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The National Federation of Croatian Americans Cultural Foundation was founded in 1993 in Chicago [33] as a non-profit organization dedicated to promoting the interest of the Croatian people - embodying heritage of culture and language, integrity in human rights and equality in self-determination, advancing economic development, and freedom from ...
Saint Sava Serbian Orthodox Monastery and Seminary in Libertyville, Illinois. One of the first Serb immigrants to the United States was the settler George Fisher, who arrived in Philadelphia in 1815, moved to Mexico, fought in the Texan Revolution, and became a judge in California.
A community of Serbian refugees was allowed to settle after World War I, and more refugees came after World War II. [8] Logan Square, Chicago, Illinois, United States; Goodrich–Kirtland Park, Cleveland, Ohio, United States; Most Serbs lived in the area north of Superior Ave between East 20th and 40th streets.
This is a list of notable Serbian Americans, ... Croatian; Cuban; Cypriot; Czech; ... U.S. Representative for Illinois's 8th congressional district from 2005 to 2011;
This category includes articles related to the culture and history of Croatian Americans in Illinois. Pages in category "Croatian-American culture in Illinois" The following 8 pages are in this category, out of 8 total.
This is a list of notable Croatian Americans, including both original immigrants who obtained American citizenship and their American descendants. Lists of Americans By US state
As of the 2010 census, [1] there were 2,695,598 people with 1,045,560 households residing within Chicago. More than half the population of the state of Illinois lives in the Chicago metropolitan area. Chicago is also one of the US's most densely populated major cities. The racial composition of the city was: 45.0% White (31.7% non-Hispanic whites);
Yugoslav Americans are Americans of full or partial Yugoslav ancestry. In the 2021 Community Surveys, there were 210,395 people who indicated Yugoslav or Yugoslav American as their ethnic origin; [1] a steep and steady decrease from previous censuses (233,325 in 2019; [2] 276,360 in 2016 [3]) and nearly a 36% decrease from the 2000 Census when there were over 328,000.