Official NIAF Statement: Comments Made by Senator Cruz to Stereotype Italian Americans
"Earlier this week, U.S. Senator and presidential candidate Ted Cruz used inflammatory, anti-Italian American stereotyping in an interview with radio host Glenn Beck. "Donald [Trump] needs to understand that he's not Michael Corleone. I understand that Donald has had some very shady business deals with people that are currently in prison—mobst...
Mike Piazza: I saw greatness in Michael Conforto
By Zach Braziller Add Mike Piazza to the growing list of Michael Conforto admirers. "I think [his swing] is a lot nicer-looking than mine was," the soon-to-be Hall of Fame catcher said Thursday night at Cipriani 42nd Street, where he received the National Italian American Foundation (NIAF) Special Achievement Award in Sports, as did f...
Fiat si consola con gli Usa
Fiat si consola con gli Usa. A Piazza Affari il titolo sale dell'1,32% a 5,76 euro nonostante la previsione del Centro Studi Promotor che ha paventato una retrocessione in Serie C del mercato automobilistico italiano, considerato ancora uno dei principali del Vecchio Continente, in mancanza di un intervento da parte del governo per risolvere le att...
I “Four Seasons”, gli italoamericani del New Jersey secondi solo ai Beatles
di Piero Negri Si chiamano Francesco Stephen Castelluccio, Tommy DeVito, Nicholas Macioci e Robert Gaudio. Italoamericani? Di più: italoamericani del New Jersey, di Newark, a 20 minuti d'auto dal centro del mondo, Manhattan. È l'alba del nuovo decennio, gli Anni Sessanta, e Francesco, che diventa Frankie, Tommy, Nick e Bob voglion...
“Dall’hi-tech di Palo Alto ai teatri di Broadway, conta la voglia di rischiare”
Dalla Silicon Valley a Broadway: Lorenzo Thione, l'inventore di Bing, prende tutti in contropiede. "È stato un cambio di passo naturale a un certo punto – cioè nel 2008, quando Powerset, la startup che lancia due anni prima, vende il motore di ricerca a Microsoft per cento milioni di dollari -. Non era entusiasmante l'idea di rimanere nel campo inf...
Brandy Melville, il Marchio Italiano che fa Scandalo negli USA
di Sara Notargiacomo Più di 2 milioni di followers su Instagram e un marketing strategy altamente targettizzato sulla base di prodotti che, già di per sé, sono ideati e confezionati per una clientela dai canoni ben precisi. Brandy Melville, famoso marchio italiano di abbigliamento per adolescenti, dopo il suo arrivo negli Stati Uniti avven...
Statement from NOIAW on the passing of Mario M. Cuomo
by NOIAW: Aileen R. Sirey - Founder & Chair Emerita, and Patricia A. Martone - Chair, National Board Yesterday, the Italian American community lost one of its greatest heroes. The National Organization of Italian American Women was extremely saddened to learn of the passing of Mario M. Cuomo, former governor of New York, spell...
Italian-made version of iconic Jeep goes on sale in US
US off-roaders seeking to rev up the four-wheel drive of a Jeep might soon find out that their American icon is made in Italy. In a sign of what comes with the takeover of Chrysler by Italian giant Fiat, US auto dealers have begun selling the Italian-made Jeep Renegade. The new Renegade, a small 4x4 SUV, was shipped to dealers last...
Amorfood, Sicilian excellence set to conquer the US
"If you can't go to Sicily to get the best, let the best of Sicily come to you!" This is the slogan chosen by Amorfood for its North American debut which is set to conquer the US market. The Sicilian company will participate in the upcoming edition of Summer Fancy Food Show, the largest specialty food trade show in North America, which will be...
Chapman's Robert Slayton: Joe DiMaggio and what he meant to America
by Robert Slayton In this baseball season it is appropriate to celebrate Joe DiMaggio, who would have been 101 this year. One of the greatest baseball figures of his era, he played with grace yet power, creating records still unmatched by newer, better-trained performers. But Joe DiMaggio gave this country something more. For all...
Bernadette Peters: Italian of the Week
On February 28, 1948, Peter and Marguerite Lazzara welcomed a daughter, Bernadette, into the world. By the time she was six, Bernadette had starring roles on the television shows Juvenile Jury, Name That Tune, and The Horn and Hardart Children's Hour. When she was nine, she decided to use the stage name "Bernadette Peters" to avoid any eth...
Ferrante Fever Turns Naples into a Tourist Hotspot
Ever since the Neapolitan series of four novels by Elena Ferrante was published in English last year, the port has become a major destination for American and British enthusiasts alike. These new visitors are as keen to explore the city's working-class streets as the more traditional attractions of historic palaces, churches and museums. T...