Constantino Brumidi. called the Michaelangelo of the United States Capitol. Enrico Fermi. the father of nuclear science. and Mother Cabrini. the first American to be proclaimed a saint by the Roman Catholic Church. It is impossible to find a field. be it in the arts. science. business. labor. or politics where Italian immigrants and their descendants have not excelled. The degree with which the Italian immigrants assimilated into. and became productive members of. American society is due in no small part to the efforts of the Order Sons of Italy in America. which. in its early days. actively worked to prepare new immigrants to understand the rights. accept the responsibilities. and perform the duties which citizenship entails. Throughout its 75year history. the Order Sons of Italy in America has served our communities through many worthwhile civic projects. It established and maintained orphanages where there was a need and no other means or resources available. it assisted workers. and as early as 1911 was actively supporting and helping to organize the American labor movement. it developed hospitalization. disability. and death benefit programs decades before such programs were in wide use. and it organized its members to work to improve the lives and living conditions of all citizens through numerous voluntary civic. cultural. and philanthropic programs.
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Italian immigrants have excelled in every field.