#ItalianAmericanHeritageMonth

[elliscraddock]

Here's my #8thRocksShuffle #8thRocks dance video w/whirlwind sound effects/high tone version of the song called Sit Down an' Join Ya by #LenaPrima on YouTube. Also click the like, share, subscribe, & hit a notification button on my YouTube channel.

#ItalianAmericanHeritageMonth #HappyItalianAmericanHeritageMonth 🇮🇹🇺🇸

Here's a link of my dance video on YouTube:

[daretodreamwithwendy]

Well...this could have gone many directions, but only one seemed most appropriate. It is I get a lot of compliments on my long locks and so I thought I would share with ya'll the struggle it is in the morning. If you can't laugh at yourself, life is pretty boring I would say. Today is also (I thought it was yesterday...does anyone really know) October is (I love books!) And sooooo much more!!!

[countrysideframing]

Columbus Day @countryside_gallery ———————————— #ColumbusDay #america #ColumbusDayParade #italy #nationalholiday #italia #christophercolumbus #1492 #ItalianAmerican #Italian #ItalianEnclaves #littleitaly #ItalianAmericanHeritageMonth (at Countryside Gallery & Custom Frame Design) https://www.instagram.com/p/CjjwXFPDPgk/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

[vlemx]

Reposted from @niafitalianamerican The Italians Who Built America: Vincent Lombardi Legendary NFL Coach Vincent Lombardi was born in 1913, in Brooklyn. Lombardi’s parents both emigrated from Salerno to the U.S. Early on in life, Lombardi and his siblings faced intense discrimination, outside of their neighborhood, due to their Italian background. Church was a large part of family life growing up, with Sundays reserved for attending Mass, followed by a lengthy dinner amongst family and friends afterward. In 1933, Lombardi accepted a football scholarship to play for the Fordham University Rams. After graduating from Fordham in 1937, the Great Depression led to few if any career paths for Lombardi. He would accept an assistant coaching job in 1939 at St. Cecilia High School in New Jersey and also become a teacher at the school. Lombardi would take over as head coach of the school in 1942, leading the school to become one of the top football teams in the nation. In 1948, Lombardi took an assistant coaching job with West Point’s football team that would serve as the major influence on his coaching style. An assisting coaching job with the New York Giants would follow, but it was his time with the Green Bay Packers that would cement Lombardi’s name forever as the greatest football coach in NFL history. Taking on a dismal looking Packers team that lacked motivation, Lombardi exhibited his famous never quit attitude and leadership to lead them to five NFL Championships and the first two Super Bowl Championships. After passing away in 1970 from cancer, in 1971 the Super Bowl trophy was presented from there on out as the Vincent Lombardi Trophy. Aside from the trophy, his name lives on in the memorable quotes he has left on motivation, work ethic and life for countless generations to come. #TheItaliansWhoBuiltAmerica #ItalianAmericanHeritageMonth #Italian #ItalianAmerican #Italy #Italia #ItalianAmericanPride #America #NIAF #ItalianImmigrants #ItalianPride #ItalianHeritageMonth #Lombardi #SuperBowl #NFL #Sports #ItalianPride #ItalianAmerican #NeverQuit #VinceLombardi #LombardiTrophy https://www.instagram.com/p/CVk0L_Fl76V/?utm_medium=tumblr

[jenniferwilliamsbroker]

After heading into @coldwellbanker Gold Coast,to pick up more media for my clients, it was such a treat to catch up with Chloe at @eatalychicago The waiter highly recommended a glass of Allegrini Palazzo Della Torre Rosso Veronese which delivered on his promise to be delectable. #jenniferwilliams #luxeagent #realtorlife #italianfood #italianamericanheritage #italianamericanheritagemonth #eataly #redwine #winelover #italianwine @allegrini.winery #chicago #goldcoast #qualitytimewithfamily (at Eataly Chicago) https://www.instagram.com/p/CU6M6IJL1Nj/?utm_medium=tumblr

[nypaenergy]

Getting to know...Amie Giordano

Italian-American Heritage Month celebrates the contributions made by Italians and Italian-Americans to our civilization, especially in the arts, the humanities and the sciences. 

