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The Dominicans in Providence, Rhode Island
Dominicans in Providence, Rhode Island built La Broa' on Broad Street. The story of South Providence, from Fefa's Market to the first Latino mayor.
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The Salvadorans in Brentwood, New York
Salvadorans in Brentwood, New York fled the 1980s civil war and built Long Island's largest Salvadoran community. The story of how, and what remains.
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The Cape Verdeans in Fox Point, Providence
The Cape Verdeans in Fox Point, Providence built America's oldest Cape Verdean community on the waterfront. The story of the packets, docks, and what remains.
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The Dutch in Lynden, Washington
The Dutch in Lynden, Washington built a Calvinist farm town near the Canadian border. Here is the story of windmills, raspberries, and Reformed faith.
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The Puerto Ricans in Lorain, Ohio
Puerto Ricans in Lorain, Ohio arrived in 1947 to work the steel mill. Here is how they built one of the Midwest's oldest Boricua communities.
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The Germans in German Village, Columbus
Germans in German Village, Columbus settled the Old South End from the 1830s. The story of a brick enclave saved from the bulldozer and beloved today.
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The Chinese in Monterey Park, California
Chinese in Monterey Park: how realtor Frederic Hsieh marketed an LA suburb into the first majority-Asian US city, its Little Taipei landmarks and life today.
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The Mexicans in Boyle Heights, Los Angeles
Mexicans in Boyle Heights built the cultural heart of Mexican LA. Discover the history, mariachis, murals, and landmarks of this East LA neighborhood.
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The Welsh in Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania
Wilkes-Barre and the Wyoming Valley held one of the largest Welsh-speaking communities outside Wales. Here is how Welsh miners built a home in Pennsylvania, and what…
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The Swedes in Andersonville, Chicago
Andersonville was Sweden Town: the Swedish heart of Chicago, built up along Clark Street. How Swedes made a home there, and what's still standing today.
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The Lebanese in Dearborn, Michigan
Dearborn is America's first Arab-majority city, and the Lebanese built it. The story of how Mount Lebanon and Bint Jbeil made a home on Warren Avenue.
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