| Author | : Myron B. Kuropas |
| File Size | : 41,6 Mb |
| Publisher | : Arcadia Publishing |
| Language | : English |
| Release Date | : 06 May 2024 |
| ISBN | : 0738540994 |
| Pages | : 134 pages |
Ukrainians of Chicagoland by Myron B. Kuropas Book PDF Summary
Ukrainians arrived in Chicagoland in four distinct waves: 1900-1914, 1923-1939, 1948-1956, and 1990-2006. At the beginning of the 20th century, immigrants from Ukraine came to Chicago seeking work, and in 1905, a Ukrainian American religio-cultural community, now officially named Ukrainian Village, was formally established. Barely conscious of their ethnonational identity, Ukraine's early immigrants called themselves Rusyns (Ruthenians). Thanks to the socio-educational efforts of Eastern-rite Ukrainian Catholic and Orthodox priests, some Rusyns began calling themselves Ukrainians, developing a distinct national identity in concert with their brethren in Ukraine.