Slovaks in America
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Published: 1978
Total Pages: 524
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Author: Konštantín Čulen
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Published: 2007-01-01
Total Pages: 411
ISBN-13: 9780965193221
DOWNLOAD EBOOKHardcover book with Dusk jacket cover (front and back) depicting scenes of Slovak life in America. The dust jacket has not yet been designed.
Author: M. Mark Stolárik
Publisher: New York : Chelsea House
Published: 1988
Total Pages: 109
ISBN-13: 9780791002780
DOWNLOAD EBOOKAuthor: Lisa A. Alzo
Publisher: Arcadia Publishing
Published: 2006
Total Pages: 132
ISBN-13: 9780738549088
DOWNLOAD EBOOKNo other city in the United States is home to more Slovaks than Pittsburgh. It is estimated that close to 100,000 Slovak immigrants came to the area in the 1890s looking for work and the chance for a better life. The hills and valleys of this new land reminded newcomers of the farms, forests, and mountains they left behind. They lived in neighborhoods close to their work, forming numerous cluster communities in such places as Braddock, Duquesne, Homestead, Munhall, the North Side, Rankin, and Swissvale. Once settled, Slovak immigrants founded their own churches, schools, fraternal benefit societies, and social clubs. Many of these organizations still enjoy an active presence in Pittsburgh today, serving to pass on the customs and traditions of the Slovak people. Through nearly 200 photographs, Slovak Pittsburgh celebrates the lives of those Slovaks who settled in Pittsburgh and western Pennsylvania, and the rich heritage that is their legacy.
Author: Robert M. Fasiang
Publisher: Arcadia Publishing
Published: 2014
Total Pages: 128
ISBN-13: 1467111791
DOWNLOAD EBOOKAn engaging pictorial history of the Slovak community in Chicagoland, documenting their journeys and struggles through rare and vintage images. The story of Slovak Americans in Chicagoland is a tale of the American dream. In a few short years, emigrants from Slovakia with little to their names came to the United States and succeeded beyond their highest hopes. This fascinating story of rags to riches has been documented in historical photographs in Images of America: Slovaks of Chicagoland. Many Slovaks came to America with few assets, no more than a sixth-grade education, and no knowledge of the English language. They went to school and became naturalized citizens. Many took menial jobs in stockyards, steel mills, and oil refineries. They saved their money and opened grocery stores, banks, construction firms, and other businesses. Slovaks built beautiful churches, quality schools, and recreational facilities. They raised their families to be proud Americans and incorporated traditions from Slovakia into their daily lives, including the important role of religion.
Author: Kenneth Dexter Miller
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Published: 1922
Total Pages: 202
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Publisher: Cambridge, Ont. : Dobrá kniha
Published: 1974
Total Pages: 88
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DOWNLOAD EBOOKAuthor: August Rokicak
Publisher: Xlibris Corporation
Published: 2010-12-16
Total Pages: 104
ISBN-13: 1456800310
DOWNLOAD EBOOKAuthor: Gregory Curtis Ference
Publisher: Susquehanna University Press
Published: 1995
Total Pages: 276
ISBN-13: 9780945636595
DOWNLOAD EBOOKAs the war continued, emphasis changed to focus on assisting the Slovaks only. Collections of goods and money were taken, and a representative was sent to Canada to help gain the release of Slovaks imprisoned as enemy aliens. Citing the Canadian example, Slovak American leaders urged their compatriots to become American citizens. Last, the war caught the Slovaks in the United States by surprise. Their political program centered on gaining equal rights in Hungary through legal means, but a small group advocated instead a Czecho-Slovak solution. Although the Czecho-Slovak concept gained momentum, many Slovaks feared that they would lose their ethnic identity. Cooperation initially did not occur in the United States. When a Parisian organization of Czechs and Slovaks expressed its willingness to recognize the individuality of the Slovak people, the American Slovaks quickly supported it. An icy reception, however, by American Czechs destroyed any common ground.
Author: June Granatir Alexander
Publisher: Temple University Press
Published: 2008-11-20
Total Pages: 296
ISBN-13: 1592137806
DOWNLOAD EBOOKCreating a community that respected tradition but adapted to new circumstances.