The South Australian Italian Association is celebrating seventy years since its foundation. As part of its celebrations, the Association commissioned a commemorative history. The book La seconda casa (The second home): A History of the South Australian Italian Association, co-authored by Diana Glenn (ACU) and Daniela Cosmini (Flinders University), is the fine result. The volume was launched on Sunday 20 June by His Excellency Hon. Hieu Van Le, Governor of South Australia.
The South Australian Italian Association and its predecessor organisations, the Catholic Italian Welfare Association (1949-1965) and the Italian Australian Centre (1965-1967), share a proud history of social welfare and outreach, place making and philanthropic activity carried out continuously over 70 years from the foundation address at 262 Carrington Street, Adelaide. The volume commemorates and celebrates the history of this special meeting place that for many came to represent their second home (‘la seconda casa’).