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Send us your favorite Italian restaurants offering curbside, delivery or pick-up in your community! Since NIAF launched this initiative last month, people have submitted dozens of restaurants from 23 states nationwide. Let's support Italian restaurants in all 50. Email media@niaf.org the following: Restaurant Name Location (city and state) Website See the running list at www.niaf.org/restaurants.From the extensive Vatican collection to Roman ruins, here are six beautiful Italian museums in Italy that you can visit online, curated by @anamericaninrome—link in bio.NIAF is partnering with @sognotoscano to give 10% off your order from sognotoscano.com! Skip the line and the crowded supermarkets—but the same authentic products and have them delivered to your door. All you have to do is enter our discount code NIAF10 to receive the 10% discount. You will also help the Foundation because for every purchase that uses our discount, NIAF receives a percentage from the sale to help us continue our mission through these times. So order your Italian go-to basics and delicacies at sognotoscano.com."Throughout its rich and storied history, Rome has come back from invaders and setbacks of all descriptions. The Eternal City will surely do so once again. The world’s prayers are with you..." Check out the rest of Carla Gambescia's post on NIAF's Pensieri Blog—link in bio.The campaign can also be found at www.niaf.org/coronavirusrelief. ⬇️⬇️⬇️🇮🇹🇺🇸🙏🏼 Repost from @italyinus • #ItalyStayStrong - The Embassy of #Italy has partnered with ISSNAF for this @gofundme campaign to fund 3 Italian medical and research institutes in Rome, Milan, and Naples at the forefront of the #coronavirus outbreak. Please click link in bio to join our campaign and to donate. (Image credits: Fusion Medical Animation) #italia #italian #iorestoacasa #weareitaly #covid19 #issnaf #rome #milan #naplesTomie dePaola, the prolific children’s author and illustrator who delighted generations with tales of Strega Nona, the kindly and helpful old witch in Italy, passed away on March 30, at age 85. “...I think Tomie dePaola showed all of us the power a good book holds. And how many hearts that book can touch. A well-crafted story will accompany you for the rest of your life. And so will the memory of Tomie. It will be here, in my heart, for eternity." Read @iambooksboston founder Nicola Orichuia's memories of Tomie dePaola on NIAF's Pensieri blog: niafblog.wordpress.com (or link in bio).Recent Tweets
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“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
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
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September 12, 2017
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 Legacy of Falcone and Borsellino
Yesterday, NIAF’s 2017 Voyage of Discovery (VOD) program – a group of Italian American college students brought to Italy by NIAF on an all-expenses-paid, two-week trip to rediscover their heritage – visited the Mayor of Palermo, Leoluca Orlando, as well … Continue reading
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June 20, 2017
Tagged American-Italian Anti-Defamation League, Anti-Mafia, college student, College Students, Cosa Nostra, Discrimination, Heritage, History, Italia, Italian, Italian American, Italian Heritage, Italian History, Italian Mafia, Mafia, Mob, Sicilia, Sicilian, Sicilian American, Sicily, student, Student Travel, Students, The Mob, Travel, VOD, VOD2017, Voyage of Discovery
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A Celebration of Shared Democracy
Italy and the United States share a long history mutual influence and support. From Filippo Mazzei, who influenced Thomas Jefferson’s ideas on liberty and democracy, to the vast influx of Italian immigrants who contributed to American culture, to modern Italy’s … Continue reading
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June 15, 2017
Tagged Allies, American History, Celebration, Democracy, Donald Trump, Embassy, Embassy of Italy, Festa della Repubblica, History, International Affairs, International Relations, Italian, Italian American, Italian culture, Italian Embassy, Italian Heritage, Italian History, Italian National Day, Italian Republic, Italian Republic Day, Italy, June 2, National Holiday, National Italian American Foundation, NIAF, Nonprofit, Nonprofit Organization, President Trump, Roosevelt Room, The National Italian American Foundation, Trump, United States, White House, White House Historical Association, World War II
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Sicilian Food: A Global Diet
What are we talking about, when we discuss “Italian food?” It’s the age-old question: Italian vs. Italian American. We get so caught up in the details of what the difference is between the food of Italy and the food developed … Continue reading
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May 11, 2017
Tagged Ancient History, Arab, Arrancini, Cannoli, Eggplant, Heritage, History, Italian, Italian American, Italian culture, Italian Food, Italian Heritage, Italian History, Mediterranean, Mediterranean diet, Muslim, Pasta, Pasta alla Norma, Seafood, Sicilian, Sicilian American, Sicilian Culture, Sicilian Food, Sicilian Heritage, Sicilian History, Siciliana, Sicily, Tomatoes
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