Roots
The Greeks in Astoria, Queens
Astoria, Queens was once the largest Greek city outside Greece itself. Here is how Greek immigrants built a home in New York, and what remains there…
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Roots
Stories of the communities that built homes in the United States: how Irish, Italian, Polish, German, Indian and other families set down roots, neighbourhood by neighbourhood.
Roots
The Indians in Edison, New Jersey
Edison and Iselin's Oak Tree Road is now 42.6% Indian American. Here's how central New Jersey became home to the largest South Asian retail strip in…
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Roots
The Italians in Bensonhurst, Brooklyn
Bensonhurst held 150,000 Italian Americans in 1980, the largest Italian community in New York City. Here's how Sicilians and Neapolitans built 18th Avenue, and what remains…
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The Irish in South Boston
Eleven Hibernian halls, six Catholic parishes, families from Cork and Galway. Here's how South Boston became Irishtown, and what remains today.
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