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Category Archives: Culture
Book Review: Rope and Soap
Rope and Soap: Lynchings of Italians in the United States by Patrizia Salvetti “Eleven Italians, some of whom were awaiting trial while others had been already acquitted, were forcibly removed from jail by a mob and lynched in public with the … Continue reading
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June 18, 2018
Tagged American History, Book, Book Review, Book Reviews, Criminal, Discrimination, History, Immigrant, immigrants, immigration, Italian, Italian American, Italian History, Italian Immigrant, Italian immigrants, Law, literature, Lynching, Lynchings, New Orleans, New Orleans History, nonfiction, Sicilian, Sicilian American, Sicily, United States Immigration, United States of America
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Learn a Language, Join a Community
“He who knows no foreign languages knows nothing of his own.” – Goethe In this week’s #NIAFblog, our guest blogger, Jenifer Landor – founder of Live and Learn Italian, an immersive, language-learning travel experience – offers an inside look into her company’s travel program, … Continue reading
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May 9, 2018
Tagged Abruzzo-Molise, Agnone, Cultural Immersion, Culture, Immersion, International Travel, Italian, Italian American, Italian Ancestor, Italian Ancestry, Italian City, Italian culture, Italian Heritage, Italian History, Italian Language, Italian Life, Italian town, Italy, Italy travel, Language, Language Immersion, Language Learning, Molise, Southern Italy, Tourism, Travel, Travel Blog, Travel Blogger, Traveler, traveling
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NIAF on Capitol Hill: Vol. 5
At the National Italian American Foundation (NIAF), we believe strongly in supporting future generations of the Italian American community. This is why we created the NIAF Congressional Fellowship; with it, we place outstanding Italian American college students, graduate students and recent graduates … Continue reading
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May 3, 2018
Tagged Capitol Building, Capitol Hill, College Intern, college student, College Students, Congress, Congressional, Congressional Fellowship, Congressman, Congressman Scalise, DC, Fellow, Fellowship, Government Internship, Intern, Internship, Italian, Italian American, Italian Ancestor, Italian Ancestry, Italian Heritage, Representative, Steve Scalise, student, United States, United States Government, Washington DC
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Finding Your Roots
Words cannot adequately describe the experience that our family had with Roots ’n Tours during our visit to Sicily. We had asked Rosario and his team to help us do some research on our family prior to our trip. Through … Continue reading
The Carnival of Viareggio: Italy’s Annual Floating Theater
A special, featured blog by NIAF’s Board of Directors Member and Executive Vice President of Scholarships, Grants and Youth Activities, Robert V. Allegrini. It’s cold and dark, but – fortunately – hairless inside the left nostril of Hillary Clinton as … Continue reading
Encounters: Learning Italian in Molise, a Hidden Gem
In this week’s #NIAFblog, our guest blogger, Jenifer Landor – founder of Live and Learn Italian – offers an inside look into a typical day on her company’s travel program, which focus on learning about Italian language and culture. First things first: learn how … Continue reading
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February 1, 2018
Tagged Agnone, Alto Molise, Blog, blogger, History, Italian, Italian American, Italian Blogger, Italian culture, Italian Food, Italian History, Italian Language, Italy, Language, Language Immersion, Language Learning, Learning, Molise, Travel, Travel Blog, Travel Program, Traveler, traveling
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A Traditional Grape Harvest: La Vendemmia
In this week’s #NIAFblog, our guest blogger, Jenifer Landor – founder of Live and Learn Italian – offers a fascinating look into the culture and traditions of small Italian towns in the Apennine hills. Adapted from a post by Marco Cacciavillani, owner of Azienda Agricola, … Continue reading
Slow life, slow food, and heavenly pleasures
In this week’s #NIAFblog, our guest blogger, Jenifer Landor – founder of Live and Learn Italian – offers a fascinating look into the culture and traditions of small Italian towns in the Apennine hills. A large rotating vat – which looks almost like a … Continue reading
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October 16, 2017
Tagged Abruzzo-Molise, Almond, Almonds, Apennine, Apennine Hills, Apennine Mountains, Baking, Bride and Groom, Central Italy, Confetti, Confetti ricci, Dessert, Desserts, Dolce, Dolci, Dolciaria Carosella, Famiglia, Italian, Italian American, Italian culture, Italian Dessert, Italian Desserts, Italian Family, Italian Food, Italian History, Italian Tradition, Italian Traditions, Italy, Molise, Nuts, Southern Italy, Sugar, Sweets, Tradition, Traditions, Wedding, Wedding Tradition, Wedding Traditions, Weddings
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