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• The Order Sons of Italy in America (OSIA) is the largest and longest-established national organization for men and women of Italian heritage in the United States.
  
  
• Established in 1905 as a mutual aid society for the early Italian immigrants, today OSIA has more than 600,000 members and supporters and a network of more than 700 chapters coast to coast, making it the leading service and advocacy organization for the nation's estimated 26 million people of Italian descent.
  
  
• Its missions include encouraging the study of Italian language and culture in American schools and universities; preserving Italian American traditions, culture, history and heritage; and promoting closer cultural relations between the United States and Italy.
  
  
• The Sons of Italy Foundation (SIF) is a private, philanthropic institution, established by OSIA in 1959. To date, the SIF has given more than $93 million to scholarships, medical research, cultural preservation, disaster relief, and other projects.
  
  
• The Commission for Social Justice (CSJ) is the anti-defamation arm of OSIA. The CSJ is committed to fighting racism, prejudice, and the stereotyping of all races, religions and cultures.
  
  
• OSIA's national headquarters is in Washington, D.C., near Capitol Hill and the various congressional office buildings.

            105 Years of OSIA’s Record of Achievement:  
For decades, OSIA, the SIF, and the CSJ have provided wide variety of programs benefit of all Americans. To list just a few:
 Donating millions dollars to charities and philanthropies such as the March of Dimes, american Red Cross, Cooley ‘s Anemia Foundation. The Children’s Inn at NIH. The Arthritis Foundation, The Alzheimer’s Association. The National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial, and the Statue of Liberty- Ellis Island Foundation.
Providing more than $25 million in accademic schoolarships since 1968.
Representing 25 million Italian-American citizens with the federal government and state capitals nationwide.
Leading a national campaign to combat discrimination, bigotry and prejudice against Italian-americas.
Donating millions of dollars for victims of natural disasters, including $3million for earthquake victims in Italy and Mexico, Ethiopian famine relief, aid to those effected by the hurricanes and floods in the Midwest and Florida.
Working cooperatively with the Italian government on a wide range of social, educational, humanitarian, cultural activities.
Recognizing leadership potential and achievements in young Italian-American scholar and the annual National Educational Leadership Awards Gala, held in Washington, D.C.
Supporting international projects to bring Italian language instruction to America via television.