''Italian Americana'' is a biannual

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covering studies on the

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experience. It publishes history, fiction, memoirs, poetry, and reviews. The

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is Alan J. Gravano ( Rocky Mountain University).

History

The journal was established in 1974 by Richard Gambino, Ernest Falbo, and Bruno Arcudi under the auspices of Queens College, City University of New York, where Gambino taught. In 1989, Carol Bonomo Albright became editor, and the journal was published by the

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. Other notable assistant editors have included novelist Christine Palamidessi Moore and poets Dana Gioia, past Director of the

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, Michael Palma and Maria Terrone. Simonini became editor in 2015, and the journal moved to

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. In the fall of 2019 the journal then moved to Loyola University Chicago, when Simonini became the Founding Director and Paul and Ann Rubino Endowed Associate Professor of Italian American Studies.

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