Christopher Columbus

Alla parata con il Grand-Marshall Tom Golisano sfilano la governatrice Hochul e il sindaco Adams

Some legislators in New York are proposing wiping away the Columbus holiday. Its sponsor in the Senate, Jessica Ramos, also wants all statues of Columbus removed. “As the daughter of a proud indigenous woman, I would love to see a...

Liberty has once more sprung forth from Philadelphia with the ruling by Common Pleas Court Judge Paula Patrick which blocked the city’s baseless attempt to remove the Christopher Columbus statue in South Philadelphia’s Marconi Park. The National Italian American Foundation...

We asked Italian American experts and community representatives - but also ordinary citizens - what they think voters of Italian origin will behave like in these epochal elections. There are two questions: does the vote of Italian Americans favor one...

In questo momento dove la pandemia imperversa ed è un momento di sofferenza per tutti, vorrei ricordare che la cultura è di grande conforto! Il 26 ottobre scorso, (non sono riuscita a farla calendarizzare il 12 ottobre, ma mi accontento),...

“As soon as we heard about the removal of the statue in front of the Heritage Wall we asked the municipality for permission to transfer the statue to our club. The idea was immediately approved by the members of the...

Today being Columbus Day, I would like to express my personal opinion on this commemoration. Despite the false and malignant attributes many people attach to Christopher Columbus today--many even contemptuously distancing themselves from him-- only Italian Americans still admire and...

While erecting statues to the Genoese explorer, and opening museums dedicated to him, apparently a lot of things were ignored. There is still much to say about him, and many aspects and experiences to be recounted-- and that’s exactly what...

A quanto pare ci si è dimenticati di raccontare molte cose mentre si erigevano statue e si aprivano musei dedicati all' esploratore genovese. Il personaggio sembra ancora ricco di aspetti ed esperienze da raccontare ed è quello che hanno provato...