Czechs abroad
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Jana Ciglerová: Americans say their lives are fantastic, Czechs say everything is terrible –…
Czech journalist Jana Ciglerová recently published the book Americký Deník (American Diary), compiling a series of columns she wrote during a stay in Florida between late…
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Czech Village Bake Shop in Cedar Rapids gives expat community a taste of home
The Sykora Bakery, established in 1903 is a valued “Czech” landmark in Cedar Rapids, Iowa. The historic bakery in the heart of Czech Village, has provided the local…
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Museum in Cedar Rapids traces the journey of Czechs and Slovaks through history
Sitting in a living room during World War II; lying on a bunk in a steam ship on your way to America or standing in Wenceslas Square among the thousands of protesters at…
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Bohemian National Cemetery in Chicago tells the tale of Czech immigrants who helped build the city
There are many places in US where you will find Bohemian cemeteries, established wherever Czechs settled in the country. The Bohemian National Cemetery in Chicago was…
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US academic: Tomáš Garrigue Masaryk had strong support base at University of Chicago
Czech Immigrants first started settling in Chicago in the 1850s and continued in several waves in the 20th century. Today the city has the biggest number of Czech…
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Stories of Czechs in America told through pictures
In a book just out, the renowned Czech author and illustrator Renáta Fučíková tells the story of Czechs in North America. The idea to chronicle stories of Czech immigrants…
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Cudlín exhibition part of freedom celebrations in Chicago
Celebrations marking the 30th anniversary of the Velvet Revolution are taking place not only in the Czech Republic but also among Czech and Slovak communities abroad. The…
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Plzeň (Bohemia) students celebrate Pilsen’s (Chicago) Czech – and Mexican – heritage
Chicago has been a major centre of Czech immigration to the United States since the 1850s. Today, the district of Pilsen which those settlers founded in the 19th century…
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National Museum searching for early Czech sound recordings in US
Few people in the Czech Republic know that a significant chapter in the history of early Czech sound recordings was written by Czech immigrants in the United States. For…
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Government’s commissioner for expats on the need to look beyond Czech borders and connect with our…
According to the Czech Foreign Ministry there are now more than two million Czechs living abroad. The people making up the country’s expat communities in different parts…
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Filip Koubek: Today’s Czechs in Australia fit in easily
Many Czechs in Australia will be familiar with the voice of Filip Koubek. This is because for many years he presented special Czech broadcasting produced by the country’s…
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Co-founder of New York property site Igluu Martin Mucha on real estate, entrepreneurship and…
Despite being in his early 30s, Martin Mucha is already a successful Czech businessman in New York. Many locals may know Igluu, the real estate website he co-founded which…
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