Slovak American
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Slovak Americans are U.S. residents and citizens of Slovak ancestry, many of whose families immigrated from present-day Slovakia and contributed to American cultural, industrial, and artistic life.
Aliases (1)
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
diaspora community
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ethnic group → |
| countryOfCitizenship |
United States
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| culturalContribution |
Slovak festivals and cultural events in the United States
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Slovak-language newspapers in the United States → establishment of Slovak Roman Catholic parishes in the United States → founding of Slovak fraternal organizations in the United States → preservation of Slovak folk traditions in the United States → |
| economicContribution |
labor in coal mining industry
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labor in manufacturing industry → labor in steel industry → |
| hasAncestralOrigin |
Czechoslovakia
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Slovakia → former Kingdom of Hungary → |
| hasAncestry |
Slovak
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|
| languageUsed |
English
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Slovak → |
| notablePerson |
Andy Warhol
→
Milan Štefánik (as a figure supported by Slovak Americans) → Paul Newman → Robert Urich → Tommy Lasorda → |
| organization |
First Catholic Slovak Ladies Association
→
First Catholic Slovak Union of the United States and Canada → National Slovak Society of the USA → Slovak League of America → |
| partOf |
European Americans
→
Slavic Americans → |
| politicalActivity |
support for Slovak national causes
→
support for creation of Czechoslovakia after World War I → |
| relatedTo |
Czech Americans
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Hungarian Americans → Polish Americans → Rusyn Americans → Slovak diaspora → |
| religion |
Byzantine Catholicism
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Eastern Orthodoxy → Lutheranism → Protestantism → Roman Catholicism → |
| settlementPattern |
coal mining regions of Pennsylvania
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industrial cities in the Midwestern United States → industrial cities in the Northeastern United States → steel-producing regions of Ohio → steel-producing regions of Western Pennsylvania → |
| significantImmigrationCause |
economic hardship in Central Europe
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industrial employment in the United States → political changes in Austria-Hungary → |
| significantImmigrationPeriod |
early 20th century
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late 19th century → |
Referenced by (2)
| Subject (surface form when different) | Predicate |
|---|---|
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Andy Warhol
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ethnicGroup |
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Czech American
("Slovak Americans")
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relatedGroup |