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First on ITALICS we go to The National Italian American Foundation's annual East Coast Gala Dinner 2012, held in New York City at Cipriani's on 42nd Street. Based in Washington DC, The National Italian American Foundation (NIAF) is the nation's primary voice lobbying for issues of importance to the Italian American Community. NIAF's East Coast Gala brought out a large turnout from the Public, with over 700 people joining in celebration of their heritage and culture with luminaries from all walks of life including; Business, Politics, Entertainment, and Academia. Those chosen by NIAF to be honored for their individual contributions and achievements this year included; Financial Journalist Maria Bartiromo, Academy Award Nominated Actor/Writer Chazz Palminteri, Arthur Certosimo, Sr. Executive V.P. at Mellon BNY, Dr. Donna Rapaccioli, Dean of The Gabelli School of Business at Fordh
am University, and Frank D'Amelio, Chief Financial Officer of Pfizer, Inc.
Next on ITALICS we join The Remember The Triangle Fire Coalition and others at the 101st Commemoration of the Triangle Shirtwaist Factory Fire. On Saturday, March 25, 1911, The Triangle Fire occurred, killing 146 people, mostly young immigrant women, working as Seamstresses at the Asch, now Brown Building, in Greenwich Village, New York. The Triangle Fire is still one of the worst industrial accidents in the history of both the City and the Nation. From its ashes, a Watershed Moment in American History arose in both legislation and regulation of worker's rights and workplace safety. In 2008, in anticipation of the Centennial observance of the Triangle Fire, a grass roots group, the Remember The Triangle Fire Coalition, was formed. The Coalition's original mission was to foster public awareness of the Triangle Fire, its historical importance, and the creation of a Permanent Memorial dedicated to its
victims. The 2012 Centennial was such an overwhelming success, that this year, the Coalition announced both the creation of a new Open Museum, culled from its ever-growing Archive of artifacts and items donated by family members and the general public, and the continuing efforts towards the design and creation of the Permanent Memorial dedicated to the victims of the Triangle Fire.

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