A staple at sports bars and Super Bowl parties, the buffalo chicken wing was created thanks to an Italian woman in Buffalo, New York. In 1964, Teressa Bellissimo had a conundrum on her hands. Tha...
https://osia.wordpress.com/2016/08/01/first-on-first-buffalo-wings/
Leslie Scalapino: poet, playwright, essayist and editor. Born on July 25, 1944, in Santa Barbara, California, Leslie grew up in an academic family that often traveled the world. She attended Reed...
https://osia.wordpress.com/2016/07/30/leslie-scalapino-italian-of-the-week/
In this special edition of #ItalianoftheWeek, we learn more about Diana Burdisso Britting, the winner of the Sons of Italy’s Do You Know Roots Contest. She writes about the journey to discover...
https://osia.wordpress.com/2016/07/16/diana-burdisso-britting-italian-of-the-week/
We’re doing something a little different for this week’s #ItalianoftheWeek – instead of featuring 1 Italian or Italian American, we are highlighting 11! Introducing the 2016 Sons of Italy...
https://osia.wordpress.com/2016/06/04/2016-national-leadership-grant-recipients-italian-of-the-week/
Marisa Tomei was born on December 4, 1964, in Brooklyn, New York. Her parents – Patricia (née Bianchi) and Gary Tomei – were both Italian and had family that came to America from Tuscany and...
https://osia.wordpress.com/2016/05/07/marisa-tomei-italian-of-the-week/
Mariette DiChristina grew up in North Tarrytown, NY, with an interest in science and astronomy. She graduated from Boston University in 1986 with a degree in journalism. She married her two inter...
https://osia.wordpress.com/2016/04/30/mariette-dichristina-italian-of-the-week/
March is Women’s History Month, and each week we will be highlighting an Italian or Italian American woman for #ItalianoftheWeek. Carla Gugino, whose father was Italian, was born on August 29, ...
https://osia.wordpress.com/2016/03/26/carla-gugino-italian-of-the-week/
March is Women’s History Month, and each week we will be highlighting an Italian or Italian American woman for #ItalianoftheWeek. It all started in Roseto, Pennsylvania, where Adriana Trigia...
https://osia.wordpress.com/2016/03/12/adriana-trigiani-italian-of-the-week/
March is Women’s History Month, and each week we will be highlighting an Italian or Italian American woman for #ItalianoftheWeek. On February 21, 1947, Lidia Giuliana Matticchio was born in Pol...
https://osia.wordpress.com/2016/03/05/lidia-bastianich-italian-of-the-week/
Most people are familiar with the tale of Cinderella but many don’t realize that the modern version of the story originated in Italy. Courtier and author Giambattista Basile worked for many dif...
https://osia.wordpress.com/2016/03/01/first-on-first-cinderella/