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Grandparents & Grandchildren. Matilda and Amanda.

Let’s talk about generations. About generations who talk to one another. Our first conversation – aired on TV and partly available online – is between Matilda Cuomo and...

Honoring Legacies and Projecting Towards the Future at NIAF’s New York Gala

R. C.

The Kickoff celebration of the 40th Anniversary of the National Italian American Foundation (NIAF) took place at Cipriani’s in New York. This year a new award was given out: the...

At Cipriani 42nd St. with Friends and Supporters of the National Italian American Foundation

i. I.

Government Officials, Industry Leaders, TV Journalist honored in New York City. Governor Cuomo joined the more than 500 guests to present the inaugural Mario M. Cuomo Award in...

MY MENTORS / 1. Matilda Raffa Cuomo - A Most Inspiring Woman

Lucia Pasqualini

Matilda was the first person who made me understand how important mentors are. She knows it very well and has dedicated her life to mentoring as a social responsibility.

Mario Cuomo Award in Public Service Presented at Niaf New York Gala

i. I.

The Mario M. Cuomo Award in Public Service will be presented for the first time by the National Italian American Foundation (NIAF) at the legendary Cipriani 42nd Street during the...

Andrea Cuomo, Immigrant Pebble Artisan

Joseph Sciorra

My on-going research on the Italian-American art of pebble decoration leads me to the father and grandfather of two New York State governors.

Between Columbus and Cuomo

Jerry Krase

With the sad announcement of the death of Mario Cuomo on the same day of the inauguration of his son Andrew for the second time as Governor of New York State, people, like myself...

Mario Cuomo: 1932-2015. Some Personal Reflections

Anthony Julian Tamburri

"He was, surely, an inclusive liberal, believing in the freedom of the individual as well as the government’s guarantees of individual rights and liberties: a form of...

Mario Monti Meets the Italian and Italian-American Community in New York

Francesca Giuliani

Before returning to Italy, Prime Minister Monti met with representatives of the Italian and Italian-American community at the Consulate General of Italy in New York. “We are all...

An Italian-American Governor Signs Same-Sex Marriage into Law. The split among Italian-American Senators crucial to the passage.

Ottorino Cappelli

Pop star Stefani Joanne Angelina Germanotta a.k.a. Lady Gaga, celebrating the passage of the bill with her friends. The picture was posted on Lady Gaga’s Twitter account via...

A Tavola! NOIAW Celebrates its 30th Anniversary with Lidia Bastianich

Marina Melchionda

On June 10, 2010 the National Organization of Italian American Women celebrated its 30th Anniversary. Guests of honor were Lidia Bastianich and her family, "for being such an...

A Spring Break in Italy with NOIAW

Marina Melchionda

The National Organization of Italian American Women, in collaboration with ANFE (Associazione Nazionale Famiglie Emigranti), is organizing a trip to Sicily (Palermo, Catania, and...

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