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NIAF on Capitol Hill: Vol. 5

Posted on May 3, 2018 by niaforg

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 →

Posted in Blog, Culture, Family, Heritage, History, Italian, Italian American, National Italian American Foundation, NIAF | 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 | Leave a comment

La Mia Casa Ancestrale

Posted on April 17, 2018 by niaforg

The National Italian American Foundation (NIAF) is proud to have the Sant’Anna Institute – a study abroad and language course program in Sorrento, Italy – as a corporate sponsor of our foundation. Read on for an incredible story from one … Continue reading →

Posted in Blog, Campania, Culture, Europe, Family, Heritage, History, International, Italian, Italian American, Italy, National Italian American Foundation, Neapolitan Pizza, NIAF, Pizza, Pompeii, Travel, Writer | Tagged Amalfi, Amalfi Coast, beach, Beach town, Beachtown, blogger, Campania, college student, Famiglia, Family, Grandmother, International, International Education, International Travel, Italian, Italian American, Italian American Blogger, Italian culture, Italian Family, Italian Heritage, Italian History, Italian Language, Italian Orphanage, Italian Tradition, Italian Traditions, Italy, Mount Vesuvius, Mt Vesuvius, Naples, Napoli, Nonna, Orphanage, Sorrento, student, Student Travel, Study Abroad, Study Abroad Blog, Study Abroad Blogger, studying abroad, Travel, Travel Blog, Travel Blogger, Travel to Italy, Vesuvio, World War 2, World War II, World War Two | 1 Comment

Finding Family

Posted on August 7, 2017 by niaforg

Posted in Blog, Campania, Capri, Cooking, Culture, Europe, Facts, Family, Food, Heritage, History, International, Italian, Italian American, Italian Food, Italy, Tourist, Travel, Writer | Tagged Ancestry, Blog, blogger, blogging, college student, Famiglia, Heritage, Immigrant, immigration, International Education, Italian, Italian American, Italian Ancestry, Italian culture, Italian Family, Italian Heritage, Italian History, Italian immigrants, Italian Pride, Italy, National Italian American Foundation, NIAF, Sant'Anna, Sant'Anna Institute, Sorrento, Southern Italy, student, Student Travel, Study Abroad, studying abroad, Summer, summer travel, Travel, traveling | 1 Comment

The Legacy of Falcone and Borsellino

Posted on June 20, 2017 by niaforg

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 →

Posted in Blog, Culture, Europe, Facts, Heritage, History, International, Italian, Italian American, Italy, National Italian American Foundation, NIAF, Sicily, Travel, Uncategorized | 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 | Leave a comment

NIAF on Capitol Hill: Vol. 1

Posted on February 7, 2017 by niaforg

Posted in Blog, Culture, Italian, Italian American, NIAF | Tagged American, American Government, Capitol Hill, Congress, Congressman, Fellow, Fellowship, Graduate Student, Italian, Italian American, Legislation, Legislative, Legislative branch, National Italian American Foundation, NIAF, student, U.S. Government | Leave a comment

Scholarship Stories

Posted on September 6, 2016 by niaforg

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 →