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The Immigration History Research Center (IHRC) at the University of Minnesota holds one of the country’s premier collections of archival materials relating to immigrants who came to the United States from all over the world. The focus is squarely on the lives of immigrants after their arrival here, not on their home countries. Read More »
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Sokol (Falcon) is the celebrated Czechoslovak national gymnastic and cultural organization. It was founded in 1862 in Prague at a time when Czechs were struggling to reinvigorate their language and culture after a long period of Germanization, and it quickly spread to other Slavic lands and also to the United States. It came to Slovakia with a delay because the Hungarian authorities prohibited it for many years. Read More »
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The National Czech & Slovak Museum and Library (NCSML) is located in the Midwestern city of Cedar Rapids, Iowa. Its history goes back to 1974, when a group of second and third generation Czech immigrants decided to protect their cultural heritage by establishing the Czech Fine Arts Foundation. Read More »
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On the main square of Liptovský Mikuláš, occupying two adjacent old noble houses or kúria, is the outstanding Museum of Janko Kráľ. Established in 1955, the museum portrays the history of Mikuláš with special emphasis on the literary arts. Read More »
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A number of U. S. cities boast community foundations, non-profit organizations that collect funds and distribute them in ways that benefit the community. For example, the Seattle Foundation in my home city of Seattle, Washington, was founded in 1946 by a single philanthropist, Dr. Richard E. Fuller, who established the original endowment as well as a mechanism for receiving the contributions of others. (Previously in 1933, in the midst of the Depression, Dr. Fuller and his mother had established the Seattle Art Museum!) Read More »
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Friends of Slovakia (FOS) was founded in 2001 by a group of distinguished Americans who had personal ties to Slovakia and who wished to further the cause of better and more visible Slovak-American relations. Their action was encouraged by the Slovak ambassador to the United States at the time, Martin Bútora; the founding chairman was Theodore Russell, the first American ambassador to independent Slovakia who served in Bratislava during the years 1993-1996. Read More »
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Slovakia has a rich musical tradition. The repertory of folk music is vast and still very much alive. The Slovak Opera in Bratislava draws big audiences from nearby Vienna even though Vienna is home to some of the finest opera in Europe. The same is true for the Slovak National Philharmonic. The Bratislava Music Festival has brought great classical music to the city for almost fifty years; and these days, pop music with an international sound is increasingly heard throughout the country. Read More »
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