South Slavs in Michigan / Daniel Cetinich.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Cetinich, Daniel.

Series:

Discovering the peoples of Michigan.

Discovering the peoples of Michigan

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Slavic Americans--Michigan--History.

Slavic Americans.

Slavic Americans--Michigan--Social conditions.

Immigrants--Michigan--History.

Immigrants.

Michigan--Ethnic relations.

Michigan.

Michigan--Social conditions.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (100 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

East Lansing : Michigan State University Press, c2003.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

The South Slavs of Michigan-Slovenes, Croats, Serbs, Macedonians, and Bosnian Muslims-are a microcosm of the immigration waves of southern and eastern Europeans who came to the United States between 1880 and 1924. History has almost forgotten these immigrants, who were instrumental in developing the large urban centers of Michigan and the United States, and who specifically contributed to development of the auto industry and struck in 1913-1914 for better working conditions in the copper mines of the Upper Peninsula. While labor problems were the primary obstacles confronting Michigan's South

Contents:

Contents; SIDEBARS; Introduction; South Slav Migrations in European History; Croatians; Why They Left and Where They Settled; Croatia; Fledgling Organizations and Croat Enclaves; Beliefs and Prejudice; Social and Political Needs; Religion and Culture; Serbians and Montenegrins; Past and Present; Causes of Migration and Settlement; Serbia; Serbian Communities in Michigan; Religion; Organizations and Culture; Slovenians; Settling Michigan's Frontier; The Lure of Michigan and the Early Pioneers; Slovenia; Fraternal Societies and Newspapers; The Church and Ethnic Identity; Macedonians

History of the HomelandCauses of Immigration and Settlement; Macedonia; Organizations and Politics; Religious and Cultural Life; Bosnian Muslims; Origins; Causes of Immigration and Settlement; Bosnia; Organizations and Social Life; Personal Histories; South Slavs in Flint; Conclusion; South Slav Recipes; Notes; For Further Reference; Index

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

1-62895-174-5

0-87013-902-9

OCLC:

652015605