Heritage
Babysitting my Italian Grandmother
April 2017 | Elia Iafelice
When I was 13-years-old, besides gossiping about the cute boys in town and worrying about blossoming in all the right places, I was also dealing with the responsibility of taking care of my 83-year-old grandmother after she had suffered a stroke....
A 93-Year-Old 36-Year-Old
April 2017 | Fran Tunno
La storia della famiglia Tunno, divisa tra Italia ed America dall’esperienza dell’emigrazione, dal sogno di una vita più prospera e dalla realtà di anni di sacrifici e duro lavoro, è condivisa da milioni di italo...
The First Italians in Trumbull County, Ohio
March 2017 | Joe Tucciarone
Joe Tucciarone contributes this important piece of Italian Americana as an independent document researcher engaged in recording the history of his hometown of Hubbard, OH. Additionally, he is a descendant of Merceda Misischia, wife of one of the...
My Favorite Domestic Friend
March 2017 | Elia Iafelice
Stendino, addio! In America il fastidioso problema di far asciugare la biancheria lavata è stato facilmente risolto da uno degli elettrodomestici più utili: l’asciugatrice. Mentre in Italia bisogna necessariamente appoggiare i...
Researching Family History? Avoid Myths About Italian Immigration
March 2017 | Ben Lariccia
Tra la fine del 1800 ed il primo ventennio del ‘900, per milioni di Italiani prevalentemente contadini origanari del Meridione della penisola, la parola America diventò quasi magica: la terra delle promesse, il sogno...
Creative Ways to Use Social Media to Find Your Italian Roots
March 2017 | Roslyn Torella
Many Italian Americans are becoming interested in discovering more about their Italian roots, but they may have been overlooking a place that can help them with their journey - social media. On Facebook, the number of Italian American genealogy...
"I'm Italian - Could I Be Jewish, Too?"
March 2017 | Rabbi Barbara Aiello
“I have been trying (unsuccessfully) to find information on my great-grandparents and their surnames…For years now I have felt a deep connection with Judaism, and was wondering if it was simply a spiritual connection, or if it’s...
Life as a Sicilian peasant
March 2017 | Stephanie Merlino
La quotidianità dei contadini siciliani è sempre stata caratterizzata da una lotta per la sopravvivenza, da una faticosa battaglia contro avversità e povertà. L’economia della civiltà agricola, infatti, era...
Statue of Liberty
March 2017 | Rosa Di Grottole
When I think about immigration, my mind goes to the whistle of the vessels, the smell of freedom and to the emotion that the Statue of Liberty bestowed on those who saw it for the first time.
I’m too young to know what really happened many...
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