OSDIA's Sons of Italy Foundation held its 34th annual National Education and Leadership Awards gala on Thursday, May 25th at the Ronald Reagan Building & International Trade Center in Washington, DC. At the Gala 16 students received generous scholarships and the following individuals were honored: - Honorable William Pascrell, Jr., U.S. Representative, (SIF Lifetime Achievement Award for Public Service) - Anthony Naccarato, President & Chairman American Maritime Officers Service

Italy has a long and rich history. People have lived there for thousands of years, even predating the Roman Empire as well as the Etruscan and Greek civilizations. But Italy as a nation is not very old at all. In fact, it is younger than the United States of America. While the USA was still celebrating its centennial and enduring a Civil War, in 1861, that’s when Italy was born.

Eldora Perfilio Italian food is as varied as the region it comes from and the cook who prepares it. If you put 7 Italian cooks in one room and ask them to give you the recipe for pasta sauce you will undoubtedly get 7 totally different recipes This is what makes Italian food so wonderful. It's all about the individuality and passion with which it is prepared. Each of those

Did you know that the dome on top of the White House was created by an Italian-American? Did you know that there were two Italian-Americans that signed the United States Declaration of Independence? Did you know that out of the 36 soldiers that traveled with the Lewis and Clark Expedition, 2 of them were Italian Americans? Did you know that the largest bank in America and one of the largest

Athletes Yogi Berra Dolph Camilli Tony Lazzeri Phil Rizzuto Frank Crosetti Dom DiMaggio Joe DiMaggio Carl Furillo Sam Mele Al Zerilla Vic Raschi Sal Maglie Rocky Marciano Rocky Graziano Jake La Motta Vince Lombardi Joe Paterno Joe Montana Dan Marino Mario Andretti Gene Sarazen Vinny Testaverde Brian Boitano Tommy Lasorda Joe Garagiola Bobby Santo Joe Torre Frank Torre Lou Pinella Joe Pepitonev Sal Bando

Holly McCord & Linda Gilbert (Nutrition News) Eat like they do in Rome, Italy - not Rome, New York You’d be amazed to see what the slim, trim Italians are eating, as we were on a recent visit. It’s so different from what we call Italian-American food in the US, and too bad for us! The Italians enjoy much better health than we do. Check the contrasts between the

Mark D'Angelo (In Remembrance) Have you ever thought of why some of Italian recipes include the head, feet and organs of such animals like sheep, goats, chickens and the like? They were simply obvious to the Italians from the old country. To better understand this rational, one must understand the lives of the average Italian back then and traditional presentations of such meals. Most Italians worked very hard to survive

Elvira Sperduto Oliver I was well into adulthood before I realized that I was an American. Of course I had been born in America, and lived here all of my life, but it somehow never occurred to me that just being a citizen of the United States meant that I was an American. Americans were people who ate peanut butter and jelly on mushy white bread that came out of