Elena Ferrante’s Children’s Book Is Coming to the U.S.
American fans of Elena Ferrante's Neapolitan novels can soon share their love for the author with their daughters and sons: An English translation of her children's book The Beach at Night will soon be published in the U.S. The book, originally published in Italy in 2007, is related to her novel The Lost Daughter, in which a doll features...
Lou Costello: Italian of the Week
Italian American comedian Louis Francis Cristillo was born on March 6, 1906, in Paterson, New Jersey. Growing up, Lou was a gifted athlete and played a number of sports in high school. His passion? Acting. Lou grew up admiring silent films and actors, especially the work of Charlie Chaplin. When he was 21, he moved to Hollywood and began to work as...
NIAF official statement: earthquake in Central Italy
Attribute to: Joseph V. Del Raso, Chairman, and John M. Viola, President "The National Italian American Foundation (NIAF) extends its sincerest condolences to the victims and their families suffering from the recent earthquake that struck central Italy. "Our hearts are broken by the death and destruction that is taking place in Accumoli and t...
Disaronno conquista New York con Moschino
di Gloria Folcio Disaronno, già marchio di successo negli Stati Uniti, consolida la sua posizione nel mercato a stelle e strisce. Il liquore italiano, presente Oltreoceano da più di 30 anni, dal primo gennaio prossimo potrà contare su una società creata ad hoc per gestirne le vendite e le iniziative di marketing sul territorio americano....
Nutella Pizza to Nutella Sushi: Celebrate 50th Anniversary of Sweet Spread With Quirky Recipes
Happy 50th Anniversary to Nutella! The hazelenut spread by Italian company Ferrero is celebrating half a century with Nutella food truck stops in 16 regions across the U.S., starting today with the greater metropolitan New York City. The "Spread the Happy" truck tour offers free samples of Nutella, games and other entertainment. To celebra...
Italian Millennials: They’re Just Like Us!
Recently, an actual Italian at a bar in the East Village asked if I were Italian, too. I'm Italian-American — and I take great pride in it — but I fumbled for the right answer; "I'm of Italian descent," I murmured. What was I afraid of? That he'd give me a pop quiz on Vatican news? That he'd judge me as an ignorant American because I drank...
Ray Mancini Is Officially a Candidate for the Boxing Hall of Fame
Former World Boxing Association (WBA) lightweight champion Ray "Boom Boom" Mancini is officially a candidate for induction into the International Boxing Hall of Fame (IBHOF). Mancini (29-5, 23 KOs), the pride of Youngstown, Ohio, turned professional in 1979 and officially retired from the ring in 1992. From 1982 to 1984, he captured the he...
Unbroken endorsed by the Sons of Italy
Italian Americans are lauding Angelina Jolie's latest film, Unbroken for its depiction of a heroic Italian American army officer and his close-knit family, according to the Order Sons of Italy in America® (OSIA), the nation's biggest and oldest organization for people of Italian heritage, which has endorsed the film. "The movie is a welcom...
Cooking with Nonna is now on RokuTV
Dear Friends, it gives me great pleasure to announce that the Cooking with Nonna Channel is now available on RokuTV. Now you can sit back in the comfort of your living room and enjoy all the Cooking with Nonna shows on a large TV screen and now miss any of my shows. If you already have a Roku box, just click on this LINK and add...
Holy & First Class Relic of Saint Anthony of Padua Visits America June 2016 Tour in Honor of His Feast Day
A holy and first class relic of Saint Anthony of Padua will visit numerous parishes in New York, Connecticut and New Jersey from June 10 to June 19. The tour will begin in Roselle Park, NJ, with two church visits in Manhattan, a visit in Stamford, CT, two visits in Yonkers, NY, a visit in Nanuet, NY, and a visit in Paterson, NJ. The Franciscan way...
NIAF To Award A Full-Tuition Scholarship at Accademia Teatro alla Scala, Milan,Italy
The National Italian American Foundation (NIAF) leadership is proud to announce for the second year a scholarship in partnership with Accademia Teatro alla Scala, one of the most renowned institutions for training professionals in the performing arts, and Politecnico di Milano Graduate School of Business (MIP), an internationally recognized managem...
Call for papers: SAMLA, Nov 2014 Atlanta
Italian II (1600 to Present)This panel welcomes scholarly contributions on any aspect of modern and contemporary Italian literature. Of particular interest are papers that focus on the relations between literature and the environment, the representation of nature and its impact in literary texts and films, ecological identity, and activism as...