Meet Amie Giordano, a digital communications specialist who has been with NYPA for eight years. In addition to the digital arts, she is also a fine artist, writer and visual storyteller.

She is a proud member of the Veterans Employee Resource Group (ERG) which she has been a part of since its inception here at NYPA. She also helped create and shape our annual World Heritage Celebration and leads the Italy group at the event. Amie has a Bachelor of Fine Arts (BFA) in Design from Syracuse University.

Who would you say was your greatest influence for your career?

As girls in Italy, neither of my grandmothers were given the same education as the boys, but they each shaped how I thought of my career and a woman’s worth.

My grandmother Celetti was the eldest of eight children and stayed home to help care for her siblings rather than attend school. She had no formal education, was an immigrant and English was her second language, yet she could budget and negotiate like no one’s business. In her broken English and in her special way she told me to get the best education, work towards a successful career, and not to wait on any one or anything, but to seize opportunities. I doubt she realized she was a feminist spreading girl power and that always makes me smile. She just spoke from the heart and from experience.

The same goes for my grandma Giordano, who had been a dollmaker before she suffered a stroke that left her paralyzed on one side. She always encouraged me, whether it was in sports, academics, the arts, or our faith -- and she remained positive and fearless regardless of her handicap.

What’s the best advice you’ve received?

Italians LOVE their proverbs, and you do not grow up in an Italian-American household without having them imparted to you whether you’ve asked for advice or not. Usually not. And yes, some turned out to be the best advice I ever got. “Usa quello che hai” was something I heard from my grandfather Giordano, my mother, and others in some shape or form all the time: “use what you have”. I learned how to do and see things differently and discovered the value of re-use and the beauty of reinvention. It became part of my evolution as a designer and a person, and I have carried it through every aspect of my life.

What are some of your proudest achievements at NYPA?

Superstorm Sandy got me heavily involved in emergency response from a communications perspective and with it we took NYPA into the social media age, a first for NYPA.

One of my largest projects to date is having led the capital project to create a brand new nypa.gov that would accomplish additional firsts for NYPA – for the first time the new external website would be fully mobile responsive and optimized for phones and tablets, it would implement a robust content management system (CMS), and could support our growing social media platforms, videos and multi-media content while telling the NYPA story.

This year, I aided in the digitization and distribution of web communications to our Union employees and worked closely with the Benefits and Total Rewards team to develop a new web presence on nypa.gov. I am also very proud to have led the Veterans ERG group in the first initiative of 2020 that took place during the crisis as we created a “digital hug” that we shared with VA Hospitals, veterans groups and on social media.

When you’re not at work, what would we find you doing?

Seasonally and weather permitting, you will find me at the beach sketching, lounging, taking photos and enjoying the ocean. At home, I always have a canvas or two that I’m painting, or an up-cycling project I’m working on.

Where in Italy is your family from?

My family, on both sides, come from the Campania region of Italy. Guardia Lombardi, known as La Uàrdia in the Guardiese dialect is a small town in the Province of Avellino in Southern Italy.

On a visit to Florence several years ago, we visited family I had never met and that was a wonderful experience. They are the master shoemakers behind Harris shoes in Firenze. Seeing their showroom, process, and factory I connected with them on an artistic level. They run a multi-generation family business and work together much in the way my sister ran her dance studio City Center Dance here in Westchester. We had common ground, some of us looked alike, and it was undeniable that this was my family, and that design runs through our veins.

Does your family have any favorite traditions you’d like to share?

