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NIAF on Capitol Hill: Vol. 2
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 … Continue reading
Posted in Blog, Culture, Italian, Italian American, Italy, NIAF, Uncategorized
Tagged Capitol Hill, Congress, DC, Fellow, Fellowship, Government, Intern, Internship, Italian, Italian American, Italian American Women, Italian Americans, Italian Ancestry, Italian community, Italian culture, Italian Heritage, Italian Women, NIAF, NIAF Anniversary Gala, Senate, U.S. Government, Washington DC
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A Cry of Help from an Italian Village
A group of Georgian Court University students have made it their personal mission to help save a small, Italian village named Bedonia, in the Emilia Romagna region. With the economic crisis in Italy, businesses and citizens struggle to keep afloat, … Continue reading
Remembering the Master Copper-Smiths
In this week’s #NIAFblog, our guest blogger, Jenifer Landor – founder of Live and Learn Italian, offers a fascinating look into the heritage of a small Italian town in the Apennine hills, known for its artisan work in copper. The little town of Agnone, … Continue reading
Posted in Blog, Culture, History, Italian, Italy, Travel, Uncategorized
Tagged Abruzzo-Molise, Agnone, Apennine, artisans, copper, coppersmith, craftmanship, History, Italian, Italian American, Italian Ancestry, Italian Art, Italian artisan, Italian artisans, Italian community, Italian culture, Italian Heritage, Italian History, Italian major, Italian Tradition, Italian Traditions, local, local craftmanship, Molise, Tradition
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The Bells of Agnone
In this week’s #NIAFblog, our guest blogger, Jenifer Landor – founder of Live and Learn Italian, offers a fascinating look into the heritage of a small Italian town in the Apennine hills – where for centuries, the Marinelli family has been making bells. The … Continue reading
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Tagged Bell, Bells, Church, Churches, Heritage, History, Italian, Italian American, Italian culture, Italian Heritage, Italian History, Marinelli, Tradition
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Slow Food in Piemonte
As 2016 comes to an end, so too does our year of celebrating our NIAF 2016 Region of Honor, Piemonte (Piedmont). Today, we’re sharing a blog post from our guest blogger team, The Recipe Hunters, on their time in Piemonte … Continue reading
Posted in Blog, Culture, Italian, Italian American, Italy, Travel
Tagged Food, Italian, Italian American, Italian cuisine, Italian culture, Italian Food, Italy, National Italian American Foundation, NIAF, Piedmont, Piemonte, Slow Food, Torino, Travel, Travel Italy, Travel Tuesday, Turin
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Italy’s “No” Vote: What it means for Italians, Italian Americans, and the World
By Lisa Femia, NIAF Manager of Public Policy On Monday evening, December 5th, Italian Prime Minister Matteo Renzi looked solemnly in the face of political defeat and submitted his resignation to Italian President Sergio Mattarella. Italian voters had decisively rejected … Continue reading
Truffle Season
Fall in Italy is a season of warm colors, festivals and, of course, incredible food. With every season come new tastes and culinary traditions in each region of Italy and one of the most popular, which has made its way … Continue reading
Posted in Blog, Culture, History, Italian, Italy, NIAF, Travel, Uncategorized
Tagged Black Truffle, Italian, Italian American, Italian Americans, Italian cuisine, Italian culture, Italian Food, Italian Truffles, Pasta, Piedmont, Piemonte, Truffle, Truffle Hunter, Truffle Pasta, Truffles, White Truffle
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Un Giorno con Gigi (A Day with Gigi)
Captured (written) by The Recipe Hunters in Calabria, Italy We’re sharing a blog post from our guest blogger team, The Recipe Hunters, of an adventure they had while traveling through Calabria as they searched for authentic, Italian recipes. You can read … Continue reading
Posted in Blog, Culture, Italian, Italian American, Italy, NIAF, Travel, Uncategorized
Tagged Blog, Calabria, Calabrian, Catholic Church, Catholic Tradition, Catholicism, Church, Fagioli, Feast, Feast Day, Food Blog, Food Bloggers, Fusilli, Guest Blog, Heritage, Holy Relic, Homemade, Homemade Pasta, Immigrant, Italian, Italian American, Italian culture, Italian Food, Italian Heritage, Italian History, Italian immigrants, Italian Tradition, Italy, National Italian American Foundation, NIAF, Olive, Olive grove, Olives, Pasta, Recipe, Recipes, Religious Feast, Saint Hilarion, Sant'Ilarione, The Recipe Hunters, Tradition, Zeppole
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Scholarship Stories
At the National Italian American Foundation, we believe in supporting future generations of our community, which is why we have provided over $7,860,400 in scholarships and grants since 2009. Every donation to our Foundation helps us to not only protect the … Continue reading
Posted in Blog, Culture, History, Italian, Italian American, Italy, NIAF
Tagged College, college student, Grant, Italian, Italian American, Italian culture, Italian Heritage, Italian Life, Italian Style, National Italian American Foundation, NIAF, Nonprofit, Scholarship, Scholarships, student
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