Episode 5 details the emergence of the Italian-American community in NYC. After exploring the motivations for leaving Italy, this episode dives into the xenophobia faced by Southern Italians arriving in the U.S. between 1880 and 1924. The episode then illuminates the ways Italian-Americans organized to change the structures that oppressed them before they were eventually accepted by mainstream U.S. society.
For more on this topic I recommend The Italian Americans, a four part series available on YouTube.