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THE NATIONAL ITALIAN AMERICAN FOUNDATION
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Paradise Wines: Exploring the Island Wines of Italy
April 11th
 
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NIAF New York Gala
April 10th
 
New York, N.Y.
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NIAF 50th Anniversary Gala
October 18th
 
Washington, D.C.
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SALA STAMPA
NIAF News
 
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NIAF signs an agreement with the Società Dante Alighieri to promote the Italian language and culture in the US
 
On Monday, March 10th, at Palazzo Firenze, headquarters of the Società Dante Alighieri, the President of the Società Dante Alighieri Andrea Riccardi and the President of NIAF Robert Allegrini signed an agreement between the two institutions for joint actions related to Italian language and culture in the United States.
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Elevate Your Business with NIAF
 
Join the NIAF's thriving business community and unlock a world of opportunities tailored to your professional needs. Our Business Membership program offers three distinct levels designed to support and promote Italian and Italian American businesses of all sizes.
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Strategic Business Tour in Italy!
 
NIAF is accepting applications for the 2025 NIAF DiLella Fellows Program. The program is an all-expenses paid strategic business tour in Italy for young Italian American and Italophile professionals between the ages of 25-40.
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Scholarship for students studying in Italy
 
The American Society of the Italian Legions of Merit are proud to present the Leandro P. Rizzuto Scholarship. The scholarship will be awarded to one or more outstanding Italian American college students to study at a U.S. accredited college or university located in Italy for up to one year of study, commencing in the Summer/Fall 2025 academic year.
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Are you a proud Lombard living in the U.S.?
 
Share your journey with us to be part of "Lombardi in the World: Narratives of Mobility, Circularity, and Global Networks of the Third Millennium!" NIAF, in partnership with the Italian region of Lombardy, is looking for stories of Italians from the region of Lombardia who moved to the US since 2000 and built their lives here. We want to hear your story! Email us at information@niaf.org for more info!
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NIAF in the News
 
 
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RAI: TGR | Lazio is NIAF's 2025 Region of Honor
 
 
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RAI Italia: NIAF's agreement with the Società Dante Alighieri on Casa Italia
 
 
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ANSA: La Dante Alighieri e Niaf insieme per promuovere l'italiano
 
 
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Italpress: Lazio Regione d'Onore della National Italian American Foundation
 
 
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We the Italians: Dante Alighieri and NIAF join forces to promote Italian language and culture in the USA
 
 
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AISE: Dante e Niaf fanno squadra: a Roma la sigla dell'accordo culturale e linguistico
 
 
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AMICI
Sponsor Spotlight
 
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Italian American Citizenship Assistance Program
 
Italian citizenship by descent can be a complex process—but you don't have to navigate it alone. NIAF has partnered with the Italian American Citizenship Assistance Program (ITAMCAP) to provide trusted, high-quality expert legal assistance, free consultations, and exclusive discounts for NIAF members. Have you checked if you qualify for dual citizenship? Take ITAMCAP's dual citizenship application survey today.

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COMUNITA'
Italian American Happenings & Resources
 
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Celebrating Puccini in Madison, N.J.
 
April 6th: A celebration of the Operas of Giacomo Puccini. Ticket sales from this concert will go directly to the awards of our Annual International Vocal Competition held on Sunday, May 4, 2025. Italian American Events in Naples, Fla.
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Italian Mass in Costa Mesa, Calif.
 
April 6th: The 6:30 p.m. Mass will be celebrated in Italian by Father Brennan. The church is located at 1015 Baker Street in Costa Mesa. After mass enjoy food and friends in the church hall. The mass in Italian is celebrated on the first Sunday of every month.
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Italian American Events in Naples, Fla.
 
Join the Naples Italian American Foundation, Inc. for the following events: Apr. 5 : Traditional Italian Dinner - music: "The Crooners & Divas Show by Ludy and his Lady", Apr. 16: Unveiling Italy – Sardinia - lecture, Apr. 19: Mezzogiorno Night - music: Manhattan Connection, May 3: Traditional Italian Dinner - music: "The Crooners & Divas Show" by Ludy and his Lady, May 11: Mother's Day Bingo and Brunch, May 14: Unveiling Italy – Tuscany - lecture, May 25: Memorial Day BBQ. Italian classes, Bocce, Bridge and Mah Jong are daytime activities year-round.
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2025 NOIAW Gala Luncheon
 
NOIAW Gala Luncheon is back to the St. Regis New York. This year NOIAW honors two accomplished women who have made a remarkable impact in the community: Phyllis R. Perillo, Founder, President and CEO Emerita at W!se (Working in Support of Education) and Carolyn Rossi Copeland, award-winning theatre producer and founder and Producing Director of the critically acclaimed Lamb's Theatre. Mistress of ceremonies will be Adriana Trigiani, best-selling author, playwright, screenwriter and producer, and 2021 NOIAW Honoree.
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Italian Film Festival USA
 
The twenty-first edition of the Italian Film Festival USA runs until May 8 in Chicago, with 82 screenings of thirteen feature films and one program of short films being held in fifteen cities across the country. The line-up of Italian films with English subtitles includes the much-anticipated drama C'è ancora domani as well as Trifole, Un mondo a parte and Il mio posto è qui. Admission is FREE and open to the general public.
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Michelangelo: The Genesis of the Sistine
 
Now through May 28: Dozens of drawings Michelangelo made while planning the ceiling of the Sistine Chapel will go on view at the Muscarelle Museum of Art after a monumental feat in networking and logistics by the Williamsburg, Virginia museum ahead of the Renaissance master's 550th anniversary.
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ICONS of ART Italian Mosaic Portraits in Del Ray Beach, Fla.
 
Now through June 15: The new exhibition showcases 30 original, one-of-a-kind hand crafted mosaic portraits of famous personalities, representing a variety of cultural fields. The exhibition is curated by Marusca Gatto, Cultural Arts Director at the Delray DDA, in collaboration with Guglielmo Zanette, Artistic Director of the Naonis Association and creator of the Concorso Mosaic Young Talent, and the prestigious Scuola Mosaicisti del Friuli, a world-famous Italian mosaic school.
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Creative Minds Exhibit in Los Angeles, Calif.
 
NOW OPEN - From the Jacuzzi and the telephone to the nuclear reactor and the Big Mac, Italian American inventors and innovators have impacted our lives in ways great and small. Creative Minds examines the achievements and personal stories of Italian American inventors and vanguards, both immigrant and native born, demonstrating that United States innovation has long reflected the diversity of its people. Featuring a range of objects, rare documents and images, and spanning technology, science, cuisine, education, and medicine, Creative Minds emphasizes the stories of the people who dared to think differently and took risks, all in the pursuit of something new. Located at the Italian American Museum of Los Angeles.
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