Winemaking is a favorite. It is intense, and it seems like everyone is a boss during the process, but it is well worth it. I grew up with both grandfathers making red wine in September/October right here in Westchester, in Purchase and West Harrison. My grandpa Celetti made wine into his 90’s, finding great joy at that time in teaching my brother-in-law the tradition.

Some of my co-workers at NYPA know my absolute favorite is our fig trees. Talk about a labor of love. But it is worth it for the most delicious figs you’ve ever had. We have both “white” and “green” fig trees. The trees are originals that my family brought with them from Italy, and they bear fruit for a short time, usually from September through the first week in October. When the harvest is over and after the leaves fall off, it's time for the fig trees to go dormant and take their winter naps.

Note: Amie likes to honor her heritage in unique ways each year, and at the 2019 World Heritage Day celebration she was in full Venetian Carnivale costume (handmade and designed) with authentic Columbina Maschera (traditional commedia dell'arte mask), surrounded by family heirlooms like shoemaker lasts, her family trees and photographs. See the gallery below for photos.

[catmigliano7]

#Repost from @italianamerican using @nextgrabit .. 🇮🇹🇺🇸Happy Italian American Heritage Month!!!!!🇺🇸🇮🇹 To all of us who have danced #tarantella at a wedding. To everyone who has jarred tomatoes in the back yard. To those who know the taste of basement-made wine. To every person who has shared countless Sunday’s at Nonna’s table. To the 25 million Americans of Italian decent... We’re talkin’ to you! October is Italian American Heritage Month, and we want each and every one of us to stand up and be counted. This is OUR month! Our chance to celebrate all our crazy quirks, and the little things that make us uniquely wonderful. For the next 30 days we want you to help us flood social media with green, white and red! This #October, you can become a part of our 2nd annual #IAMitalianamerican campaign, and we’re asking every community group, club, account, and individual to help us unite as many Italian Americans as we can under this proud banner. It’s as easy as using this image in your social media accounts, and, if you really want to share your #ItalianPride, heading over to @italianpowerstore to get one of our best-selling IAM Italian American #tshirts. If you’re a social media influencer, a national organization, or simply a passionate #ItalianAmerican, please help us spread the message, and this image, as far and wide as you can. And, if you join in our campaign, and tag a photo of yourself wearing our new shirt using #IAMitalianamerican, we’ll enter you in our drawing for a trip for two to New Orleans, LA to celebrate the next St. Joseph’s Day Parade Weekend with us! Happy #ItalianAmericanHeritageMonth paesani! .. #insta_grabit #nextgrabit @nextgrabit (at Comune di Rota Greca) https://www.instagram.com/p/CGQcT7rnRBo/?igshid=maozdvec2zt

[wildwoodbadboy]

It's not only my favorite time of the year for Halloween but also Italian American Heritage Month 🇮🇹🇮🇹🇮🇹 #50dollartech #Wildwood #wildwoodnj #wildwoods #wildwood365 #wildwoodboardwalk #wildwoodbeach #jerseyshore #devito #wildwoodcrest #love #family #friends #happy #fun ##Italian #crinitismeats #italianamericanheritagemonth (at Wildwood Boardwalk/Jersey Shore) https://www.instagram.com/p/CGFjqibgfX1/?igshid=g8kgwgjgqzbj

[stevieworldwide]

#Repost #StevieAiello Celebrating #ItalianAmericanHeritageMonth with the finest fashion 🇮🇹 🇺🇸 https://www.instagram.com/p/B3H3vmeohzS/?igshid=1iolror3arz5o

[travelitalianstyle]

Walking the streets of #Sicily is very nostalgic , especially during #ItalianAmericanHeritageMonth. . . With the recent passing of my nonna and this being the month my father passed away over 15 years ago, I love being able to taste meals I grew up with, smell the flowers that once lived in my nonni's garden, tasting espresso with a ricotta pastry, meeting locals and having a laugh about the dialect. This is Italy. . . Italy is a state of mind. Italy is life for many of us. I am excited to continue this journey and share the beautiful story of this country (from south to north and back around). . . I hope that you too get to return every now and then to the place that shaped you and brings you joy. . . If you are looking to connect your heritage through a personalized heritage experience or for a custom itinerary in Italy contact our team at info@travelitalianstyle.com. 🙏🇮🇹🙌 (at Modena, Italy)

[cateredsolutions-blog]

DID YOU KNOW THIS?  https://www.pinterest.com/francillafreema/boards/

Check out Italian-American Heritage Month!

