IAWA Celebrates 25th Anniversary in 2016: Features Maria Giura and Peter Marra, Jan. 9, 2016 @ Cornelia St. Cafe

IAWA welcomes Maria Giura and Peter Marra to the stage on Jan. 9, 2016 as we begin to celebrate our silver anniversary in 2016. Giura continues to work on her memoir, publishing...

IAWA's Premiere of Student Partners Night Features Three Jersey “Girls”

On 2nd Saturday, December 12, IAWA will premiere its first Student Partners Reading featuring recent graduates from New Jersey City University (NJCU): Cassandra Casella, Chloe...

IAWA Features Poets Maria Mazziotti Gillan & Michael Palma, Saturday, Oct. 10 @ Sidewalk Cafe

The Italian American Writers Association will celebrate its 25th Anniversary in 2016. Readings begin with an Open Mic; IAWA-East is held even months at Sidewalk Café and...

A Tough Guy’s Actions Expose a Soft Spot

At age fourteen I defended us against the black mafia and experienced my dad's love.

What Little Brothers Are Really For.

The Death of Jimmy Roselli

Family and fans say goodbye to a voice of a generation.

An American with an Italian name; hindrance or advantage?

Most Italian-Italians, the ones from Italy, that is, always seem to be curious as to how we Italian-Americans are perceived by others in America. With all the news they’ve...

Real Italians

A social scientist’s take on guidos, prominenti, and intellectual inquiry.

LaVeritàLaVerdadTheTruth

Giuseppe Gagliardi’s film La vera leggenda di Tony Vilar is a musical journey tracing the circuitous routes of the Italian diaspora.

Sacred Space, Real Estate, and the Enacted Environment

Two religious buildings historically associated with Italian-American Catholics face challenges to survive.