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With the celebration of Columbus Day Monday, October 10 2022 in the near future,

let us not forget the history of how and why this law came to be!

Ciao amici! I just wanted to share with you the website I just launched! TheItalianCalifornian.com! Like this almanac and the organizations behind and that sponsor it, my mission is to give more exposure to the Italian American community and its heritage in California to the world. I hope you will approve and support my endeavor. Below is the post from the "About" section of my site:

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Benvenuti! My name is Christopher Forte and I am The Italian Californian. My immediate family were very assimilated and far from their roots so when I had become interested in our Italian heritage at a young age when I was immersed in a culturally diverse setting in Southern California I went on a quest to learn more about it Once I discovered the richness, beauty and storied history that Italians have even right here in California, going as far back as when i…

Italian Americans hold two countries close to our hearts: Italy, the ancient land of our forefathers and ancestors, and for some recent emigres, their recent former homeland, and the United States of America, our new home. We are a very patriotic community, loving and respecting our new homeland as few can. Of course, we recognize that no nation is perfect, and we all have faults that need to be addressed, but our love for and connection to the United States runs deep. And on or near July 4th, America's Independence Day, as an example, every year a patriotic song is sang after Mass at the Italian Church in San Diego, at Our Lady of the Rosary in Little Italy. Usually, it is "America the Beautiful." I wanted to share this with you so you can enjoy this inspiring rendition which was captured on July 4th, 2017. @ourladyoftherosarysd @ourladyofth @ourladysgift @olrlittleitaly…

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On Sunday, June 26th, 2022, Cardinal-elect Robert McElroy of the Roman Catholic Diocese of San Diego led a religious procession through the streets of downtown San Diego, CA. It marched from Our Lady of the Rosary Catholic Church, an Italian National Parish in Little Italy, to the Cathedral of San Diego called St. Joseph's. Hundreds of Catholics were there, including numerous sisters, monks, priests, and other clergy and religious. But what was most inspiring to me were all the hundreds of just plain lay Catholics of diverse races and backgrounds, including many Italians of course, that walked with it, all singing and praying.

As we paraded through the streets, stunned onlookers, many of them tourists or residents who just didn't know about our procession that day, looked on in awe and interest. Many just enjoyed the spectacle of so many Catholics in religious garb, the candles, the…