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Title:Slovenska naselbina v Chicago po letu 1891
Authors:ID Gal, Klavdija (Author)
ID Friš, Darko (Mentor) More about this mentor... New window
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Language:Slovenian
Work type:Undergraduate thesis
Typology:2.11 - Undergraduate Thesis
Organization:FF - Faculty of Arts
Abstract:Slovenci so se ob koncu 19. in v začetku 20. stoletja začeli množično izseljevati v Združene države Amerike. Po večini so odšli iskat boljše življenje, saj je bila Avstro-Ogrska monarhija, v katero so v tem času spadale slovenske dežele, gospodarsko slabo razvita država, ki ni ponujala dobrih možnosti za življenje. Združene države Amerike pa so bile popolno nasprotje; bile so gospodarsko razvite, tehnološki napredek je bil viden na vseh področjih življenja. Slovenci so se naseljevali v različna mesta v ameriških zveznih državah in tam ustanavljali etnične otoke oziroma naselbine. Takšna naselbina je nastala tudi v Chicagu, v ameriški zvezni državi Illinois. Prvi Slovenci so na to območje prišli že okoli leta 1860. Kmalu po naselitvi so ustanovili večjo slovensko naselbino, ki je bila dobro organizirana. V okviru večjih bratskih podpornih organizacij, kot so bile: Kranjsko slovenska katoliška jednota, Slovenska narodna podporna jednota, Slovenska svobodomiselna podporna zveza, so bila organizirana številna lokalna podporna društva, ki so poleg socialne varnosti svojim članom nudile tudi pestro družabno življenje. Ustanovljeni sta bili župniji sv. Jurija in sv. Štefana, ki sta bili središče verskega in kulturnega življenja. V okviru župnije sv. Štefana je delovala tudi slovenska katoliška šola, ki je skrbela za izobraževanje otrok slovenskih izseljencev v Chicagu. Slovenci so bili dobro organizirani na kulturnem področju. Že leta 1905 je bil v naselbini ustanovljen Narodni dom, ki je bil eden izmed prvih dveh takšnih slovenskih domov v Združenih državah Amerike. V Chicagu je leta 1891 začel izhajati prvi slovenski izseljenski časopis Amerikanski Slovenec, ki je svoje bralce obveščal o aktualnih novicah iz Amerike, različnih naselbin in iz domovine.
Keywords:Slovenski izseljenci, slovenska naselbina, Združene države Amerike, Chicago, bratske podporne organizacije, podporna društva, katoliška župnija, izseljensko časopisje.
Place of publishing:Maribor
Publisher:[K. Gal]
Year of publishing:2016
PID:20.500.12556/DKUM-62197 New window
UDC:314.745.3-054.72(737.3=163.6)(091)(043.2)
COBISS.SI-ID:22611720 New window
NUK URN:URN:SI:UM:DK:SXYTAJ67
Publication date in DKUM:05.10.2016
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Language:English
Title:Slovenian settlement in Chicago after the 1891
Abstract:In the end of the 19th and in the beginning of the 20th century Slovenians started to emigrate to the United States of America. They moved to the United States of America for various reasons. One of them was to look for a better life because Austro-Hungarian monarchy in which they lived was economically poor country with low life standard. On the other hand, the United States of America were economically developed and the technological development was evident in all areas of life. Slovenians settled in various cities in the United States of America and established ethnical islands or settlements. One of that settlements was established in Chicago in American state country Ilinois. The first Slovenians came to Chicago around 1860. Soon after the settlement they created larger ethnical island or settlement, which was very well organised. In the context of bigger fraternal organizations such as: Kranjsko slovenska katoliška jednota, Slovenska narodna podporna jednota, Slovenska svobodomiselna podporna zveza, smaller local supporting societies were created. These societies provided its members social security and rich social life. Two parishes were established: Saint George and Saint Stephan. They were the center of religious and cultural life. In Saint Stephan's parish the Slovene catholic school was established. The school took care for education of Slovene children in Chicago. In the 1905 one of the first two Slovenian national homes in the United States of America in Chicago was built. Before that, in 1891 the first Slovenian emigrant newspaper Amerikanski Slovenec was published. The newspaper informed its readers about current news from America, other Slovenian settlements and Slovenia.
Keywords:Slovenian emigrants, Slovenian settlement, United states of America, Chicago, fraternal organizations, supporting societies, catholic perish, emigration periodicals.


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