Luisa Del Giudice, Ph.D. was born in Terracina (Latina), emigrated to Toronto in 1956, and has lived in Los Angeles since 1981. She is an Independent Scholar, has taught at various universities, and was Founder-Director of the Italian Oral History Institute in Los Angeles. She is internationally known for her work on Italian and Italian diaspora ethnology, folklore, and oral history. As an academic, public folklorist, and community activist, she has bridged many roles and audiences. She has edited numerous volumes, among which are: Sabato Rodia's Towers in Watts: Art, Migrations, Development (Fordham UP, 2014); On Second Thought: Learned Women Reflect on Profession, Community, Purpose (The University of Utah Press, 2017); TRIANGULATIONS WITHIN THE ITALY- CANADA-USA BORDERLANDS (Bordighera Press, 2020). In 2008, she was named an honorary Fellow of the American Folklore Society and Cavaliere by the Italian Republic.