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
University of Rhode Island. Other notable assistant editors have included novelist
Christine Palamidessi Moore and poets
Dana Gioia, past Director of the
National Endowment for the Arts,
Michael Palma and
Maria Terrone. Simonini became editor in 2015, and the journal moved to
Youngstown State University. 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. ==References==