7: The Italian-American Racial Reckoning - A Conversation with Michele Reale

Michele Reale is an author, librarian, ethnographer, and editor of two literary magazines, Ovunque Siamo and Red Fern Review. She holds three master’s degrees—in English, Library Sciences, and creative writing, respectively—and teaches at Arcadia University. Her academic interests include, but are not limited to, poetry, library science, contemporary Italian-American writing, and the intersection of Italian-American culture with race and migration.