L.A. City Councilman Joe Buscaino runs an aggressive campaign despite little opposition
Los Angeles City Councilman Joe Buscaino, a San Pedro native son and reserve police officer, is practically a shoo-in to win reelection Tuesday. He lacks substantial opposition and is known as a hometown darling. Yet Buscaino has spent more than a quarter of a million dollars on his reelection bid, hired consultants who worked on the presidential c...
Home of the ‘American Dream’
San Diego’s Little Italy is the largest Little Italy community in the nation and has been reviving over the last 20 years under the leadership of the nonprofit organization, the Little Italy Association. The Little Italy neighborhood has turned multiple Italian’s vision of an “American Dream” into a beautiful reality. In the last 12 years, there’s...
Removing the Statue of Columbus Is Senseless
Dear Pepperdine University, I was very disappointed to receive news that the university has succumbed to the pressure from protesters for the removal of the statue of Christopher Columbus at your fine university. I was on the committee of the Quincentenary celebrating the 500th anniversary of Columbus’s voyage to the New World. We were aware of pro...
La Festa della Donna - International Women's Day
The Leonardo da Vinci Society, in collaboration with the Istituto Italiano di Cultura and D.I.V.E., cordially invites members and guests to celebrate the International Women's Day (Festa della Donna). Wednesday, March 8th, 2017, 6:30-8:30. Istituto Italiano di Cultura, 601 Van Ness Avenue - San Francisco. Register at www.davincisanfrancisco.com Fre...
Italians don’t need Columbus
Considering my obvious Italian surnames, it may come as a surprise to some people that I support the San Francisco Board of Education’s recent decision to remove Columbus Day from its October academic calendar. The day will now be designated simply as Indigenous People’s Day. Both names had apparently been on the academic calendar for some time. Ma...
Part 1: Southern Italian Genealogy: Discovering Your Ancestral Records in Italy and in the USA
When: Saturday, March 25, 2017 From 12:00 pm To 2:00 pm - Where: Italian Cultural Institute, 1023 Hilgard Ave, Los Angeles, CA 90024 Organized by : Lingua Viva & IIC - Entrance : With fee - Two sessions $90 (non-member)/$ 85 (member) *To register please call (310) 824-7408 Millions of Americans identify themselves as having Italian ancestry. If you...
Anna Paola Snaidero to receive Phillis Morris Award
In collaboration with the city’s Women’s Advisory Board, the West Hollywood Chamber of Commerce will present the Phillis Morris Award to Anna Paola Snaidero of Snaidero USA for excellence in the design industry. The award will be presented during the 22nd annual Women in Leadership Awards with a ceremony and reception from 6 to 8 p.m. March 22 at w...
Where to Find Italy in America: Los Angeles
For anyone interested in learning about the history of Italians in the greater Los Angeles area, the Italian American Museum of Los Angeles (IAMLA) is the place to start. Opened in August 2014, after many years in the making and a few setbacks along the way, the IAMLA is located in the Italian Hall, the oldest remaining building from L.A.’s Little...
"E Penso a Te" Fundraising Live Music Show for the post-earthquake reconstruction efforts in Amatrice, Italy.
When: Thursday, March 16, 2017 From 6:00 pm To 8:30 pm - Where:Istituto Italiano di Cultura, San Francisco Organized by : Maria Signorile - In collaboration with : Consolato generale d'Italia - Entrance : With fee Reserve your tickets here, or contact Maria at epensoateitaly@gmail.com With the support of the Consulate General of Italy and the Itali...
Guest view: U.S. owes an apology for feds' mistreatment of Italians
While many know about the impact of February 1942’s Executive Order 9066 on Japanese-Americans in the U.S. in response to the bombing of Pearl Harbor, surprisingly few are aware that thousands of Italian-Americans were swept up in the same law that imposed various restrictions including unannounced warrantless searches and even incarceration on cer...
59th Annual Swallow’s Day Parade
March 25, Saturday – 59th Annual Swallow’s Day Parade – There is no better way to show your Italian pride than by marching along a parade route lined with over 30,000 spectators, filmed on TV and broadcast live on several radio stations. Come dressed in Italian colors and carry an Italian Regional flag, toss a pizza or just wave to the crowds. We a...
Marino Sichi: When America turned my Arcata family into Enemy Aliens
We all know Dec. 7, 1941 is a day that will "live in infamy." For me, there are two other such days. One is Feb. 2, 1942, when General John DeWitt persuaded President Franklin Delano Roosevelt to execute Executive Order 9066. This excluded all people of Japanese ancestry from sensitive areas near the Pacific Coast. Citizens included. Also, it moved...