Montenegrin American
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| Montenegrins 80,000[citation needed] Americans (est.) |
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| Alaska, Illinois, New York |
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Montenegrin Americans are citizens of the United States who are of Montenegrin ancestry. Also, the term "Yugoslavian American" may be preferred by people who identify with the former nation of Yugoslavia before its breakup during the early 1990s, and in 2006, Montenegro became independent from the State Union with Serbia.
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Concentrations [edit]
Today, these Montenegrins mainly live in the central and eastern United States, much of which is concentrated in New York City and Chicago, and to a lesser extent in Detroit, and recent arrivals from former Yugoslavia in the Los Angeles area.
Montenegrin Americans are found throughout the state of Alaska. About a quarter of all known Montenegrin Americans live in Anchorage. Their presence in Alaska dates back to the gold rushes of the early 20th century. A short-lived newspaper entitled Servian Montenegrin was established at the beginning of 1905 in the town of Douglas, near Juneau.[1]
An estimated 80,000 Americans are of Montenegrin ancestry.
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Notables [edit]
- John Butrovich, Jr. (1910-1997),[2] longest-serving member in the history of the Alaska Senate (1945-1959 and 1963-1979).[3]
- John Dapcevich, former Mayor of Sitka, Alaska
- Marko Dapcevich, most recent former Mayor of Sitka, Alaska
- Peter Miscovich (born Pero Miscovic, 1885-1950), founder of the world's longest-operating family-owned gold mine still in operation[4]
- George Perazich, humanitarian
- Mirsad Huseinovic
- Edina Lekovic
- Elijah Monte Radlovic
- Michael Anthony Stepovich, former governor of Alaska Territory, 1957-1958 (last appointed governor before statehood).
- Nikola Petanović, writer and philosopher
- Kathy M. Miljanic, lawyer in Washington D.C.
- George Miljanic, ph.d., scientist of biochemistry
- Stefan Miljanic, Calvin Klain design director
- Dusan Kosovic, famous psychiatrist in New York
- Milla Jovovich, actress
In fiction [edit]
Rex Stout's well-known fictional detective Nero Wolfe is a Montenegrin American, and his antecedents play a major role in several books of the series, notably Over My Dead Body and The Black Mountain (the second of these titles is indeed an English translation of the name "Montenegro").
- Casino Royale, movie
See also [edit]
References [edit]
- ^ Nicolson, Mary C.; Slemmons, Mary Anne (1998). Alaska Newspapers On Microfilm, 1866-1998. Fairbanks/Juneau: University of Alaska Fairbanks/Alaska State Library. pp. 63–64.
- ^ Kestenbaum, Lawrence. "Index to Politicians: Butlin to Butters". Political Graveyard. Retrieved September 28, 2010.
- ^ Alaska Legislature Roster of Members 1913-2008. Juneau: State of Alaska Legislative Affairs Agency. 2008.
- ^ Miscovich, John; Miscovich, Andy (2006). "Peter Miscovich". Alaska Mining Hall of Fame Foundation. Retrieved September 28, 2010.
External links [edit]
- Montenegrin Emigrants in Alaska
- Montenegrin-Americans celebrating Montenegrin Independence in Chicago
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