EDITOR’S NOTEOn Aug. 17, Philadelphia Common Pleas Court Judge Paula Patrick ruled that the boarded-up Christopher Columbus statue in Marconi Square can remain there, and that the city had no […]
By Jeanne Outlaw-Cannavo This month, Italian-Americans will celebrate Italian heritage month. In recent years it has often been overshadowed by the fact that October has also become a month that […]
By Joseph T. Cannavo Since the first time back in 1964 when I wrote an article for the now-defunct Philadelphia I-A Exclusive and without warning was thrown behind the mic […]
By Joseph T. Cannavo This month rather than my usual serious comments about preserving our Italian heritage and showing our Italian pride, I thought that I might write about a […]
By Joseph T. Cannavo I have written numerous times about the need for parents whose children attend schools that offer Italian as an elective to take a proactive stance when […]
By Joseph R. Cannavo If you have been keeping up with news in Italy, you might get the sense that Italy is having an immigration crisis, much like we are […]
By Joseph T. Cannavo By now, everyone has made News Year’s resolutions. By the time you may be reading this, you may have already broken your resolutions. If you broke […]
By Joe Cannavo I had several thoughts for this month’s editorial when suddenly I thought back to late July when solely by an email sent to me from the Italian […]
By Joe Cannavo Italy has a new government that was only formed after much chaos and political maneuvering. For the better part of two months, it seemed the March election […]
By Joe Cannavo The school year is coming to an end and I am asking myself these questions. In school districts that offer Italian, how many parents of Italian descent […]
Step away from the carnival to absorb some art and culture By Joe Cannavo It’s hard to believe that another school year is almost over and summer will soon be […]
There’s not much audience for history when Tony Soprano is grabbing all the ratings By Joe Cannavo You may recall a recent editorial in which I pointed out that for […]
By Joe Cannavo A visit to the State of New Jersey’s Division of Pensions and Benefits website inspired me to share some thoughts this month about the many languages our […]
By Joe Cannavo Since 1492, when Christopher Columbus became the first Italian to land on American soil, some 5½ million more of our Italian ancestors have followed this famous Genoese […]
Resolve to keep traditions of our ancestors alive all through the year By Joe Cannavo In my last editorial I urged my readers to put aside the urge to hit […]
It wouldn’t solve all the problems, but the world would be a better place. By Joe Cannavo This time of year can get pretty hectic. Everyone’s getting ready for Christmas, […]
Community involvement should last all year, not just October By Joe Cannavo Every year the president signs an executive order designating the month of October as National Italian American Heritage […]
Catastrophe in nation’s central region levels Amatrice, claims 297 lives By Joe Cannavo My editorial this month is about awareness, but not the usual awareness of Italian pride and the […]
By Joe Cannavo As I often do when I am thinking about a topic for an editorial, I look back and reflect on my many conversations with other Italian-American baby […]
Dear Mr. Cannavo, We picked up several copies the Italian-American Herald at the Villa Vosilla in Tannersville, N.Y. As editor of the Delaware Valley Italian-American Herald, your editorials show an […]
By Jeanne Outlaw-Cannavo If you are American or choose to come here and to permanently reside in the United States, than you should learn the language of our nation just as […]
Perhaps closed-minded school superintendents should go immerse themselves as well By Joseph Cannavo, Editor I received a call from a prominent leader in Delaware’s Italian-American Community who informed me that […]
The Delaware Valley, with its 886,000 Italian-American residents, ranks as the second-largest Italian-American community in the nation. Of the 886,000 Italian-Americans, 497,000 reside in Philadelphia, the region’s hub. Perhaps that’s […]
I have written in the past about the need for parents, whose children attend schools that offer Italian as an elective, to take a proactive stance when their local boards […]
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