Ospitalità Italiana Certification
The Italy-America Chamber of Commerce Southeast is glad to announce that the process for the prestigious certification “Ospitalità Italiana – Ristoranti Italiani nel Mondo” will restart in summer 2024. This certification serves as a seal of quality for Italian restaurants worldwide. Created by IS.NA.R.T. (Istituto Nazionale Ricerche Turistiche) and...
The Agony and Ecstasy of a Long Distance Runner
It was the greatest moment of his racing career. It was the biggest disappointment he ever suffered in his career as a distance runner. Italian American Vincent Ciattei was being interviewed minutes after he finished his Olympic qualifier final race at storied Haywood Field at University of Oregon. He had run his 1500 meters in a time of 3:31.78, ...
Join Italian Americans & Native Americans at the Next Solidarity Session - Bridging Cultures Against Cancel Culture 7/21
Join with leaders of Italian American organizations from around the country and officers and members of the Native American Guardian’s Association (“NAGA”) at the next monthly Zoom meeting to collaborate in opposing cancel culture. Appropriately dubbed “Solidarity Sessions – Bridging Cultures Against Cancel Culture” the monthly virtual sessions fos...
Journey to the United States: Four Italian Artists Find Opportunity and Success
Over the past decade, close to 600,000 Italians have sailed westward across the Atlantic Ocean seeking a better work life amid decreasing professional opportunities at home. Artists in particular, despite the country’s illustrious standing as the most important center in Western art history, are leaving in search of a place where they can do their...
NIAF Announces Landmark Partnership with Genoa's Paganini Prize
The National Italian American Foundation (NIAF), the City of Genoa and the Paganini Prize have signed a groundbreaking Memorandum of Understanding to promote the prestigious Paganini International Violin Competition in the United States, marking a significant step in the Prize's internationalization efforts. The partnership between the Paganini Pri...
John Cena Announces Retirement From WWE: 'We Are Planning Something Unforgettable'
John Cena revealed his plan to retire from the WWE in an announcement that shocked fans at an event on Saturday. The Italian American wrestling icon, a 16-time world champion, sported a T-shirt that read, “The last time is now,” as he informed the crowd at WWE’s Money in the Bank event in Toronto that he looks to retire from in-ring competition in...
Fine and Rare: La Traviata, Illuminata, and John Turturro’s Dream
When I first thought of writing about Illuminata, my uncle had been a handful of ashes for more than a year. Cancer meandered north from his prostate and made lesions on his liver, then penetrated his beautiful brain. I imagined sending him this essay—I wanted to write it because I knew he would enjoy it. After all, we loved opera and we loved one...
Stellantis' American brands aren't selling well — but its Italian ones are
Now that we’re halfway through the year, automakers are slowly trickling out Q2 2024 sales results, which always results in goodies and interesting tidbits to be found. EV sales are up at multiple brands like BMW, Hyundai and GM, for instance. But it’s not all good news — just look at Stellantis. Every one of the conglomerate’s American brands saw...
Caesar salad, invented in Mexico by Italian immigrants, is still pleasing palates after 100 years
Caesar salad has something to celebrate: It’s turning 100. Italian immigrant Caesar Cardini is said to have invented the dish on July 4, 1924, at his restaurant, Caesar’s Place, in Tijuana, Mexico. It was a steamy night, and Cardini was struggling to feed an influx of Californians who had crossed the border to escape Prohibition. In the middle of t...
Zachery 'Zach' Ziemek, representing in Paris Olympics a taste of Modena Appennines emigration to US
The Modena Apennines in Emilia Romagna will be represented, albeit indirectly, at the now upcoming Paris Olympics. Indeed, on the U.S. Decathlon team will be a descendant on his mother's side of the Pasquesi lineage from Pievepelago. He is 31-year-old Zachery 'Zach' Ziemek, born in Itasca (Illinois), son of Victoria Pasquesi and grandson of Anthony...
From the Italian American Press “Italian Culture in America: The Immigrants 1880 to 1930”
The history of Italians in America began more than 500 years ago with a Genoese sailor who bumped into uncharted land. Within 35 years, three other explorers, all of Italian heritage, would chart land for England, Spain, Portugal, and France. From their explorations, a new world map was formed and the new continent beckoned a wide dispersal and int...
IABF Awards Record Funding Levels for Scholarship Program
The Italian American Baseball Foundation has increased its college scholarship offering for the fourth consecutive year. One of IABF’s primary goals is to award scholarships to deserving student-athletes who express pride in Italian culture and heritage. The scholarships are open to Americans and international students from Italy committed to playi...