Moored by Alpine mountains in the north, the boot-shaped Italian peninsula juts into the central Mediterranean Sea. Along its European frontier, Italy shares borders with France, Switzerland, Austria, and Slovenia. The nation's land mass, which...

An Italian American is an American of Italian descent or dual citizenship. The phrase may refer to someone born in the United States of Italian heritage or to someone who has immigrated to the United States from Italy. It also refers to Italians of...

The Italian American Museum has made concrete plans to move downtown. The museum announced on Tuesday that it has purchased three buildings near the corner of Grand and Mulberry streets in the hopes of moving to Little Italy over the next three years. The museum...

In a Tuesday press conference, the museum announced that it has purchased three buildings near the corner of Grand and Mulberry streets in the hopes of moving to Little Italy over the next three years. The museum purchased 185, 187 and 189 Grand Street in...

The producers of "The Sopranos" were denied a permit to film in this North Jersey town because the mayor and some City Council members say the acclaimed HBO series negatively depicts Italian-Americans.The owners of an old-fashioned ice cream parlor selected for the series' final scene,...

The dancers never stop at the Bada Bing, but they took an hour off at its real-world counterpart to watch the final episode of "The Sopranos."Fans lined up three-deep at the bar of Satin Dolls, the Lodi strip club that doubled as the mob family's...

This is a research essay for a higher level history class.  It concerns Italian immigrants in the United States.

Details the various contributions made by Italian American immigrants in the 1800's. Describes the Italian influence on the American railroad system. Discusses the Manhattan Project and discusses the role of Italian scientists in its development.