Marching in the Columbus Day Parade in NYC
Join Rossella Rago, Patrick O'Boyle and John M. Viola, co-hosts of "The Italian American Podcast", as they march their way down Manhattan's Fifth Avenue in New York City's Annual Columbus Day Parade!
In this episode, they'll examine the history of Columbus Day, from its roots as a day free from the fingerprints of America’s recently vanquished British forbearers, to its eventual role as the celebration of Italian American pride that it has become. And, they'll explore why a holiday that was celebrated for centuries without controversy has, in recent years, become a hot-button issue that hits at the heart of Italian identity in America. As some communities opt to re-examine the legacy of the holiday’s namesake navigator, Italian Americans across the nation find themselves on both sides of a conversation about a figure clouded in historical mystery… and a holiday that is, for many, more about a chance to celebrate the the accomplishments of the 25 million Americans of Italian descent.
"Greetings From Italian America " is presented as a joint project of The Italian American Podcast and The Italian Sons and Daughters of America (ISDA), one of the nation's most important organizations for Americans of Italian descent.
Each month, we'll explore the people, places, and peculiarities of the Italian side of America, bringing the heart of the Italian American experience to 25 million Italian Americans, and to the wider world... delivering history, discussion, examination, and connections with smarts, heart, and a lot of laughs!
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Directed by Joe Minnella
Written by Joe Minnella and John M. Viola
Executive Producer: Basil Russo
Producers: John M. Viola, Rossella Rago, Patrick O'Boyle and Joe Minnella
Narrated by John M. Viola
Hosted by John M. Viola and Rossella Rago
Director of Photography and Editor Joe Minnella
Featuring original music by Cody Martin (Soundstripe)
Other music provided Royalty Free from KZread and via Public Domain from MusOpen
Theme from New York, New York
Performed by Joe Piscopo
Composed by Fed Ebb and John Kander
Special Thanks
ISDA
Dominic Chianese
Angela Vivolo
Joseph Scelsa
The Columbus Citizens Foundation
Filmed in New York City
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Proud to be Italian-American!🇮🇹🇺🇸💪
Bravo! Great piece on why we need to protect this holiday.
Greetings to all Italians 🇮🇹🇸🇦
Proud to be Italian, and much love to my Italian brothers and sisters! Viva Italia 🇮🇹🇮🇹
@ItalianAmerican
3 жыл бұрын
GRAZIE!
I am proud to be Sicilian and Italian. Grazie Benjamin Harrison who must have had Italian blood.
Great story and delivery. Columbus Day needs to be preserved for all the reasons that you have beautifully described. Great to see so many happy faces enjoying life!
@ItalianAmerican
4 жыл бұрын
Grazie! Glad you enjoyed it!
What a good video! Informative!
We were here at the beginning and we will be here forever! Lunga vita agli Italiani!
@ItalianAmerican
3 жыл бұрын
Thanks for watching!
@jwells2005
2 жыл бұрын
@Trinity M Lies propogated by, among others, the Ku Klux Klan who like you were also anti-Italian. And you can't tell me they had the interests of native Americans in mind. The "biological warfare, rape, and violence" as you phrase it in order to "wipe out tribes and put them in bondage" has been debunked time and time again. You're a little late to the party Trinity. Pick up a book written in the last 10 years to learn the true story of Columbus' voyages. His own diaries and diaries by his contemporaries (some of whom were not exactly his friends) disprove all of those outdated lies. Stop allowing popular media narratives to shape your beliefs, and stop being a mouthpiece for regurgitating their lies.
We are a Great People
@ItalianAmerican
3 жыл бұрын
we sure are!
@Northdracula
3 жыл бұрын
Sì
Beautiful
Wonderful job! Amazing!
Great job!!!!
What a great day that was!
Perfect explanation
Well done
Italians are great 😊
Bellissimo! Keep the spirit and the celebration, Italians! Defend your culture and heritage! If other groups can do it, we can also. Much of what he is accused of is not true. And one of our biggest enemies is the Democratic Party.
@lucianomezzetta4332
9 ай бұрын
Those who are woke are our enemies.
I don’t think anyone would be opposed to an Italian American Heritage Day because that’s what Columbus Day already is and that’s worth celebrating. The only controversy is about celebrating the man himself and his legacy, which isn’t important by comparison.
@ItalianAmerican
3 жыл бұрын
There are many who agree with that stance! Thanks for watching and engaging this important issue!
@lucianomezzetta4332
9 ай бұрын
Under it all there is anti Italian racism. Way could not the day be called Amerigo Vespucci? The Anglos wanted to get rid of a holiday for us. Is October Italian Heritage Month? It is also Hispanic Heritage Month. With the way things are going it probably is also Trans Drag Queen Month.
@cjaquilino
9 ай бұрын
@@lucianomezzetta4332 Under it all is Italian American assimilation, where now I don’t think most of us even know why our relatives came to the US and left Italy, much less why one of the big reasons was because we got the short end of the stick of Italian unification. Now we’re just “white Italian Americans”, instead of Napolitans or Genovese. But that obscures the recent history of why even our recent ancestors would laugh at the idea that, say, a common Calabrese or Sicilian should be honoring an elite Genovese, like Columbus. Nationalism in both the US and Italy makes us oblivious to how why Southern Italy very much had a beef with the elite in the north for generations.
Please lets not be ashamed of who we are and of colombus because some loons want to attack us. Dont be scared
Anglo pride
George Washington Thomas Jefferson and most of the founders of America owned slaves ; so what do you do wipe out their historical memory and accomplishments? This controversy over Columbus Day in your country is political correctness gone mad! It is always a mistake to judge history from a modern perspective! Viva l’ Italia!
@pexxos1
4 жыл бұрын
You HAVE to be from Southern Italy....you guys just loooove Columbus even though he is not and never will be one of your people....let's put the BS aside....Columbus wouldn't have anything in common with you if he was alive today...He was Northern Italian, Genoese by birth and had NOTHING TO DO with you Southern Italians. Worship Al Capone or John Gotti...your people...Viva LEGA NORD!
@giovanniserafino1731
4 жыл бұрын
pexxos1 che cazzo stai dicendo stonzo? L'Italia è un paese. Vaffanculo pure te e la Lega Nord!!
@pexxos1
4 жыл бұрын
@@giovanniserafino1731Lo sapevo che eri un terrone...lascia Cristoforo Colombo in pace...lui era uno di noi...te, invece, sei un mafioso.
@salvatoredimauro2334
4 жыл бұрын
@@pexxos1 Vorrei ricordarti che anche nel Meridione abbiamo avuto dei geni, solo per citare qualcuno Archimede , Pirandello, Antonello Da Messina ecc.... Pure i meridionali sono Italiani che ti piaccia o no.
@valex3296
4 жыл бұрын
@@salvatoredimauro2334 sono in parte Siciliano e in parte lombardo con antenati Tedeschi, ma vivo in Lombardia...........la gente del Sud è di GRAN LUNGA più simpatica di quella del nord
Move over for George Floyd day and transvestite flags. Unbelievable