ITALEA - NIAF & Columbus Parade | Italics: Television for the Italian American Experience

On this episode of ITALICS, Dr. Giovanni de Vita joins us at the John D. Calandra Italian American Institute to discuss ITALEA, a program launched by the Italian Ministry of Foreign Affairs to promote roots tourism. Additionally, we attended the National Italian American Foundation - NIAF 49TH anniversary gala, held last October in Washington DC, as well as the 80th annual Columbus day parade on fifth avenue in New York City. Follow CUNY TV: Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/CUNYTV Twitter: https://twitter.com/cunytv Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/cuny.tv/ https://www.youtube.com/@cunytv LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/cunytv/ Find more from CUNY TV at https://tv.cuny.edu Recording Date 10/10/2024 First Air Date 11/25/2024 Italics, Television for the Italian American Experience is a monthly presentation in the CUNY Presents timeslot that features prominent Italian Americans in the arts, business, government, sports, academia, and more. Each episode explores various aspects of the Italian diaspora, Italian-American history and traditions, contemporary Italian-American life, and takes a projected look at the future of the Italian-American community. Italics is hosted by Anthony Julian Tamburri, Dean of the John D. Calandra Italian American Institute of Queens College/CUNY and Distinguished Professor of European Languages and Literatures. Italics is now in its third decade serving the Italian-American community and those interested in Italian-American history and culture. Italics is co-produced in collaboration with the John D. Calandra Italian American Institute. Watch more at http://tv.cuny.edu/show/italics Subscribe to the Series Playlist: https://bit.ly/2VfN4uF Subscribe to the CUNY TV channel: https://bit.ly/2GmGb13 ITAL00376