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Order Sons and Daughters of Italy in America
L’Ordine Figli d’Italia in America
Abbreviation	OSDIA
Formation	June 22, 1905; 119 years ago (1905-06-22)
Founder	Vincenzo Sellaro
Headquarters	Washington, D.C.
Website	www.osdia.org

The Order Sons and Daughters of Italy in America, formerly the Order Sons of Italy in America (Italian: Ordine Figli d’Italia in America, OSIA), is the largest and the oldest Italian American fraternal organization in the United States.^{[citation needed]} A similar organization exists in Canada.^[1]

It has more than 600,000 members and supporters. Since its founding in 1905 it has established more than 2,800 lodges in 43 states,^{[citation needed]} with the headquarters located near Capitol Hill in Washington, D.C.^[2]

History

It was founded on June 22, 1905, by Vincenzo Sellaro to help assimilate Italians into American society during the immigration boom of the early 20th century.^[3] In recognition of his social and medical achievements, Governor Alfred Emanuel Smith gifted Sellaro the key to the City of New York in 1928.^[4]

After World War II, the organization faced criticism for the "heavy involvement by the OSIA in Mussolini's Fascist propaganda campaign in the 1920s and 1930s".^[5]

OSIA has been involved in promoting immigration legislation, assisting in the assimilation process, supporting cooperation, trade, and diplomatic relations between the United States and Italy, initiating social and fraternal events, encouraging educational achievement through scholarships, serving local communities through a variety of cultural events and raising funds for local charities, and providing low-cost group financial investments and insurance.^{[citation needed]}

References

^ "Welcome to the Order Sons of Italy Website". The Order Sons of Italy of Canada is an organization of men and women devoted to a number of principals which are more specifically set out in the Mission Statement found in this web site. Accessed on July 28, 2007.
^ "National Headquarters – Order Sons and Daughters of Italy in America". OSIA.
^ "Order Sons of Italy in America® - About OSIA - History - Founder Vincenzo Sellaro". OSIA Founder Vincenzo Sellaro. Archived from the original on 17 September 2012. Retrieved 29 June 2015.
^ TWS Association (October 5, 2022). "The Contribution of Vincenzo Sellaro to Italian Americans Recalled at the Senate of the Republic". italyusa.org. Retrieved April 19, 2024.
^ "ITALIAN AMERICANS." Archived 2012-02-27 at the Wayback Machine Multiculturalism in the United States : A Comparative Guide to Acculturation and Ethnicity. Westport, CT: GREENWOOD PRESS, 2005.

External links

www.osia.org – Order Sons and Daughters of Italy in America
www.ordersonsofitalycanada.com – Order Sons of Italy of Canada
www.lib.umn.edu/ihrca – Immigration History Research Center Archives, University of Minnesota Libraries. The IHRC Archives holds the organizational records for the OSIA National Office, as well as records for many Grand Lodges and Lodges.

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