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History of Laziali nel Mondo
Professore Pasquale Bianchi, of Fontechiari,
Frosinone, formed an organization
in 1956 to promote the beauty and value
of the Italian culture and language. He
wanted to give thousands of emigrants
from Italy an opportunity to unite and
work towards preserving their heritage
for generations to come.
This organization was, at first, called
l’Unione degli Italiani all’Estero
(UNITES). Professore Bianchi wanted to
start this organization in Schenectady,
New York. Due to jobs available at
General Electric, Schenectady was where
many Italians from Fontechiari, and its
surrounding areas, had settled. In
1968, UNITES was renamed Laziali nel
Mondo and it quickly became one of the
largest Italian American organizations
in the world. Professore Bianchi is the
Presidente Generale of 153 worldwide
chapters that are recognized by the
Italian government.
In the summer of 2003, Professore
Bianchi commenced work on the creation
of a new chapter that would be comprised
of Schenectady, Albany, Saratoga and
Troy with the eventual goal of forming a
gemellaggio between the Capital District
area and the Lazio region of Italy. He
contacted Sandra Serafini, Dante Bianchi
and Viviana Bianchi and encouraged them
to begin this chapter. The three worked
diligently, along with the help of Delio
and Celestina Messerola who served as
one of their liaisons in Italy.
After several meetings, a board of
members was formed and Sandra Serafini
was
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