What is the Order Sons of Italy in America?

 

The Order Sons of Italy in America (OSIA) is the oldest and largest national organization in the United States for Italian American men and women.

 

Founded in 1905 to help early Italian immigrants, today OSIA is the nation’s leading Italian American service and advocacy organization.

 

The Sons of Italy Foundation (SIF) is the philanthropic arm of OSIA. Since 1959, the SIF has given more than $85 million to scholarships, medical research, disaster relief and other projects.

 

The Commission for Social Justice (CSJ) is the ant-defamation arm of OSIA. The CSJ is committed to fighting racism, prejudice, and the stereotyping of Italian Americans and people of other cultures.

 

OSIA’s National Headquarters are on Capitol Hill in Washington, D.C.

 

 

What does membership in OSIA offer? Membership in OSIA gives you:

 

· Affiliation with the nations’ largest and most important Italian American organization.

· Opportunities to meet and socialize with other Italian Americans in your community.

· A Free Subscription to Il Leone, the monthly newspaper published by the California Grand Lodge and  Italian American, the most widely read magazine in the nation for people of Italian heritage.

· Discounts on Italian products and specialty items, including Murano glass, art posters, gifts and kitchenware.

· Special Rates on Italian instruction, genealogy research, study-abroad programs, hotels, car rentals and other services.

· Priority Notice about OSIA scholarships, youth programs, reports and events.

· Tools to fight stereotyping locally and nationally.

 

 

Why join OSIA? As a member of OSIA, you help:

 

Promote Italian language and culture in U.S. schools and colleges.

Fight stereotyping and defamation.

Educate young Italian Americans.

Preserve Columbus Day as a holiday.

Inform the media about Italian Americans.

Support Italian Americans seeking appointments in government.

Lobby for state and federal legislation affecting Italian Americans.

Raise Funds for medical research, disaster relief and cultural preservation.

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