday, March 21, at St. Edmond’s education center in Rehoboth Beach, DE. Special guests will be Ralph Colasanti, the first person with this disease to serve as national president of the Cooley’s Anemia/Thalassemia Foundation, and Crai...
ALJ High School Italian Club Supports Library in Italy
The Arthur L. Johnson (ALJ) High School Italian Club, advised by Ms. Alessandra Bonacchi, helped the Tifosi Napoli Club New Jersey raise over $700 to support an open-space library in Forcella, Napoli. The club has held Nutella bake sales after school and a district-wide jeans day to help raise money. The library was built in memory of Annalisa Dura...
UNICO Scholarships Available, Sunday Gravy Dinner Set
Once again, the Verona Chapter of UNICO National, the largest Italian-American service organization in the United States, is offering scholarships to graduating high school seniors. There is one application for several scholarships, most of which require Italian heritage, but not all do. One scholarship is specially for students entering a trade sc...
Visitors From Italy Bring Rich Culture, Education, Lasting Friendships to PHS
Learning another language is a worthy endeavor, but Princeton High School (PHS) students who participated in an Italian exchange program — travel to Italy last fall and hosting a return visit last month by students from Italy and their teachers — were able to add several dimensions to the educational experience. “I greatly appreciated the opportuni...
Fusco makes $5 million commitment to Ursuline Academy
Ursuline Academy, an independent, Catholic, college preparatory school for students from early childhood through 12th grade, received a $5 million commitment from Anthony N. Fusco Sr., a Delaware real estate developer. A release stated that this gift is the largest in Ursuline’s 130-year history and will have a widespread impact across the academy....