Bruce Garver

The presentation looks at both the family life of new Czech-Americans and aspects of intellectual and cultural life.

Description

The late 19th century saw the first mass migration of Czechs to Nebraska and other Great Plains states. This talk explains the causes for immigration and describes the experience of dislocation and the consequences of demographic changes in American towns and cities—with emphasis on the years after World War I and the more recent waves of immigration in 1948 and 1968. The presentation looks at both the family life of new Czech-Americans and aspects of intellectual and cultural life. Also described are the principal public institutions established by Czech-Americans—both religious and freethinking.

Bruce Garver

Title: Professor Emeritus of History - UNO

Email: [email protected]

Phone: (402)558-1895

Website: tp://www.unomaha.edu/history/garver.php

City: Omaha


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