Over the years, I have encountered many a part-Italo who carried an Italian surname but preferred his or her “better” half. In one case it was the managing editor of Long Island’s Newsday who told me bluntly that he was ...

“We are the sowers - our children are those who reap. We labor so that future generations will be better and nobler than we are.” -Maria Montessori Maria Montessori The Italic people are no strangers to education, from Marcus Fabius ...

Joe DiMaggio and actress Gina Lollobrigida greet crowds at New York's Columbus Day Parade on Oct. 14, 1991. Rosario's is behind the man with glasses.(AP Photo/Joe Major) Shakespeare’s St. Crispin’s Day soliloquy comes to mind when I think back to ...

Francesco Lo Vecchio was the most successful singer to come out of Chicago. He sold millions of records, appeared in movies, had his own TV show and was a major part of the ’40s to ’69s era when Italian-Americans dominated ...

Frank Sinatra lived to 82, Connie Francis to 87 and Tony Bennett to 96. Like many other Italian-American singers they were blessed with longevity. At least three, however, were not. They apparently were under a maledizione (Italian curse). Russ Columbo ...

Alfred E. Smith Who were the pioneer U.S. government officials with Italian roots? The answers are more than names that belong in history books. In a tangible way they provide a measure of how far Italian-Americans have come in the ...