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Czech Americans (Czech: Čechoameričané), known in the 19th and early 20th century as Bohemian Americans, are citizens of the United States whose ancestry is wholly or partly originate from the Czech lands, a term which refers to the majority of the traditional lands of the Bohemian Crown, namely Bohemia, Moravia and Czech Silesia.
This is a list of notable Czech Americans. Many people on this list are not ethnically Czech but rather born in Bohemian / Moravian territory, of German and/or Jewish extraction.
Czech americans. by Christine Molinari. Overview. Under Communist rule until 1989, the Czech Republic (Ceska Republika), which shared a common federal government with Slovakia until 1992, is now an independent state with democratic, multiparty institutions.
The city of Racine soon became the first American city with a considerable number of Czech settlers. Caledonia, near Racine, was the first Czech agricultural settlement. The political refugee Gustav Adam, a Czech patriot who had participated in the insurrection against Austria, was the first Czech to reach Cleveland.
Throughout Czechoslovakia’s turbulent history, many Czechs and Slovaks have immigrated to the United States. Many were well-known in the areas of science, politics, sports, and the arts and entertainment before coming to the US and many made great achievements after arriving.
This guide provides information about the immigration of Czechs to the United States, and about the activities of Czech immigrants in the United States from the 17th to the 20th centuries.
Czech Americans, recognized in the nineteenth and early twentieth century as Bohemian Americans, are residents of the United States whose ancestry is entirely or partly originate from the Czech lands, a time period which refers to the majority of the typical lands of the Bohemian Crown, particularly Bohemia, Moravia and Moravian-Silesia.
Czech Americans (Czech: Čechoameričané), known in the 19th and early 20th century as Bohemian Americans, are citizens of the United States whose ancestry is wholly or partly originate from the Czech lands, a term which refers to the majority of the traditional lands of the Bohemian Crown, namely Bohemia, Moravia and Czech Silesia.
Czech-American TV broadcasts for anyone in U.S. who wants to learn more about Czech Heritage. The broadcast brings education programs with information about Czech regions, culture, traditions, history and other events.
In 2019, over 2 million people in the United States reported being of Czech or Slovak heritage, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. Many of these individuals are descendants of Czech immigrants that have developed their own unique culture that blends their Czech heritage with American traditions.