A MESSAGE FROM THE PRESIDENT
I was sorry to have missed the first general Society meeting of the year, which I understand was quite successful in terms of the presentation by the First Counselor, Embassy of Italy; the presentation by the two scholarship winners
MIRANDA, PROVINCE OF ISERNIA, REGION OF MOLISE
The picturesque small town of Miranda is in the province of Isernia in Molise and arises at the foot of Mt. Pietrereli, covered with a beautiful forest of oak trees called the “Bosco of San Leo.” The town has approximately 1,101 inhabitants
ORTONA, PROVINCE OF CHIETI, REGION OF ABRUZZO
l coastal town of Ortona is loThe beauticated in the province of Chieti, Abruzzo, and rises on a hill, surrounded by vineyards. The rather large town has 23,000 inhabitants
ITALY’S “NO” VOTE: WHAT IT MEANS FOR ITALIANS, ITALIAN AMERICANS, AND THE WORLD
On Monday evening, December 5th, Italian Prime Minister Matteo Renzi looked solemnly in the face of political defeat and submitted his resignation to Italian President Sergio Mattarella. Italian voters had decisively rejected his proposed constitutional reform
IN THE FINAL MEETING OF TERM, BALTIMORE CITY COUNCIL VOTES TO KEEP COLUMBUS DAY
In the final meeting of its five-year term, the departing City Council of Baltimore rejected an effort to rebrand Columbus Day. In the council’s final controversial act, members failed to muster enough votes to strip Christopher Columbus of his holiday.
ITALIAN WOUNDED WARRIORS HONORED
The Abruzzo and Molise Heritage Society was well-represented at a dinner held recently at Casa Italiana to honor a delegation of Italian wounded warriors. The event was held on December 1, 2016, to honor these heroes who were wounded in recent wars.
WHAT A WAY TO “LIVE AND LEARN ITALIAN”!
On Tuesday, December 6, a small group of AMHS members, along with Joe Lupo, Director of the Casa Italiana Language School and Maria Fusco, Director
PROMOTION OF ITALIAN LANGUAGE AND CULTURE IN AMERICAN SCHOOLS: STRATEGIC PLAN FOR 2017
On Saturday, December 10, I attended a workshop at the Embassy of Italy on the Italian Government’s goals to increase the number of students taking Italian language in American schools, and to enhance the quality of Italian language teachers in the
CONGRATULATIONS TO MARIA D’ANDREAYOTHERS ON RECEIPT OF DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE’S HIGHEST HONOR
On Tuesday, September 27, Maria D’Andrea-Yothers was part of a team that won the Department of Commerce’s Gold Medal Award (the highest award distinction)
UP, UP AND AWAY!
On Friday, December 9, I had the great honor to attend the retirement ceremony for long-time AMHS member and officer, John Verna. John spent 40 dedicated years working
WELCOME TO THE WORLD, EMILIANA J. STERN
Congratulations to AMHS Board member Jon Stern and his wife Katie
2017 SCHOLARSHIP APPLICATION PERIOD NOW OPEN
As many of our Society members know, the AMHS awards two $4,000 scholarships annually – one to each of two highly qualified students.
EMBASSY COUNSELOR TO DISCUSS “LA BELLA LINGUA”
Our first program of the New Year will be a wonderful event featuring Italian Embassy official Catherine Flumiani, on the topic of “Promoting the Italian Language
RECENT SOCIETY EVENTS AND ACTIVITIES
During a beautiful crisp fall day, 90 members and friends turned out for the AMHS annual wine-tasting and luncheon which once again proved to