Updates

2011 Conference Information

Dear AIHA Members and Conference Participants,
The 44th AIHA Conference in Tampa is nearly upon us. If you have not registered for the conference and booked your room at the Tampa Waterside Marriott, I urge you to do so THIS WEEK.

It is essential that our members book a promised number of rooms, for the hotel to honor our contract. I urge you further to stay over Saturday, the night of our banquet, as that is an important part of our gathering and is also essential to the success of the conference.

You can register and book your room simply and easily, by visiting https://resweb.passkey.com/Resweb.do?mode=welcome_ei_new&eventID=3321127

Thanks for your support and participation. I look forward to seeing you in Tampa.
Best Regards,
George Guida, President
The American Italian Historical Association

See complete information about this year's AIHA conference in Tampa Florida: October 20-22, 2011. Don't miss a great conference in beautiful, historic Tampa. Tampa highlights: www.ybor.org.
*PayPal payment option is back on-line.
Conference Program has been updated (10/7/2011).



Vote on Proposition for AIHA Name Change
See results of voting here. View text of ballot here.

Call for Scholarly Papers and Creative Work: The American Italian Historical Association is seeking contributions for the peer-reviewed proceedings of its 2010 annual conference in New York. All participants in the conference are invited to submit their work.
Updated Full Information on-line here

Robert Oppedisano, AIHA's new newsletter editor, is accepting material for the AIHA newsletter, including member news and other articles of interest, at oppedisanorobert@gmail.com.

AIHA's Statement on the Arizona Law Concerning Ethnic Studies

The American Italian Historical Association* deplores HB2281 which restricts the teaching of ethnic studies courses in the State of Arizona's public school system. Ethnic studies courses belong to the education of all Americans. These courses allow students to explore the diversity of cultures in the United States. They promote self awareness and awareness of others. Ethnic studies courses prepare students for the responsibilities of citizenship in the contemporary world.
*see aihaweb.org

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.