[elliscraddock]

Here's my #8thRocksShuffle #8thRocks dance video w/whirlwind sound effects/high tone version of the song called Voicemail by #JustinaValentine on YouTube. Also click the like, share, subscribe, & hit a notification button on my YouTube channel. #ItalianAmericanHeritageMonth #HappyItalianAmericanHeritageMonth 🇮🇹🇺🇸

Here's a link of my dance video on YouTube:

[macalusofoods-blog]

#Repost @hardcorecalabrese ・・・ 🇮🇹🇺🇸Italian American Heritage Month🇺🇸🇮🇹 #italianamericanheritagemonth #italianamericanheritage

[gliaironi]

#Repost @ziapiaimports with @get_repost ・・・ RISOTTO is your answer for Fall comfort food! @gliaironi has invested 5 generations perfecting the production of several types of rice grains to deliver the best. Their mission is to grow rice with minimal environmental impact and this has allowed the endangered Grey Herons (Aironi Cenerini) to repopulate the paddies. Shop on ziapia.com and get #gliAironi rice delivered directly to your doorstep! #ziapiaimports #italianfood #officialitalianfood #cltitalianfood #boutiqueimporter #authenticeating #clteats #comfortfood #rice #risotto #risottolover #italianamericanheritagemonth #getyouritalianon #abbiamotantoriso

[vlemx]

Reposted from @niafitalianamerican The Italians Who Built America: Ken Langone Ken Langone was born in Roslyn Heights, New York to working class parents in a close-knit Italian family. His father earned a living as a plumber and his mother worked as a cook in a school cafeteria. Growing up in a paycheck-to-paycheck home helped instill the value of a dollar in young Ken. As soon as he was old enough, he began picking up odd jobs to support his family. Despite warnings from Ken’s high school principal not to waste money sending Ken to college, the Langones mortgaged their house so that their son could attend Bucknell University in Pennsylvania. To help pay for school, an ambitious Ken worked any job he could get. He graduated from Bucknell in 3.5 years with a BA in Economics. After graduating, Ken found a fulltime job, while attending night classes four nights a week at the NYU Scchol of Business. Today, NYU sponsors a night school program called the “Langone Program” in the Leonard Stern School of Business with curriculum that includes Ken’s business model. Soon after graduation, Ken began his first white-collar job for a Wall Street financial services company. Then in 1978, Ken met with Bernie Marcus for breakfast. Bernie had just lost his job at Handy Dan, a home-improvement chain. That meeting sparked a lightbulb moment. What if Ken and Bernie started their own home improvement company? Along with a third co-founder, Arthur Blank, Ken and Bernie began brainstorming a warehouse-sized store stocked full of discounted goods. It would be a place where the general consumer could buy everything they needed to transform their home. Ken raised enough capital for the venture, and the first two Home Depot stores opened in 1979. Just three years later, Home Depot went public at $12 a share. Today a Home Depot share is worth over $350 and currently employs 400,000 associates at 2,284 stores in the US, Canada and Mexico. #TheItaliansWhoBuiltAmerica #ItalianAmericanHeritageMonth #Italian #ItalianAmerican #Italy #Italia #ItalianAmericanPride #America #NIAF #ItalianImmigrants #ItalianPride #KenLangone #HomeDepot #howdoersgetthingsdone https://www.instagram.com/p/CVSg_j_AabI/?utm_medium=tumblr