Preserve the legacy of a loved one through NIAF's Memoria Eterna Program!
We all cherish memories of family and friends who had an impact on our lives - spending Sunday afternoons with nonno and nonna, laughing together on holidays with siblings and cousins, dancing at weddings and crying at funerals. As we continue to pass down our culture and traditions to the next generation of Italian Americans, we remember in a spec...
The Value of Faith, Friendship and Tradition: ISDA National Convention 2023
I haven’t said hello through my column in quite a while, so I thought I’d do so now to let you know how excited I’ll be to see many of you at the upcoming ISDA National Convention in Pittsburgh. The ISDA Order and Fraternal conventions are truly the bond that holds our wonderful organization together. They provide us with not only the opportunity t...
Giacalone crowned Miss Italia America
A 21-year-old college student and lawyer-to-be from Illinois is looking forward to a September trip to Rome, Florence and Venice as part of her prize for winning the Miss Italia America pageant. Olimpia Giacalone, 21, a native of Norridge, Illinois, is majoring in English with minors in Italian and philosophy from Loyola University Chicago, from wh...
Anthropic, the Italian American startup jumping into the AI race
There are also two Italian Americans in the race for the most... intelligent AI that sees OpenAi fginanced by Microsoft, Google's Bard, the various Chinese proposals and, of course, Elon Musk's "philosophical" answer. They are Dario and Daniela Amodei, who spent much of their careers in OpenAi before deciding to strike out on their own with Anthrop...
The Frothy Saga of the Jacuzzi Family
Candido Jacuzzi didn’t set out to turn his last name into a global brand. Nor did he intend to power a business which, though it created the family fortune, nearly tore them apart. He just wanted to ease the physical pain suffered by his son, any way he could. The Jacuzzi — that vessel of bubbling water known and loved the world over — may now be g...
Katie Parla Writes Best-Selling Cookbooks From This Vintage Cassina Coffee Table
Katie Parla always wanted to live in Rome. Growing up in New Jersey with restaurant-industry parents, she fell in love with Italian food at an early age and set her sights on the pasta capital of the world. “I decided as a teenager that when I grew up I’d move here and live here forever,” she remembers. “That was the one thing that I knew to be tru...
NIAF Granted Special Consultative Status with the United Nations
The National Italian American Foundation (NIAF) is proud to announce its official recognition as a non-governmental organization (NGO) with Special Consultative Status with the United Nations Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC). This status allows NIAF to actively engage with ECOSOC and various UN bodies as a civil society organization. The presti...
How to watch and live stream Italian Serie A soccer in the 2023-24 season
The Italian Serie A has long been a must-watch in Europe, with some of the world’s elite passing through the division, from the mavericks of Zlatan and Baggio, to the uber-cool defensive presences of Maldini and Nesta. Then of course, there’s the great Maradona. Over recent years the league has seen a real resurgence, with Italian sides challengin...
UNICO National Celebrates 100th Annual Convention and Hosts Italian American Awards Gala
Cav. Ralph Contini, CPA of the Hackensack Chapter was installed as the UNICO National President and promised action in his acceptance speech, setting a course for UNICO National to thrive for another one hundred years. “My UNICO Grow Sempre Avanti Plan includes several inspiring new initiatives designed to further enhance outreach and engagement ef...
Jennifer Valente becomes USA’s most decorated track cyclist with elimination bronze
Jennifer Valente added another medal to her collection at this year’s ‘super’ world championships in Glasgow, making her the USA’s most decorated track cyclist. The Team USA star finished third in Sunday’s elimination race after making it down to the final three along with Lotte Kopecky (Belgium) and France’s Valentine Fortin. Italian American Vale...
NIAF and City of Genoa Join Forces to Strengthen Cultural Ties and Foster Growth
The National Italian American Foundation (NIAF) and the Municipal Government of Genoa have embarked on a dynamic partnership aimed at promoting education, research, cultural exchange, and economic growth in their respective nations. The two organizations recently inked a three-year Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) that solidifies their collaborati...
It’s Not a Visa - But U.S. Citizens Will Need to Register and Pay a Fee to Travel to Europe in 2024
Europe is the most-visited region in the world and has always been a very popular destination for U.S. travelers. After pandemic travel restrictions were dropped across Europe in 2022 and as U.S. citizens plot future journeys to the continent once again, they should be aware that the rules for entry into the European Schengen Zone will soon change....