ITALIAN AMERICAN HERITAGE MONTH

Ladies and gentlemen, October has arrived with many special things, among these we have the month of the Italian American heritage in the United States. Such an event and celebration has been instituted and celebrated continuously since 1985, officially the meaning of all this is to thank, strengthen and give a value to the contribution of the italian culture rooted in united states since the end of 1800 due to the massive migrations from italy to the new continent of new opportunities.
A LITTLE OF HISTORY Since the times of Columbus and the discovery, the land that is now called America has had or initiated strong ties and influences from our Italy, in fact its name or the name of the entire continent pays honor to Admiral Amerigo Vespucci who sighted the firm lands of that new world in 1499 on his first voyages After the territories were occupied, cultural exchanges were sold, foods that were not known here in Europe and others, in fact, the tomato is original from American lands and later became a fundamental ingredient in our beautiful Italian gastronomy.Another great contribution of Italy to America specifically what we know today as the United States with the passing of those times was literature, art and painting. In fact, the Italians had some influence on the declaration of independence where the philosopher and poet Filippo Mazzei with his thoughts and verses served as a mentor to Abraham Lincoln as well as in the war for independence some Italian soldiers and intellectuals would have contributed in the tactical field.it's just part of the story… MASS MIGRATION FROM ITALY. Since the mid-1800s, due to many events, first of all natural phenomena such as floods, very devastating earthquakes, mostly in southern Italy, which left the population finished and in greater poverty than usual and the lack of opportunities, massive movements began to be seen one after another. of another ship from the Italian peninsula to the land of opportunity and just at that moment the United States was working for its industrialization and people were required to work and live in that country, other reasons were after the First World War. Mussolini and some Italians with economic stability in America invited their relatives to live there. Already by the mid-1940s, the Italian influence was overwhelming and powerful both because of what is said in the movies about some Italian Americans, as well as because of its influence on American gastronomy. Restaurant, pizzeria in all cities, barber shop or saloom where the featured artist was always an emigrant barber from Italy, great designers and suit seamstresses,as well as the Italian-Americans were noted with great artists and prominent athletes such as Frank Sinatra of Sicilian origins and Joe Di Maggio baseball player of Sicilian origin as well as the gallant actor Rodolfo Valentino an emigrant from Puglia who reached the highest of Hollywood just to mention a few among many..Later, with the passing of time, the evolution of that seed that came from Italy became more notable and by the 1980s, the film, music and haute couture industry had a certain Made in Italy DNA. Versace. Madonna, Stallone, Pacino, De Niro and Bon Jovi to mention the great Italian Americans, also even in politics we have seen influential Italian Americans from Fiorello La Guardia. Geraldine Ferraro. Mike Pompeo Nancy Pelosi, and today the first lady wife of Joe Biden Jill Jacobs whose original last name from her Sicilian grandfather was Giaccomo.as it is said over there
MOST ITALIAN AMERICAN CITIES Of course I must start with the golden gate, Isla Elis New York, the obligatory entry step at that time and we saw it in the movie The Godfather, and likewise the entire state of New York is where the descendants of Italians reside mostly. They spread through their different districts and neighborhoods. Brooklyn, Hoboken, Staten Island. manhattan, new jersey, lincoln park, astoria, and also other places like atlantic city, chicago, pennsylvania, san francisco, and florida