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Category Archives: Documentary
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
Posted in Blog, Culture, Documentary, Facts, Heritage, History, International, Italian, Italian American, Italy, Sicily
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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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
Posted in Blog, Carnival, Culture, Documentary, Europe, Facts, Food, Heritage, History, International, Italian, Italian Food, Italy, Musician, song, Uncategorized, Venice
Tagged Carnevale, Carnevale di Viareggio, Carnival, Carnival of Viareggio, Fat Tuesday, Italian, Italy, Lent, Toscana, Travel, Tuscany, Viareggio
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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
Posted in Blog, Cooking, Culture, Documentary, Europe, Facts, Family, Food, Heritage, History, Italian, Italian Food, Italy
Tagged Agnone, Alto Molise, Autumn, Fall, grape, grapes, Harvest, Italian, Italian Tradition, Italian Traditions, Italian wine, Italy, la vendemmia, Traditions, vendemmia, vineyard, vino, wine, wine harvest, winter
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La Madonna di Loreto
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. We go up the mountain road, to 1421 meters, putting on … Continue reading
Posted in Cooking, Culture, Documentary, Europe, Family, Food, Heritage, History, International, Italian, Italian American, Italian Food, Italy, Photographer, Uncategorized, Writer
Tagged Appenine, Autumn, Capracotta, Catholic, Catholic Church, Catholicism, Christian Traditions, Donkey, Donkeys, Fall, Horses, Italian, Italian culture, Italian Food, Italian Heritage, Italian History, Italian Music, Italian Traditions, Italy, La Madonna, La Madonna di Loreto, La Transumanza, Madonna, Procession, Puglia, September, Sheep, Shepherd, Southern Italy, Summer, Traditions
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“The Italian Americans” Screening at the National Italian American Sports Hall of Fame
The National Italian American Foundation was in Chicago, on January 29, at the National Italian American Sports Hall of Fame, for a preview of the upcoming two-part documentary series, “The Italian Americans.” Guests at the screening were able to enjoy … Continue reading
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