Columbus Day was established as a holiday to honor Italian immigrants who made America their new home and endured racial bigot and discrimination. We are recognized as an ethnic group and this holiday celebrates our achievements in America and out heritage.
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Francesco AA Mastracchio
5 years ago
Columbus Day should remain! People must accept and learn from history. History cannot be erased!
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Samantha Burke
5 years ago
Save Columbus Day and stop the revisionists from erasing history.
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Joan Prezioso
5 years ago
Drop the Hate and Seek the Truth. Please get your facts straight and go to
www.columbusheritagecoalition.org
Italian Americans are a Cognizable Racial Group and I am against defaming one cultural group in favor of another. Please reconsider your action to eliminate the Columbus Day holiday.
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Louis Blasiotti
5 years ago
I do not support replacing Columbus Day with any other important "day." If the "Indigenous Peoples' Day" is extremely important to you then establish that day on another day. Rewriting history is playing into the hands of those bad elements of our society who are intent on dividing us in order to destroy us.
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Sam Pandure
5 years ago
We could also beat them to the punch and it from Columbus Day to Amerigo Vespucci Day and still celebrate Columbus and keep the day as an Italian holiday.
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Joseph Scelsa
5 years ago
As A Professor Emeritus Of Queens College and Founder of the Italian American Museum in New York I ask that you reconsider changing Columbus Day to Indigeous Peoples Day by all means Native Americans should be recognized for their struggles and contributions but not at the expense of another ethnic/racial group. THAT WOULD BE DISCRIMINATION and would pit one group against another. Each group should have the right to name their name their own hero that is a basic tenant of "Constructive Pluralism". What you are about to do would even with all good intentions would be the opposite.
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Thomas P Franklin
5 years ago
Please do not discount the many contributions of Italian Americans to our country. Respect Columbus Day.
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RUSS PISANO
5 years ago
SAVE COLUMBUS DAY
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Maria Rodriguez
5 years ago
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The Norwich public school system is indulging in another politically correct move to eliminate Columbus Day as a holiday. This is nothing more than a shameless and senseless move by people who do not know nor wish to know the whole story about the Genoese explorer.
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Frank Franz
5 years ago
Political correctness has blamed Columbus for every ill of the new world. This is not supported by the facts. Also, while many native American tribes were peaceful, family people, many others were savage, brutal, slave owners. I do not think there legacy should be celebrated.
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Anonymous
5 years ago
Taking away a holiday for Italian Americans to celebrate their culture is not a way to promote unity.
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Chris Enzo
5 years ago
Save Columbus!
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paul polo
5 years ago
It is absolutely horrible that the Norwich ct board of Ed listen to lies about Columbus do your job and look at the facts instead of fiction.
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Vince Arcobelli
5 years ago
On behalf of the Committee Tricolor for the Italians living Abroad we are fully supporting this initiative.
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Rich DiSilvio
5 years ago
This intolerance against Columbus, based on lies, must stop!
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Anonymous
5 years ago
Please keep Columbus. Do not disrespect Italian-Americans.
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Anthony Mallama
5 years ago
Please keep Columbus Day. Do not disrespect Italian-Americans.
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Thomas Iacoboni
5 years ago
Please let Italians have their day of the year
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ROBERT L BONGO
5 years ago
Save Columbus Day for us Italians who see him as our leader of our heritage
Columbus Day was established as a holiday to honor Italian immigrants who made America their new home and endured racial bigot and discrimination. We are recognized as an ethnic group and this holiday celebrates our achievements in America and out heritage.
Columbus Day should remain! People must accept and learn from history. History cannot be erased!
Save Columbus Day and stop the revisionists from erasing history.
Drop the Hate and Seek the Truth. Please get your facts straight and go to www.columbusheritagecoalition.org Italian Americans are a Cognizable Racial Group and I am against defaming one cultural group in favor of another. Please reconsider your action to eliminate the Columbus Day holiday.
I do not support replacing Columbus Day with any other important "day." If the "Indigenous Peoples' Day" is extremely important to you then establish that day on another day. Rewriting history is playing into the hands of those bad elements of our society who are intent on dividing us in order to destroy us.
We could also beat them to the punch and it from Columbus Day to Amerigo Vespucci Day and still celebrate Columbus and keep the day as an Italian holiday.
As A Professor Emeritus Of Queens College and Founder of the Italian American Museum in New York I ask that you reconsider changing Columbus Day to Indigeous Peoples Day by all means Native Americans should be recognized for their struggles and contributions but not at the expense of another ethnic/racial group. THAT WOULD BE DISCRIMINATION and would pit one group against another. Each group should have the right to name their name their own hero that is a basic tenant of "Constructive Pluralism". What you are about to do would even with all good intentions would be the opposite.
Please do not discount the many contributions of Italian Americans to our country. Respect Columbus Day.
SAVE COLUMBUS DAY
The Norwich public school system is indulging in another politically correct move to eliminate Columbus Day as a holiday. This is nothing more than a shameless and senseless move by people who do not know nor wish to know the whole story about the Genoese explorer.
Political correctness has blamed Columbus for every ill of the new world. This is not supported by the facts. Also, while many native American tribes were peaceful, family people, many others were savage, brutal, slave owners. I do not think there legacy should be celebrated.
Taking away a holiday for Italian Americans to celebrate their culture is not a way to promote unity.
Save Columbus!
It is absolutely horrible that the Norwich ct board of Ed listen to lies about Columbus do your job and look at the facts instead of fiction.
On behalf of the Committee Tricolor for the Italians living Abroad we are fully supporting this initiative.
This intolerance against Columbus, based on lies, must stop!
Please keep Columbus. Do not disrespect Italian-Americans.
Please keep Columbus Day. Do not disrespect Italian-Americans.
Please let Italians have their day of the year
Save Columbus Day for us Italians who see him as our leader of our heritage