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Unico National : ウィキペディア英語版 | Unico National
Unico National is a service organization of Italian Americans established in Waterbury, Connecticut in 1922 to "engage in charitable works, support higher education, and perform patriotic deeds". According to its website, it is the "largest Italian American service organization in the USA". At that time of its founding, the trial of anarchists Sacco and Vanzetti was in the news, and many stories fostered a belief that Italian Americans were loyal primarily to their homeland. Unico was founded to show that Italian Americans were loyal to America first and held no allegiance to Italy except through cultural traditions. ''Unico'' is the Italian word for "unique", chosen to represent the one-of-a-kind nature of the organization. The word has since become a backronym which stands for Unity, Neighborliness, Integrity, Charity, Opportunity. ==Membership and activities== Membership is open to American citizens of Italian heritage or persons married to American citizens of Italian heritage. The organization now has over 5,900 members in 140 local chapters in 19 states. The local chapters perform community service activities and fund local scholarships as well as other charitable, educational, cultural and civic programs.
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