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There are four Honorary Consulates overseen by the Consulate General of Italy in Philadelphia. These Honorary Consulates are managed by private citizens serving to aid the community along with the Consulate General, as well as offering some administrative services.
Our story began in 1988 when CIAO was founded in Williamsburg, Virginia by a group of Italian-Americans eager to share the rich heritage of their ancestral land with new friends. Some of the founders were born in Italy; others are the children of Italian immigrants. Together, they brought the spirit of the old country and America’s many “Little Italys” to Coastal Virginia’s Italophiles.
Today, CIAO comprises members of all ages and diverse cultural backgrounds, united by love for the amazing gifts of Italian life: food, wine, art, music, theatre, and a desire to cultivate friendships.
Coastal Virginia's club for everyone who is passionate about Italian culture and dedicated to connecting our community with the treasures of Italy’s past and present. Our group celebrates all things Italian through social activities and cultural events.
The Italian-American Cultural Association of Virginia is a non-profit organization for those who appreciate Italian culture and as such welcomes members from every nationality, race and religion. We invite anyone interested in things Italian to join us.
We like to share with each other the positive influences Italian-American culture has had upon the development of our society. We presently support the Hilda Manieri Traina/IACA Scholarship at Richard Bland College and the Fierro Family/IACA scholarship at Virginia Commonwealth University.
The purpose of the scholarships is to assist deserving young persons of Italian-American descent in furthering their educational pursuits.
