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Dear friends, We the Italians is spending October, the Italian Heritage Month, back and forth between New York, Rome and Washington DC. This is the busiest month of the year for us, and for several friends in the Italian American community. October began with a very special moment for me. As you may know, I have the honor of being the representativ...

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The award will be presented to Joseph Scelsa, founder and president of the Italian American Museum in New York, on Friday, October 18, at 6 p.m., at the Columbus Citizens Foundation headquarters in New York, as part of the promotional event “Basilicata: a wonderful land,” organized by Mondi Lucani in collaboration with the American foundation. Of I...

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It was a labor of amore. The new Italian American Museum — which swings its doors open to the public Monday at its sleek digs on 151 Mulberry St. in Little Italy — was an idea more than 20 years in the making, according to its founder Joseph V. Scelsa. “Every group should have their culture recognized and seen by the public at large,” Scelsa told T...

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A new museum celebrating Italian-American heritage will open in Little Italy next week on the annual holiday celebrating the green, white and red. The Italian American Museum will open to the public on Monday, Oct. 14, the Columbus Day holiday, at 151 Mulberry St. It will house three exhibitions that celebrate Italy and Italian-American culture. Th...

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Nasdaq Opening Bell Ceremony with the Italian American Museum kicked off Italian Heritage Month in NYC. Head of Education, Marie Palladino, represented Joseph Scelsa, Founder of the Italian American Museum as the bell ringer. On October 3 guests danced to Volare, as green, white & red confetti & streamers cascaded down to represent the flag of our...

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October 1 2024: Little Italy, Manhattan, New York

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The Italian American Museum, the first institution of its kind in New York, officially opened its doors on October 1 with a trio of exhibitions and presentations of its Ambasciatore Awards to prominent supporters, including New York State Governor Kathy Hochul. The Museum is housed in a new building whose construction began in 2018 shortly after th...

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Dear friends, it has been a very, very busy but exciting June for all of us here at We the Italians. We started it in New York's Little Italy with the opening party of the magnificent Red Sauce Studio, the latest genius brainchild of John Viola and the group that makes the Italian American Podcast with him, including my friends Rossella Rago and Pa...

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June 1, 2024 Little Italy, Manhattan, New York

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The annual COPOMIAO meeting, held on June 1 in NYC in Little Italy's Italian American Museum, demonstrated a national coalition on the rise through the steady leadership of Basil M. Russo, who was unanimously elected to a third consecutive term by his peers. The Italian American Museum is not yet open to the public, as crews wrap up with a years-lo...

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