The AMHS will soon introduce some new social events and activities that members and friends can join outside of the bi-monthly general membership meetings.

To celebrate Women’s History Month in March, the National Organization of Italian-American Women (NOIAW) invited author Carla Gambescia to talk about how the women of today have been influenced by the Renaissance women with an “indomitable spirit.”

On February 19th, the Italian Embassy hosted a meeting of the Greater Washington, D.C. Observatory of the Italian Language. The purpose of this meeting was to provide updates about the steps taken to promote the Italian language in the D.C.

Our second program of the year on March 24, 2019, celebrated the St. Joseph’s Table tradition and featured the film made by AMHS member Kirsten Keppel

On Monday, February 25, AMHS President Emeritus Lucio D’Andrea was awarded the Ordine della Stella D’Italia (the Order of the Star of Italy) at a ceremony held at the Embassy of Italy in Washington, D.C.