The largest wave of immigration from Belarus to the United States occurred between the end of the 1800′s and World War I. The second wave of Belarusian immigration occurred from 1948 to the early 1950′s, with an estimated 50,000 Belarusians entering the United States, the majority of whom had left Europe for political reasons. After [...]
Falling under the “White, Non-Hispanic” category in the 2000 U.S. Census, the Slavic-American population has become an invisible minority, sublimated under traditional white ethnic groups. Presently, little attention has been devoted to Eastern European Americans of Slavic descent, a diverse group of about nineteen million. For too long, we have gone unnoticed by society, politicians [...]
As a part of former Yugoslavia, Bosnian immigrants that came to the United States prior to the creation of Bosnia were constituted as Yugoslavian. After 1992, the US government began tracking Bosnian immigration, and the first major wave occurred between 1991 and 1994, when over 11,500 Bosnians immigrated to the US. These immigrants were primarily [...]
The first major wave of Bulgarian immigration into the United States occurred between 1903 and 1910, during which an estimated 50,000 Bulgarians entered the United States. Many of these immigrants seeking refuge from poverty and overpopulation came to the US from Macedonia and Bulgaria. The failure of the St. Ilya’s Day of revolt, in 1903,also [...]
From the late 19th Century until the early 20th century, a large number of Croatians immigrated to the United States due to the economic and political hardships that they faced at home. It is difficult to discern how many Croatians actually entered the US due to the government’s practice of combining all Slavs when compiling [...]
The dissolution of Czechoslovakia caused one of the largest immigrations of Czechs to the United States. Approximately 20,000 people fled to escape Nazi persecution, seeking refuge in the US. The Communist takeover in 1948 also caused a number of teachers, students, professionals, journalists, and other Czechs to flee their homeland and relocate to the US. [...]
Many Montenegrins migrated from Montenegro as a result of wars, takeovers, and an annex that resulted in the loss of freedoms and independence. During the second half of the 19th century, many migrated to the Americas, most, almost 40,000, to Argentina. However, several individuals migrated to the United States as well. In the late 1800’s, [...]
There were four noticeable waves of immigration from Poland to the U.S. The first wave was during the partitioning of Poland in the early 19th century which lasted about 60 years. The next wave took place from the end of the 19th century through World War I. These Polish immigrants were seeking a better economic [...]
Poverty was the main economic force which motivated the first migration of Macedonians into the United States. This migration began in the early part of the twentieth century. However, exact numbers cannot be determined because Macedonian immigrants were recorded in immigration records to have been Bulgarian, Turkish, Serbian, Albanian, and Greek. However, it is believed [...]
There were several periods of immigration from Russia to the U.S. starting from the late 19th century on to the middle of the 20th century. The main cause for this emigration was due to economic hardship, political repression, religious discrimination, or a combination of these issues. The White émigrés (the October Revolution and the Civil [...]
Belarusians in the Unites State of America
The largest wave of immigration from Belarus to the United States occurred between the end of the 1800′s and World War I. The second wave of Belarusian immigration occurred from 1948 to the early 1950′s, with an estimated 50,000 Belarusians entering the United States, the majority of whom had left Europe for political reasons. After [...]
Slavic Heritage Coalition in the USA
Falling under the “White, Non-Hispanic” category in the 2000 U.S. Census, the Slavic-American population has become an invisible minority, sublimated under traditional white ethnic groups. Presently, little attention has been devoted to Eastern European Americans of Slavic descent, a diverse group of about nineteen million. For too long, we have gone unnoticed by society, politicians [...]
Bosnian immigrants came to the United States
As a part of former Yugoslavia, Bosnian immigrants that came to the United States prior to the creation of Bosnia were constituted as Yugoslavian. After 1992, the US government began tracking Bosnian immigration, and the first major wave occurred between 1991 and 1994, when over 11,500 Bosnians immigrated to the US. These immigrants were primarily [...]
Bulgarian-American populations are located in New York, Los Angeles, Chicago and Miami
The first major wave of Bulgarian immigration into the United States occurred between 1903 and 1910, during which an estimated 50,000 Bulgarians entered the United States. Many of these immigrants seeking refuge from poverty and overpopulation came to the US from Macedonia and Bulgaria. The failure of the St. Ilya’s Day of revolt, in 1903,also [...]
Croatians immigrated to the United States
From the late 19th Century until the early 20th century, a large number of Croatians immigrated to the United States due to the economic and political hardships that they faced at home. It is difficult to discern how many Croatians actually entered the US due to the government’s practice of combining all Slavs when compiling [...]
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