All About Alicia Keys' Mom, Terria Joseph
No one can take credit for Alicia Keys’ talented voice except Keys herself. But her mastery of piano? That credit goes to her mother, Terria Joseph. According to Smithsonian Magazine, Joseph, born Terria Augello, moved from Ohio to New York City to pursue her dream of being an actress. During a brief relationship with Craig Cook, who was a flight a...
IAP 310: teach your kids Sicilian! With special guest Nick Panzarella
How many Italian Americans out there are working hard to try to pass the Italian language, or one of Italy’s countless Regional Languages, onto the next generation in their family? What about those of us who are attempting to do it while learning one of these languages ourselves? Raising your kids with Sicilian, Italian, Neapolitan, or Venetian m...
Orlando Magic’s Paolo Banchero Named Nba All-star
Orlando Magic forward Paolo Banchero has been named to the 2024 NBA All-Star team Thursday, the NBA announced. Banchero is the ninth ever Magic player to receive this honor, joining Shaquille O’Neal (1993-96), Anfernee Hardaway (1995-98), Tracy McGrady (2001-04), Grant Hill (2001, 2005), Dwight Howard (2007-12), Rashard Lewis (2009), Jameer Nelson...
Italy to visit US for friendlies against Venezuela and Ecuador
Almost 19 years after its last visit, Italy will return to the United States for friendlies against Venezuela and Ecuador next month. The Azzurri will face Venezuela for the first time on March 21 at Inter Miami’s DRV PNK Stadium — the home of Lionel Messi — before travelling to New York to play Ecuador three days later. Italy has played Ecuador tw...
Congratulazioni to NIAF Member Anne (Antonella) Bonfante Gebhards
Congratulazioni to NIAF Member Anne (Antonella) Bonfante Gebhards who was recently sworn in as Department of the Navy's Deputy Under Secretary of the Navy for Policy (DUSN (P)). As DUSN (P), Gebhards serves as the principal civilian advisor on defense and foreign policy, defense and naval strategy, naval force posture, and security cooperation poli...
Adele Zerilli Springsteen, Bruce Springsteen's mother, dies at age 98
Adele Zerilli Springsteen, the longtime legal secretary, musical muse and concert dance partner who captured countless hearts in her son Bruce's E Street Nation and beyond, has died at 98. Bruce Springsteen announced in an Instagram post that his mother died Wednesday. He shared a video of the two of them dancing to the Glenn Miller swing-era stand...
Call for papers: Italian American Studies Association International Symposium in Fiesole, Italy
Call for Papers: Italian Diaspora and the Representation(s) of Italian Americans. Date: June 27-30, 2024. Where: Georgetown University Villa Le Balze, Fiesole (Firenze), Italy. Submission Deadline: Sunday, March 17, 2024. This year’s Italian American Studies Association’s international symposium theme explores the Italian Diaspora and the represent...
Italian American Future Leaders 2: Rise of I Giovani
Within the Italian-American community, there is an ever-present concern that younger generations simply aren’t interested in their Italian heritage, a sentiment echoed among the older generation like a haunting refrain. The question, “How do we engage the youth” has been asked time and again, but until now, no one ever cared to answer it. Last Janu...
Yogi Berra was more than a player
The world seems more upside-down than usual. War in the Middle East and Ukraine engulfs our senses. In the United States, both political parties always appear on edge while the country struggles to find its international role, and our foes keep a watchful eye. These troubling times require an immediate escape and a semblance of order. In my pursuit...
IAP 309: are Italian Americans white? The racial and ethnic categorization of Italian Americans
What do YOU use to answer the question on race and ethnicity on the U.S. Census? The Federal Government has recently undertaken a reexamination of the “Federal Standards on Racial and Ethnic Data Collection”, and as a part of that process, they have invited communities across the nation to weigh in on how they are counted. To some in our communit...
Evviva Hollywood! A cinematic night to remember
It’s a new day in Tinseltown. Italian Americans, of Hollywood, are, from now on, to be rightly recognized for their important contributions to cinema. New filmmakers are to be encouraged to make short films with themes related to the Italian American experience. Enter the Russos. Film directors, Joe and Anthony Russo, along with their sister, Angel...
Stanley Tucci Is Back In Italy With An All-New Travel Food TV Show
Deliciously appealing, Stanley Tucci has returned to Italy this month to film an all-new, 10-episode TV series for National Geographic network that celebrates food and travel in the land of his ancestors. It is tentatively titled Tucci: The Heart of Italy. Pairing Nat Geo’s renowned expertise—creating stunning photography and evocative narratives—w...