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President: Jim Stoddard Immediate Past President: John Martell Vice President: Dominic Stampanato Secretary: Marie Brown Financial Secretary: Vacant Treasurer: Maria Stoddard Orator: Alfredo Nudi Chaplain: Linda SackLinks Section
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Download The OSIA Creed file Originally called "L'Ordine Figli d'Italia," the Order Sons of Italy in America was established in the Little Italy neighborhood of New York City on June 22, 1905, by Vincenzo Sellaro, M.D., and five other Italian immigrants who came to the United States during the great Italian migration (1880-1923). Their aim was to create a support system for all Italian immigrants that would assist them with becoming U.S. citizens, provide health/death benefits and educational opportunities and offer assistance with assimilation in America. 'Today I have a dream and hope that someday, even if it takes one hundred years before we are fully accepted, our children and their children’s children, even if they carry a single drop of Italian blood, will be able and proud to continue to carry on our traditions, our culture and our language. It is up to us, and what we do today.'
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