Greek immigrants didn’t scatter across America after Ellis Island. They followed each other. They settled in mill towns, factory districts, and industrial neighborhoods where Greeks already worked. By 1920, Chicago’s Greektown held 30,000 people—the largest Greek community outside of Greece itself. Men worked twelve-hour shifts in the most dangerous jobs. Women stretched every dollar and kept traditions alive in cramped kitchens. Children translated for their parents at stores, schools, and gove