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In 92 years, the Italian Welfare League has gone from helping newly arrived Ellis Island Italian immigrants to assisting children of Italian descent who require medical assistance or have special needs. These children are I Nostri Bambini.

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Leonard Covello was born in Avigliano, in Southern Italy, in 1887. His father immigrated to New York City soon after and was joined by Leonard, his mother, and his brother in 1896. They settled in East Harlem, which Meyer (2010) calls "a community of original settlement, whose housing was constructed specifically for immigrants."   He furthe...

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Some new and forthcoming titles that may be of interest to our readers. All are available at Amazon.com • The Stone and Bronze Ages in Italy and Sicily by T. Eric Peet Publisher: Cambridge Library Collection Publication Date: April 30, 2015 Paperback: $43.20 Language: English Pages: 544   • Sicily and the Medite...

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Several Italian families migrated to the Cambria coal mine when it was in operation from 1888-1928. Newcastle and Cambria were named after towns in England. Many of the Italian miners took homesteads in the area. The CB&Q railroad needed coal and the Cambria coal mine furnished this before the vein of coal ran out.   The following is som...

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By Maurita Cardone Vivere all'estero significa convivere con un continuo senso di alterità, ma anche sviluppare una grande capacità di adattamento. L'espatriato è un individuo dissociato. E va bene così.   "È incredibile il modo in cui parli con le mani, tutti questi gesti che fai accompagnano e arricchiscono quello che dici" – osserva il t...

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by Michael V. Cusenza   A new photography exhibit organized by Queens College depicts how Italian immigrants refashioned themselves in early 20th Century New York. "Reframing Italian America" unveils 23 historical photographs selected from the Bernard Titowsky Collection.   Consisting of more than 200 items, the collection b...

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Domenica prossima, 21 dicembre, a Magnacavallo - capitale morale dell'emigrazione mantovana - si celebrerà un evento in memoria di Francesca Saverio Cabrini, Patrona degli Emigranti. L'evento si articolerà in due momenti: prima la Santa Messa nella chiesa parrocchiale alle 10:00 e poi la visita al Museo dell'emigrato "Wally Cremaschi Miglioret...

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Judge Frank Benanti, Sr. was born in 1894 in Kansas City, MO. He was the oldest surviving son of Ignazio & Giuseppa (Arnone) Benanti. His parents were Sicilian immigrants from the town of Campofelice di Fitalia, Sicily. Frank attended the Kansas City School of Law and upon graduation was appointed Justice of the Peace in Kansas City and became...

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by Chiara Piotto   "Photography is a little bit like a gun: it's neither good nor bad by itself; it all depends on how you use it," says Italian photographer Alessandro Penso, thinking of the many faces of refugees he has captured and published around the world this past year.   Penso's work covering the migrant and refugee crisis thr...

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The Italian American Heritage Society chapter of Birmingham, Al. takes pride in announcing the Vulcan Park & Museum has chosen to feature the Italian Immigrants of Alabama as their up and coming exhibition. Our Italian ancestors chose this beautiful city to call home in their new country America. What a fitting tribute to our ancestors and to t...

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