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European American: A European American (Euro-American) is a person who resides in the United States and is either from Europe or is the descendant of European immigrants or founding colonists. Overall, as the largest group, European Americans have the lowest poverty ra

Immigration to the United States: American immigration (emigration to the United States of America) refers to the movement of non-residents to the United States. Immigration has been a major source of population growth and cultural change throughout much of American history. The econ

List of Italian Americans: This is a list of notable Italian Americans. See also List of Sicilian Americans

Italian-American cuisine: Italian-American cuisine (more simply known as "Italian food" in the United States) is the cuisine of Italian-American immigrants and their descendents, who have modified Italian cuisine under the influence of American culture and immigration pattern

Hyphenated American: The term hyphenated American is an epithet from the late 19th century to refer to Americans who consider themselves of a distinct cultural origin other than the United States, and who claim to hold allegiance to both. The first term typically indicat

Italian diaspora: The term Italian Diaspora refers to the large-scale migration of Italians away from Italy in the period roughly between the unification of Italy in 1861 and the beginning of World War I in 1914. The term generally refers also to the years directly fo

Order Sons of Italy in America: The Order Sons of Italy in America (Italian: Ordine Figli d’Italia in America, OSIA) is the largest and oldest Italian American fraternal organization in the United States. A similar organization also exists in Canada. It was founded on June 22, 1905

Sicilian-American: Sicilian Americans are a subset of Italian Americans from Sicily or of Sicilian heritage. They are sometimes treated as a separate group due to cultural and historical differences between Sicily and the mainland. See History of Sicily, Sicilian langu

National Italian American Foundation: The National Italian American Foundation (NIAF) is an advocacy organization for Italian Americans, the second or third largest ethnic group in the United States of America. It is based in Washington, D.C. Its mission is to preserve and protect Italia

Italy-USA Foundation: Italy-USA Foundation (Fondazione Italia-USA) was established on 4 July 2005 to promote the friendship between Italians and Americans and American culture in Italy. The foundation is a non-profit organization based in Rome, Italy. A representative of

Utah Italians: Utah Italians include the descendants of immigrants from Italy, and a small number of recent immigrants from Italy. More and more Utah Italians of the third and fourth generations are trying to reconnect to the rich heritage of their country of origi

Feast of San Gennaro: The Feast of San Gennaro, originally a one-day religious commemoration, is now an 11-day street fair beginning on the second Thursday in September in the Little Italy area of Manhattan as an annual celebration of Italian culture and the Italian-Ameri

The Godfather: The Godfather is a 1972 film based on the 1969 novel of the same name by Mario Puzo and directed by Francis Ford Coppola, with a screenplay by Puzo, Coppola, and an uncredited Robert Towne. It stars Marlon Brando, Al Pacino, James Caan, Robert Duvall

Martin Scorsese: Martin Marcantonio Luciano Scorsese ( in English and luˈtʃaːno skoɾˈseːze in Italian; born November 17, 1942) is an Academy Award-winning American film director, writer, producer and film historian. Also affectionately known as "Marty", he is the fou

Nancy Pelosi: Nancy Patricia D'Alesandro Pelosi (born March 26, 1940) is the current, and first female, Speaker of the United States House of Representatives. Before being elected Speaker in the 110th Congress, she was the House Minority Leader from 2002 to 2007,

Saint Rosalia: Saint Rosalia (d. 1166 AD) is the patron saint of Palermo, Sicily, (Italy) and El Hatillo, Miranda (Venezuela). According to legend, Rosalia was born in 1130 of a Norman noble family that claimed descent from Charlemagne. A very pious young lady, she