Order Sons and Daughters of Italy in America - Gabriele D'Annunzio Lodge 321

NATIONAL ITALIAN AMERICAN HERITAGE MONTH  CELEBRATE THE MANY ACHIEVEMENTS AND SUCCESSES OF ITALIAN AMERICANS

Every year the U.S. president signs an executive order designating the month of October as National Italian American Heritage Month. Coinciding with the festivities surrounding Columbus Day, the proclamation is recognition of the many achievements, contributions, and successes of Americans of Italian descent as well as Italians in America.

Over 5.4 million Italians immigrated to the United States between 1820 and 1992. Today there are over 26 million Americans of Italian descent in the United States, making them the fifth largest ethnic group. The country was even named after an Italian, the explorer and geographer Amerigo Vespucci
 

ITALIANS WHOSE NAMES HAVE CHANGED

Regis Philbin                       Bobby Rydel

Frankie Avalon                  Bruce Springsteen

Vin Diesel                            Cindy Williams

Carol Lawrence                 Fabian

Brooke Shields                  Steven Tyler

Bernadette Peters          Bobby Darin

Ashley Judd                        Anne Bancroft

Susan Sarandon                                Connie Francis

*info courtesy of AIH Museum