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A film based on the life of Sicilian immigrant and Middletown’s own Biago “Max” Corvo, who became the chief of operations of the Secret Intelligence of the American Office of Strategic Services, the precursor of the CIA, will be screened at the high school later this month. Corvo, who died in 1994, emigrated to Middletown in 1929 at 9, along with h...

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I never really thought I'd live in Italy. Sure, my dad was from there, but we weren't one of those families who had dual citizenship or spent summers on the Amalfi Coast. I didn't even speak Italian — but one opportunity changed everything. Just over a month after my dad died, I'd been let go from my job and was cold-emailing brands I admired when...

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The idea for Rituals of Migration emerged when we began to compare the customs surrounding emigration from Ireland and Italy. In Ireland, local communities bade farewell to emigrants they would never see again by holding an “American wake,” an all-night ceremony with drinking, music, and keening. In Italy, although the chances of returning were muc...

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As the Church prepares to celebrate the 175th anniversary of the birth of St. Frances Xavier Cabrini at her shrine in Manhattan on July 15, we’re sharing Cardinal Timothy Dolan’s 2021 three-part tour of this beloved pilgrimage site. St. Frances Cabrini, the first U.S. citizen to be canonized, devoted her life to serving immigrants, the poor, and th...

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Dear friends, Even in this July 2025 editorial, I’m thrilled to share lots of exciting news with you. First up, our cover story, something big is coming to Atlanta, Georgia, this September. We the Italians, through our 501(c)(3) nonprofit, the Italia America Reputation Lab (IARL), is proud to partner in the first-ever Made in Italy Expo in the “Big...

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On the 175th anniversary of St. Frances Xavier Cabrini's birth July 15, the sisters of the order she founded continue on with her tireless work of service to those in need, especially immigrants. The Missionary Sisters of the Sacred Heart of Jesus have a presence in 15 countries. Though they are only a few hundred around the world according to the...

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Little Italy, that lively blend of past events, ways of life, and super eats, welcomes people hoping for an inside look at how things are. Kind of sitting comfortably in quite major spots in certain cities, these separate areas hand you a glimpse into the everyday of earlier Italian folks moving to another place and, very, the long-lasting mark the...

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America is a melting pot of people — and today — more than one million Italian Americans can trace their history back to colonization in Arkansas. That’s according to historians with the Italians of Sunnyside. On this Independence Day, many are happy to call the natural state home — but they haven’t always felt so free. Anthony Borgognoni — raised...

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Sometimes, finding family information begins in a non-suspecting way! Flight attendant Raymond DiBiasi was having a discussion with his mother about the family lore of being Armenian since having Italian cousins living in Sicily appeared to be a dead issue according to his late grandfather. Raymond’s grandfather implied that there were no relatives...

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Michigan's Italian roots stretch back to its founding, and small towns, streets and other locations highlight that history. From industrial metro Detroit to Upper Peninsula iron mining communities, Italian immigrants and their Italian American descendants have played a key role in shaping Michigan's history. As of 2000, when the U.S. Census last in...

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