Nominate ENRICO FERMI for inclusion into The Garden of Heroe
President Trump recently announced the building of a National Garden of Heroes which will include statues of great Americans. The great Nobel prize-winning physicist Enrico Fermi, who invented the first controlled nuclear chain reaction and was vital to the Manhattan Project's success, has been often marginalized in the grand scheme of nuclear powe...
IAP 149: Filippo Mazzei and America's Italian Founding Fathers
We have all learned about America’s Founding Fathers… but what about our “Founding Padres?” In celebration of Independence Day, we’re taking a look at Philip Mazzei, the Italian physician, winemaker, and philosopher whose close friendship with Thomas Jefferson inspired the phrase “all men are created equal” and other doctrines he added into the Dec...
Le nuove migrazioni italiane e il coronavirus: l'indagine del Centro Altreitalie
Capire come gli italiani all'estero hanno affrontato l'emergenza del Covid-19. Questo l’obiettivo del sondaggio anonimo, lanciato online dal Centro AltreItalie di Torino. Per partecipare basta cliccare qui Rivolto ai residenti all’estero da meno di 15 anni, “Le nuove migrazioni italiane e il Coronavirus” si rivolge a tutti i cittadini italiani che...
OSDIA Interviews LIVE with Ale Gambini
Tune in this Wednesday for the next episode of OSDIA Interviews LIVE! Watch interview Wednesday (7/8) at 1:30pm EST/10:30am PST on Facebook Live, our hosts Clarissa Burt and Mary Kovach will be joined by LA-based Italian chef, food writer, cookbook author and host of A Queen In The Kitchen, Ale Gambini! Don't forget to leave your questions for Ale...
Giada de Laurentis’ Latest Show is a “Family Project”
This week, the culinary star and home cook extraordinaire, Giada De Laurentiis, launched the ninth season of “Giada at Home 2.0” on the Food Network. For the premier, Giada cooked up some Italian favorites, including lemony spaghetti with zucchini. "Never thought I'd be shooting a Food Network show on my iPhone," she wrote, sharing a collection of...
Identity, Revised
Rosario Castronovo grew up without much in the way of cultural identity, but he clung to his mother’s story that she had Sicilian heritage. At 21, when he decided to legally change his name to distance himself from a father he describes as abusive, he chose Italian first and last names in a nod to his mother’s culture. He’d heard “Castronovo” meant...
Sue them. Take them to court
Sue them. The only way is for concerned citizens of to sue the Mayor, the Agitators, the Vandals and any Company involved. Take Them To Court, the Decision makers and the Vandals to Protect the Bullying of Italian Heritage in Monuments and the Holiday. Vandalizing or Removing Heritage Statues is, for the vast majority of Americans of Italian Herita...
What the late Congressman Peter Rodino Said About Columbus and Columbus Day
"As I envision it, Columbus Day would be a multipurpose national holiday. It would, of course , recognize Christopher Columbus , the undaunted admiral who heroically braved the myth and mysteries of the terrifying , uncharted Atlantic to discover America. That bold and daring venture, a major milestone in the history of mankind, deserves to be reme...
The insane Game of the Century | Italy-West Germany
Sunday July 5 @ 5:00 pm - 6:00 pm Virtual Event-Zoom Presentation. CONFIRM RSVP. Join us for the 2020 Giornata Nazionale dello Sport! A special Caffè & Cultura by Iacopo Chiatello. Free Remembering 1970 FIFA World Cup. The insane Game of the Century Messico, 17 June 1970 – Italy-West Germany. On the occasion of the Italian National Sport Day 2020 M...
Webinar series - Reinventing Pop Music: The Italian-American Way
Friday, July 10, 2020. 5.30 pm - 7.00 pm. 105 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 NOW Music is a common element uniting culture. It represents and produces spaces at th...
Flights from the US to Italy are back on - but will you be allowed to board?
As Italy gradually lifts travel restrictions, some US-Italy flight connections were reinstated in June. But as The Local's readers report, being able to buy tickets is no guarantee that passengers will be allowed to board the flight, as the restrictions for travelling into Italy have not been lifted completely. "Non-essential" travel into Italy fro...
What is UNICO National doing about the Columbus issue?
For the past two weeks or so your National President and Executive director have spent several hours a day (at minimum) on this Columbus issue, either via email (or Zoom) or on the phone. We are trying to provide information and suggestions to our local chapters as this issue arises in their locales, and we have been working closely with the IAOVC...