Lecture: The Italians of Staten Island
October 30(Sunday) 2:00 pm. Lecture: The Italians of Staten Island. A presentation by Patricia Salmon,a retired curator of history from the Staten Island Museum. She has authored the books: Realms of History: The Cemeteries of Staten Island, The Staten Island Ferry, A History, Murder & Mayhem on Staten Island and Murderers and Mysteri...
Cinema Italian Style brings the best in Italian contemporary film to Seattle
The dark days and rainy nights so common to the Pacific Northwest in November are tailor-made for movie-going. Seattle's popular Italian film festival, Cinema Italian Style, could not come at a better time. Now in its 8th season, Cinema Italian Style, which runs November 10-17, features the very best in Italian contemporary film. Presented...
Stirling City lumber pioneer Harry Merlo dies at 91
By Eli Stillman The legacy left by Stirling City native Harry Angelo Merlo stretches far, but the origins of the late lumber tycoon, who died Oct. 24 in Portland, Oregon, are undoubtedly rooted on the ridge. Merlo was a son of Italian immigrants and during the early part of his 91 years of life, he served as a captain in the Marine Corps...
The love of Christmas, Italian-style!
By Community Bulletin On Saturday, Dec. 3, all are invited to "Christmas Amore," an evening concert with the Sicilian Tenors in support of the South Jersey Scholarship Fund for Catholic schools. This fund helps keep tuition affordable for many families seeking a Catholic education. The diocesan Christmas concert has grown in popularity ev...
UNICO National Scholarship offerings 2016-2017
To be considered for a scholarship candidates may apply through a UNICO State Chapter, a District Governor or the UNICO National office.. The due date for submission is March 1 for the DiMattio Celli Family Study abroad Program and April 15 for all others. You can also send completed applications to the UNICO National Office, 271...
Italiane a New York: ecco dove iniziare a fare networking
Quando si è stranieri in una città straniera può essere difficile orientarsi e soprattutto conoscere persone e stringere amicizie. Per le donne italiane trasferite a NYC però esiste, su Facebook, una soluzione che si chiama New York Italian Women, gruppo grazie al quale si può socializzare, condividere esperienze ed ottenere informazioni. ...
6 Reasons Why Maserati Is Cooler Than Ferrari
There's no denying that Ferrari takes the glory when it comes to the main classes of four-wheeled, circuit-based motorsport, but while it does come up with some amazing designs for aerodynamics and packaging, Maserati is just going about its thing, relatively quietly. It gets less attention, for sure, but here's why we think it's cooler. Ferrari a...
Visions of Little Italy: John Rossi ospite dell'Italian American Museum
Appuntamento il 6 settembre prossimo all'Italian American Museum, New York, con il seminario e la presentazione del fotografo John Rossi "Visions of Little Italy". John Rossi è cugino di Ernesto Rossi, proprietario di E. Rossi & Co. al 193 di Grand Street. La famiglia Rossi è da sempre un pilastro della Little Italy, sin dai primi anni del XXm...
Il ministro Ornaghi incontra la stampa al Consolato Generale. "La cultura unisce i popoli"
NEW YORK. Il ministro per i Beni e le Attività culturali Lorenzo Ornaghi, venerdì sera prima di iniziare l'incontro con la stampa al Consolato Generale di Park Avenue, ha detto "credo sia doveroso esprimere il nostro cordoglio" riferendosi al massacro consumato nella scuola del Connecticut in mattinata.Il ministro ha partecipato all'apertura della...
Tiro a segno all'Italian American Museum
L'Italian American Museum annuncia che in occasione del Carnevale 2013 si terrà il 9 febbraio alle 19.30 presso la sede newyorchese del museo un appuntamento di Tiro A Segno, con musica ed eventi enogastronomici. La serata sarà in maschera con accompagnamenti musicali dei maggiori musicisti di New York e performance di un gruppo della Comm...
18 ius soli at Casa Belvedere
The Italian Cultural Foundation at Casa Belvedere, located on Staten Island, N.Y., offers a wide variety of educational and cultural events. On Tuesday, March 5, Casa Belvedere will screen the 2012 award-winning Italian documentary "18 IUS SOLI" ("We are Italians. Just not Legally"), which examines the law that denies citizenship to young people bo...
Italians In America -- The First Business Leaders
Most immigrants from Italy arrived in the United States throughout the 19th century and into the early decades of the early 20th century. The archive records at New York's Ellis Island are filled with Italian surnames. Many others came through Boston and Baltimore, and a number of Italians arrived in the U.S. after entering through Canada. ...