the majority of italian immigrants settled in italy.
the majority of italian immigrants settled in italy.
where did the majority of italian immigrants settled?
italy
in the united states, a significant number of polish immigrants settled in chicago, ohio, detroit, new jersey, new york city, orlando, pittsburgh, buffalo, and new england. the highest concentration of polish americans in a single new england municipality is in new britain, connecticut. the majority of polish canadians have arrived in canada since world war ii. the number of polish immigrants increased between 1945 and 1970, and again after the end of communism in poland in 1989. in brazil, the majority of polish immigrants settled in paraná state. smaller, but significant numbers settled in the states of rio grande do sul, espírito santo and são paulo (state). the city of curitiba has the second largest polish diaspora in the world (after chicago) and polish music, dishes and culture are quite common in the region.
poles
immigration from europe continued in the area at a rapid rate, and the older irish and german community became eclipsed by newer jewish immigrants from russia and poland. large numbers of italian and greek immigrants began arriving in the area too. the jewish immigrants settled between 12th street, now roosevelt road, and 16th street, centering the community and businesses along maxwell street. the maxwell street market continued from this time through the 20th century as an important economic and cultural center for the city. italian immigrants settled along polk street and taylor street, establishing chicago's main little italy. greek immigrants centered their settlement at harrison street, halsted street, and blue island avenue, calling their community "the delta." as immigration continued, the area became unhealthily overcrowded, resulting in dilapidated tenements and pollution. these poorer residents also lacked health services from the city. this situation was to be addressed by the creation of the hull house settlement by jane addams and ellen gates starr in 1889. hull house was a settlement house that provided a range of services to the residents of the west side. a playground, a gymnasium, and language classes were provided for children, and services were provided for employment, garbage removal, and art programs. hull house became a center of the italian and greek communities, however black residents of the near west side weren't as welcome to use the services of hull house and had to rely on finding or creating other community services.
west side, chicago