Welcome

The American Italian Historical Association is devoted to the interdisciplinary study of the culture, history, literature, sociology, demography, folklore, and politics of Italians in America. Founded in 1966, the AIHA sponsors a yearly conference and has published over thirty volumes of the proceedings of the annual conferences. Among our 400 members are the most noted professional scholarly authorities as well as enthusiastic lay persons. While many of the members bear Italian names, the AIHA eschews filiopietism in favor of scientific and scholarly methods as it seeks to explore and disseminate authentic information and interpretation of the wide ranging experiences of Italians in America.