Stories
The Innocent 11 and the Creation of Columbus Day
A mass lynching carried out against Italian Americans gave rise to Columbus statues and holidays, enabling our ancestors to assimilate and overcome discrimination in America.
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Don’t Scapegoat Columbus
It's time for a more sensible effort of intellectual precision to convey the greater truth of Columbus.
Read MoreA Lifetime of Achievement
This summer our University Lodge honored Joe and Marie Frank, two pillars of ISDA.
Read MoreThe Sinking of the Andrea Doria
The Stockholm slammed into the Andrea Doria like a battering ram just before midnight on July 25, 1956, killing 51 people.
Read MoreItalians Unite Around the Feast Day of St. Giovanni Battista
The yearly tribute to John the Baptist takes place on June 24 across Italy and the U.S.
Read MoreThe Lone Bugler’s Lasting Tribute to Our Brave Men and Women
"And they who for their country die shall fill an honored grave, for glory lights the soldier’s tomb, and beauty weeps the brave.” ⁓Joseph Rodman Drake
Read MoreWoman Buys Priceless Roman Bust for $35 at Texas Goodwill
The 50-pound ancient marble sculpture was swiped during WWII, and somehow it ended up in a Texas Goodwill 70 years later.
Read MoreLa Comare: The Godmother of the Neighborhood
In honor of all our mothers on this Sunday in May.
Read MoreGiuseppe Morosini Made an Oath to God, Then Took on the Nazis
Italian Liberation Day, celebrated on April 25, reminds us of the countless heroes who turned the tide and defeated the Axis Powers.
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