When the general public learns about the Italian immigration to the United States during the 1880s to the 1920s, they usually see it through the lens of those who settled in New York City on Mulberry Street. Unless of course they happen to live in a city with a Little Italy of their own. But even then, the stories of Italian immigrants in New York dominate the historical narrative.

There were actually many other cities where Italian immigrants settled and created communities of their own. There may be some similarities to the Mulberry Street, Little Italy, but generally, the likenesses are superficial. Only through looking deeper at the histories of all the Italian settlements can one truly understand the Italian American experience in the United States.