In the early 1900s, a small independent diocese of the church was founded by Serbian immigrants, and headquartered in Illinois.

Vico was the son of Serbian immigrants.

Their father "Zoran" was born in Sweden to Serbian immigrants from Macedonia (then part of Yugoslavia).

He grew up speaking Serbo-Croatian at home and was enveloped in the hermetic world of struggling Serbian immigrants.

In the 80's the Serbian Mafia was reinforced with the arrival of Serbian immigrants.

But now, the group represents a newer wave of immigrants: Albanian, Russian, Serbian and Hispanic, many of whom arrived with engineering backgrounds.

Serbian immigrants have taken their musical traditions to nations such as the US and Canada.

It was built as a community center for Serbian immigrants who worked in the meatpacking industry.

During the 90s the neighborhood saw an influx of Serbian immigrants, today there are many Serbian-owned cafes and restaurants along Irving Park Road.

One of the first Serbian immigrants in Toronto was Sremac Herceg.