This video is from youtube.com by Kimberly Nicotera.

This video is significant to the community because it discusses what Italian-American life used to be and touches on the fact that this way of life has changed.

With the growth of technology and everyone getting busier, even the family has suffered.

The typical Italian-American family used to gather every Sunday to eat and relax together. Today, this still occurs although it seems to happen on fewer occasions.

Everyone still gathers on the holidays and birthdays. The food that was once bought fresh from the Italian market, the fish market, and the meat market are now bought like everyone else at the grocery store.

Though they may not see each other as often as they may like, the Italian family is still strong. It has just evolved around American culture.

“In short, what has happened is as simple as unadulterated assimilation (some self induced and some pushed by the larger American society) of the negative kind that leaves the current Italian American in a state of watered down culture and misrepresentation (in short, a sort of sudo Italian-American)”, according to Vincent Scordo of scordo.com.

The Italian- American family and culture was the subject of an exhibit at the Museum of the Balch Institute for Ethnic Studies. This exhibit is one of the ways the national community has tried to keep the culture and history of the community alive.

This video if from youtube.com and is by ptcomunicazioni.

This video is significant to the community because it touches on the fact that Italian immigrants helped shape and build the United States.
Elements of Italian culture are seen in American culture on a daily basis. From pizza to pasta and talking with your hands, these influences have slipped into daily culture.
Connecticut has one of the highest percentages of Italian-American households according to the 2000 U.S. census.
For those Italian-Americans who are trying to continue to connect with their roots, you can attend Columbus Day festivities this month. One such event is the Columbus Day parade in Hartford on Franklin Avenue.