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John Mancini – Founder and Executive Director
A Controversial Choice
Today is a national holiday in Italy, la Festa della Repubblica, celebrating the referendum in 1946 that dumped the Savoy monarchy and made Italy a republic. It was a close vote—54% for a Republic, 46% for Monarchy—but not without irregularities ...
Bill Dal Cerro, Senior Analyst
LET’S HEAR IT FROM THE LADIES!
Back in January, I wrote a blog called "Here's to the Ladies!" It was a reference to Tony Bennett's famous 1995 CD—a series of songs by famous American female singers—and also a tribute to talented Chicago women who have been ...
Rosario A. Iaconis, Senior Analyst
What Ken Burns Left Out
Contrary to Ken Burns’ recent documentary on the American Revolution, it was a band of Italians, the ancient Romans—not the Iroquois—who served as the model for our fledgling republic. Those are Roman fasces mounted in the U.S. House of Representatives ...
Bob Masullo, Guest Author
ITALIAN-AMERICAN FIRSTS
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 ...
