Angela Siciliano received this bracelet from her great aunt Helen. The bracelet was bought by Angela and Corrina’s great uncle Carmelo Spano for his girlfriend. Sadly, Carmelo was killed in World War 2 before he had a chance to give it to her. This is a picture Angela and Corrina’s great uncle Carmelo Spano in…
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I am very happy to share with you the link to the Nardella Family website: it is an amazing resource that provides stories, family pictures, and even traditional recipes. Many thanks to Gianni Rosa for sharing the link. http://nardellasite.weebly.com/
We are happy to share a link to a very interesting interview published on the ItalyUSA magazine: Mary Kovach interviews Ale Gambini, a Chef born and raised in Italy who lives and works in California. Thank you Mary! https://www.italyusa.org/2020/08/italian-kitchen-royalty-granddaughter.html
For those who are interested in knowing more about Christopher Columbus, the National Italian American Foundation (NIAF) hosts a virtual event on Wednesday, August 12 at 6:30 pm Eastern Time. Registration is free. You can find the link at: https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_3xUeov_2ScWt1UAn_VNx1A
NIAF (National Italian American Foundation) announced that they will honor Dr. Anthony Fauci with the 2020 Leonardo da Vinci Award for Leadership in Health and Science. Dr. Fauci is the Director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID) and a member of the President’s Coronavirus Task Force. The award will be presented…
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I am happy to share with you a link to an article written by Sante Matteo entitled “Birds of Passage”. This is the link to the article published on the Journal River River: http://riverriver.org/issues/ten/birds-of-passage/
This is a link to an article on “La Gazzetta Italiana” about the cancellation of the 2020 Feast of the Assumption in Cleveland. Very sad. https://www.lagazzettaitaliana.com/local-news/9473-feast-of-the-assumption-in-cleveland-s-little-italy-cancelled-due-to-covid-19
Please check this link to read the interview by Dr. Mary Kovach to the Italian American singer Aaron Caruso for the ItalyUSA Magazine: https://www.italyusa.org/2020/07/an-old-world-proponent-intellect-and.html
We all know that in the last few years there have been protests about Cristoforo Colombo: statues of him have been destroyed, and there is a proposal of renaming Columbus Day as Indigenous Peoples Day. The time is right to re-examine history through a documentary and a fiction film entitled “Columbus on Trial”. The film…
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