Original Research

Research & Data

Peer-reviewed datasets, demographic analysis, and cultural trend reports built on verified Census Bureau and American Community Survey sources.

Reports

State of Italian America 2026

In Development

The first comprehensive, data-driven portrait of Italian Americans today — population distribution, economic profile, educational attainment, language retention, and geographic migration trends.

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Italian Chicago, 1930

Archive Pilot

Search a source-backed starting set from the Selected Directory of the Italians in Chicago, then follow the Alghini record through published notices and open research questions.

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Research Principles

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Peer Review

Every dataset passes a 4-stage verification pipeline before publication: draft, peer review, institutional verification, and release.

Transparent Methods

Full methodology documentation, margin-of-error reporting, and a public correction mechanism for every dataset.