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Cover: Buon Natale

P1: Msg. From the President; the IAHF’s big moving plans for 1982; IAHF buys property on 2680 Monterey Highway; Founding IAHF News editor Mary Jeanne Anzalone Sauerwein retires and bids farewell

P2: Calendar; Joe Salameda remembers “Old-fashioned Italian Christmases”; “Who’s Who?” (short bio of Anthony A. Quartuccio)

P3: An overview of the Italian “Presepio”; “A Time for Sharing” (poem) by Edith Bertucelli

P4: Rev. Anthony Milone of Omaha named Auxiliary Bishop by Pope John Paul II w/short bio; A parable of a nobleman, an old gardener, and a fig tree by Herman Hoth (originally published in the Mercury News and contributed by Fannie Cimoli)

P5: Early Italian Families: John ’s family history w/photos of De Vincenzi family members

P6: Advertisements

P7: “He, Too, Made His Country Great!” (short bios of: Philip Mazzei, William Paca, Francesco Vigo, Constantino Brumidi, Enrico Caruso, Fiorello Henry La Guardia)

P8: Biography of hairstylist Peter Sunseri, “San Jose’s own Vidal Sassoon” w/photos; Photo of Josephine Anzalone and Lorraine Teresi with "the longest cuccuzza in San Jose"; Joe Cirincione named Ampex man of the year w/photo

P9: “The Beauty that is Italy” (the natural and man-made wonders of Italy) by John Holmgren

P10: Recap of Carlo and Constanza DiLonardo’s 60th wedding anniversary w/photo; Article on communication by Sidney J. Harris; The Italian Legend of La Befana explained; Did You Know? (trivia)

P11: Status of Italian industrialization and manufacturing; Alameda Valley Soccer Club Greyhounds are champions of their league (w/photo of the team); Best wishes for a Happy Near Year, Josetta w/photo; Virginia Satir on “the greatest gift”; the famous Venetian glassmakers (trivia); Merry Christmas from Joe Lima (w/photo)

P12-13: Holiday Recipes (feat. Hot Wine Punch, Spice Drops, Raspberry Squares, Toffee Squares, Bourbon Squares, Nut Filled Cookie Cups, Individual Jeweled Fruit Cakes, Angeli, Bugie* Bow Knots, Italian Spice Cookies, Italian Cream Horns, Italian Cherry Cookies, Christmas Bar Cookies, Fig Cookie Dough, Fig Filling, Zabaglione Marsala Custard, Italian Nougat (Torrone))

P14: The Santa Clara County League of Friends details requirements for applicants for Women of Achievement awards; 16th-century Sicilian Domenican Father Giordo Azalone beatified by Pope; Short bio of painter Oronzo Abbetecola w/quote; Bio of Filippo Mazzei, the Italian “Advising Founding Father”; NIAF president Frank D. Stella appointed to Presidential Intelligence Oversight Board

P15: Agnelli Foundations: the roles of Italian-Americans in society and their advancements; The wines of the Emilia-Romagna region of Italy; Details of Sons of Italy’s 1982 Rose Parade Float revealed w/request for donations; Photo of Maria Gloria

P16: “The Beauty that is Italy” (continued); NIAF establishes organization-affiliation program for Italian-American organizations

P17: Italian Influence on life in America Today

P18: “He, Too, Made His Country Great!” (continued); Find your roots at the Heraldic Coccia Institute; New senior-services directory now available

P19: Letters

P20: Early Italian Families: The De Vincenzi family (continued)

P21: “Looking into the World of Sports” by Linda Abronzino; Inamori Golf Classic aids San Jose Hospital

P22: Early Italian Families (continued); Restoration of Michelangelo’s Frescos reveals his gifts by Henry Tanner (reprinted from Voce Italiana)

P23: Italian Influence (continued); Poem by Diane E. Benzo

Back Cover: “May All Your Christmases be Merry and White!” w/photo of Antonio and Sofia Sauerwein