Czechs abroad
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US-based screenwriter and teacher Milena Jelinek dies at 84
The Czech-born screenwriter Milena Jelinek, who spent most of her life in the United States, has died at the age of 84. Jelinek is perhaps best-known for the acclaimed…
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Artist and musician Tom Kotik: When we're able to meet again, we can lose ourselves in composing…
Tom Kotik is an artist and curator whose work often explores the intersection of sound and vision, as well as a musician with the band Sportsman’s Paradise. As New York…
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Special Chicago flight part of major Czech repatriation effort
Over 4,000 Czechs stranded around the world by the coronavirus crisis have been repatriated this month, many on special government planes. The latest such flight will…
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Foreign Minister Petříček meets Czech community leaders on visit to Manchester
With Britain having just exited the EU, Czech Foreign Minister Tomáš Petříček flew to Manchester on Friday to meet members of the local Czech community and discuss their…
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The Defectors: Czech-American essayist René Georg Vasicek’s debut novel an exploration of…
Essayist, educator and debut novelist René Georg Vasicek was conceived in communist-era Czechoslovakia, born in Austria a year after the Soviet-led invasion of his parents…
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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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