#Estonian Americans do not wear a distinctive everyday garment that would set them apart as being #Estonian.

#Estonian Americans are closely affiliated with immigrants from other Baltic countries (Latvia, Lithuania, and Finland)

In the late nineteenth century, there were rural, agricultural colonies of #Estonian Americans in Fort Pierre, South Dakota; Bloomville, Wisconsin; Dickenson, North Dakota; and Chester, Montana, among other places

The U.S. Census of 1990 lists 26,762 Americans claiming #Estonian as a first or second ancestry.

A number of factors have contributed to a high degree of assimilation among #Estonian Americans: the size of the community, its rapid educational and social success, and the wide geographical dispersion of the immigrants.

#Estonian American women have formed numerous local, national, and international women's organizations centered on educational, cultural, and social concerns and have banded with other Baltic-American women's groups to achieve common goals.

The U.S. Census of 1990 lists 26,762 Americans claiming #Estonian as a first or second ancestry.

In #Estonian American communities Lutheranism continues to be the dominant religious force

In the late twentieth century, however, #Estonian Americans have rapidly climbed the social and economic ladder, specializing in areas of technical expertise

Inlärning av glosor #eestikeel #språkinlärning #estniska #languagelearning #estonian

A network of 14 #Estonian schools in the United States teaches #Estonian language, history, and culture to the children of the community

A number of public libraries throughout the United States offer #Estonian language collections, including the Boston Public Library, the New York Public Library, and the Cleveland Public Library.

A number of schools, publications, congregations, and learned societies within the community still use #Estonian as a means of discourse

📰 Estonia blames Russia for arson attack on defense company

The Estonian government accused Moscow of an "act of sabotage" that is part of it broader campaign across Europe.

Source: Deutsche Welle | Read story

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#TechBluesky #Estonian #Estonia

"But to what end? What punishment will #Estonia give to the #russian terrorist state?" 🤔

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❗️ #Estonia officially blamed #Russia for the arson attack against #Milrem defence industry company on August 15.

The suspects are in #Estonian custody.

A number of factors have contributed to a high degree of assimilation among #Estonian Americans: the size of the community, its rapid educational and social success, and the wide geographical dispersion of the immigrants.

A number of factors have contributed to a high degree of assimilation among #Estonian Americans: the size of the community, its rapid educational and social success, and the wide geographical dispersion of the immigrants.

Before 1920 the #Estonian American community tended to be dominated by young single men and women who came either to look for work or to escape the religious and political repression of tsarist Russia

An early conflict within the #Estonian American community was over socialism and communism.

#Ρεκόρ πάνω από τον #Δούναβη: #Εσθονός περπάτησε στα 100 μέτρα ύψος πάνω σε σύρμα για 12 ώρες και διάνυσε 14,7 χιλιόμετρα #Record over the #Danube: #Estonian walked 100 meters high on a wire for 12 hours and traveled 14.7 kilometers