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Tag Archives: Famiglia
Italian American WWII Hero: Daniele Abbate
Launched in 2020 to remember the 75th anniversary of the end of World War II, NIAF is recognizing Italian Americans who sacrificed, served and defended peace, freedom and democracy during the war through the #IAWW2Heroes initiative. This entry is a … Continue reading
Posted in IA WW2 Heroes, Italian A Day, Italian American, WWII
Tagged Abbate, Famiglia, Family, General Motors, Honor, Italian immigrants, Italy, Millstone NJ, Naples, Napoli, National Guard, New Jersey, Plant Manager, Service, Trenton, US Military, Veteran, WWII, WWII History, WWII Veteran
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Italian a Day: Peter Greco
NIAF da Vinci Council Member Robert M. Greco sent the Foundation this special submission about his father, the late Peter Greco (1952-2020) who sadly passed away on December 8. “There are no words to describe the true nature of this … Continue reading
Posted in Italian A Day, Italian American, National Italian American Foundation
Tagged Bensonhurst, Brooklyn, CSI Group, Famiglia, Father, Greco, homemade wine, husband, Italian American, Italian Business, Italian Family Business, Italian Immigrant, Italy, Molise, New Jersey, New York, Nonno, olive oil, Peter Greco
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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
Posted in Blog, Culture, Europe, Facts, Family, Food, Heritage, History, Italian, Italian American, Italian Food, Italy, Sicily, Tourist, Travel, Uncategorized
Tagged Ancestors, Ancestry, Famiglia, Family, Genealogy, Heritage, Home, I Am An Immigrant, Immigrant, immigrants, Italian American, Italian Americans, Italian Family, Italian Heritage, Italy, Sicily, Tour Company, Tourism, Travel, Travel Company, traveling
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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
Posted in Blog, Cooking, Culture, Europe, Facts, Family, Food, Heritage, History, Italian, Italian Food, Italy, Travel, Uncategorized
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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Meet NIAF
We want you to know the staff working behind-the-scenes here at the National Italian American Foundation (NIAF), so we are taking the opportunity to introduce you to one of our staff members! This week, we introduce you to Julia Streisfeld, … Continue reading
Posted in Blog, Culture, History, Italian, Italian American, Italy, NIAF, Travel, Uncategorized
Tagged Ancestry, arancini, Culture, Dante, Dante Alighieri, Famiglia, Immigrant, immigrants, Italian, Italian American, Italian Ancestry, Italian culture, Italian Family, Italian Heritage, Italian History, Italian immigrants, Italian Language, Italian Life, Italian literature, Italian major, Italian Pride, Italian studies, Italian Style, New York, New York City, NIAF, NIAF Blog, Pesto, prosciutto
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A Summer of Pesto
By Danielle DeSimone For me, summer means pesto. It’s usually our go-to, last-minute dish. It’s the “There’s-Nothing-In-the-Fridge-But-People-Are-Coming-Over-In-Ten-Minutes” dinner that is thrown together in a flurry of crushed garlic, clanging pots, and the hiss of boiling water. Now that I no … Continue reading
Posted in Blog, Culture, History, Italian, Italian American, Italy, NIAF, Travel, Un Minuto con
Tagged Basil, Cooking, Famiglia, Family, Italian, Italian American, Italian cuisine, Italian culture, Italian Family, National Italian American Foundation, NIAF, Pasta, Pesto, Summer, Tradition
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The Recipe Hunters
Introducing NIAF’s new guest bloggers: The Recipe Hunters My name is Anthony Morano. Each and every aspect of Italy in my life is intrinsic to who I am today. For me, Sundays were holidays growing up. My mother would ceremoniously cook … Continue reading
Posted in Blog, Culture, Italian, Italian American, Italy, Travel, Uncategorized
Tagged Calabrese, Calabria, Famiglia, Heritage, Italian, Italian American, Italian culture, Italian Family, Italian Heritage, Italy, Neapolitan, NIAF, Travel
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