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Making Wisconsin: Our Immigration History

Making Wisconsin: Our Immigration History

An overview of how immigration has shaped Milwaukee and Wisconsin, and how we got here.

Race & Ethnicity

Milwaukee's shops and homes have been shaped by 300 years of immigration. Here's how

Katherine Kokal

Look at a map of Milwaukee and you'll find traces of the waves of immigration to our city: From Yankee Hill to Schlitz and Pabst and the quintessential "Polish flat."