Here are Ann and Gina to help us celebrate!
National Italian American Heritage Month
Celebrate the many achievements and successes of Italian Americans
Every year the U.S. president signs an executive order designating the month of October as National Italian American Heritage Month. Coinciding with the festivities surrounding Columbus Day, the proclamation is recognition of the many achievements, contributions, and successes of Americans of Italian descent as well as Italians in America.
Over 5.4 million Italians immigrated to the United States between 1820 and 1992. Today there are over 26 million Americans of Italian descent in the United States, making them the fifth largest ethnic group. The country was even named after an Italian, the explorer and geographer Amerigo Vespucci. One way to celebrate Italian American heritage is with The Complete Idiot’s Guide to Italian History and Culture, which includes the accomplishments and successes of many Italian Americans.
~Gina
The Italian – Sicilian – American Page
October is Italian Heritage Month
Today we celebrate Carlo Lorenzini, better known under the pen name of Carlo Collodi and even better known for his creation of one of the most beloved children’s character, Pinocchio. Born in Tuscany in 1826, Collodi was a journalist by profession and picked up the pseudo name Collodi after the Tuscan village where he was born. He started writing short children stories that were featured in an Italian newspaper and one of the stories he wrote, “The Adventures of Pinocchio,” was a surprisingly huge success among readers. The story became a book in 1883 and was published in English in 1892. In 1940 Walt Disney took Collodi’s book and made it into a movie. Collodi died in 1890.
~Ann
Cars, fashion, wine and much more…one thing’s for sure, if it was designed in Italy chances are it’ll be top of the class
ITALIALIVING.COM
~Ann
Federico Fellini, the movie director, once said that “language is culture and culture is the language,” and nowhere is this more true than in Italy. There was a time when speaking Italian was considered a crime, but nowadays many Italian Americans are learning Italian to discover more about their family heritage. Looking for ways to identify, understand, and bond with their family’s ethnic background, they getting in touch with their family heritage by learning their ancestors’ native language.
~Gina
~Ann
Bel Canto, Bella Lingua
The term bel canto, “beautiful singing,” has probably meant different things at different periods in music history, but its origins are shrouded in the past. Learn Italian With Your Children
It’s never too early to learn a foreign language, whether it’s nursery rhymes, counting exercises, or children’s songs.
History of the Italian Language
From a local Tuscan dialect to the language of a new nation.
~Gina
by video/photo editor Valsan George. More videos to come as he captures more of Italy.
