In 1912 the Reverend Nikola Grsković founded the #Croatian Alliance, calling for complete #Croatian independence from the Hapsburgs and advocating an alliance with the other South Slavs

#Croatian Americans have worked to raise funds for war relief, health care, and for political action groups.
#Croatian Americans settled in California found employment in fishing and mining.
Early #Croatian immigrants prospered as merchants and fruit growers in California's Pajaro Valley.
It has been theorized that the Ragusan ship #Croatian, believed to have left for America in the 1580s, touched the shore at Roanoke, picked up the surviving #English colonists, and was later lost at sea
Here's the sheet. The song is Sveta Zemlja Dalmacija by Bepo Matešić Jole. Has a very distinct feel to it. Try this riff out. Score:
https://chordyes.com/chord/bepo-matesic-jole-sveta-zemlja-dalmacija
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In 1861 the Slavonic Illyrian Mutual and Benevolent Society purchased land for the first #Croatian-#Serbian cemetery in the United States
The traditional patriarchal #Croatian family structure, which emphasized control and rigid discipline, remained a part of the early immigrant lifestyle and contributed to their reputation as a dependable hard worker
#Croatian men went into the workplace and, thus, the larger American society, and children went to American schools where they learned the language and mores, but women remained isolated in the home
#Murals unlike any others you'll see, by Maxo Vanka, in St. Nicholas #Croatian #Catholic #Church in #Millvale, #Pennsylvania. Find out more at stephentravels.com/come-inside/... ⛪️✝️🎨
#Croatian Muslims who immigrated to America largely from Bosnia arrived after World War II and settled in Cleveland and Chicago.
Devout #Roman Catholics, the #Croatians organized the first U.S. #Croatian parish in 1895 in Allegheny City, Pennsylvania
The first proven settler of mixed #Slovenian-#Croatian ancestry was Ivan Ratkaj, a Jesuit priest who reached the New World in 1680
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#Croatian organizations formed in America campaigned for political goals abroad. These organizations ranged from conservative to radical.