Stories
Italian Heritage Month in the Year 2040
How can we act as good stewards of our heritage, as time marches on and our living immigrant ancestors grow fewer in number?
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A Love Letter to the Italian Family Supper Table
Bubbling aromas, family recipes, red wine, laughter and love filled the dining room (which was never quite big enough to hold all of us).
Read MoreHow ‘The Fighting Santoros’ Came to Symbolize Italian American Patriotism
Eight brothers from the same New England family served in the military during World War II, and they all made it home.
Read MoreItalian American Heroes Who Made World War II History
More than 1.5 million Italian Americans served in the armed forces during World War II, amounting to some 10% of American soldiers in total.
Read MoreAn Unbroken Italian Heritage Lights the Way Forward
Our forefathers' heritage and ancestors' legacy remind us why our culture burns so brightly today.
Read MoreUnfiltered, Real and Relevant: Welcome to the Italian American Podcast
The digital radio show taps into the wit, joy, history and values that bind the Italian American experience together.
Read More‘She Made It to NY an Orphan’: Surviving Andrea Doria’s Final Voyage
Tragedy, heroism and survivor stories defined the fateful night of July 25, 1956.
Read MoreFrom the Old Country to NY: Growing Up Italian in the 1950s
The traditions, rituals and lessons learned from my Italian parents.
Read MoreDescendants of Slain Police Chief and Lynched Italian Unite in New Orleans
In 1891, New Orleans Police Chief David Hennessy was murdered, triggering a feverish vendetta that sparked the lynching of 11 innocent Italian immigrants.
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