Columbus Day is a U.S. federal holiday that commemorates Christopher Columbus' arrival in the Americas on October 12, 1492. It was first...

The North End Christopher Columbus statue has now been permanently relocated to the Peace Garden at St. Leonard of Port Maurice Parish in...

Dear IAA Members and Supporters The anti-Columbus Day bills, H2989 (sponsored by Rep Christine Barber (D), Somerville) and...

Dear IAA Members and Supporters Thank you for your continued support in keeping Columbus Day a State Holiday in Massachusetts. It was...

Mass in Honor of the Life and Works of St. Frances Xavier Cabrini Mass in honor of Mother Cabrini will be celebrated tomorrow, Sunday Nov...

An open letter from The Italian American Alliance Denouncing Anti-Semitism and the Atrocities of October 7, 2023 In Italian lore, there...

Dear IAA Members, It is my pleasure as VP President of the IAA to share my amazing visit and experience at the White House on October 1...

On October 9th, Italians affectionately gathered at the Tall Ship Park in East Boston in commemoration of Italian Heritage Month and in...

QUARTO ABEUNTE SAECULO ENCYCLICAL OF POPE LEO XIII ON THE COLUMBUS QUADRICENTENNIAL To Our Venerable Brethren, the Archbishops and...

Friends, Celebrate Columbus Day with the IAA! Please join us for our Second Annual Columbus Day Italian American Cultural Celebration!...

Friends, We are still waiting to confirm the time and location of the committee hearing regarding the 2 Anti-Columbus Day bills,...

LEGISLATIVE UPDATE Friends, As you know, there are 2 bills currently before the Joint Committee on State Administration and Regulatory...

Friends, You are invited to the annual Italian Flag Raising at Boston City Hall Plaza, taking place on Wednesday Oct. 4th, at 10:30 AM....

Recently, our own Tommy Damigella was interviewed by Primo Magazine about the pending Massachusetts legislation and ballot initiative to...

Ginny Gardner, IAA National President, and Dr. Domenic Amara, IAA Chairman, recently interviewed Rafael Ortiz, author of Christopher...

These bills are currently before the Joint Committee on State Administration and Regulatory Oversight. The members of this committee can...

On this day, August 3rd, 1492, Christopher Columbus set sail from Palos de la Frontera, Spain on his great Journey of Discovery. His...

Festivals provide a staging to celebrate the rich cultures, heritage, rituals, and traditions that define communities and nations. On...

On Monday, Columbus Day, October 10th, at The Tall Ship Park, The Italian American Alliance (IAA) hosted the first-ever Italian American...

On March 4, 1678, in Venice, in the old region of Venetia, Antonio Vivaldi made his dramatic entrance into the world. The grounds...