The vast majority of #Macedonians who immigrated to the United States were members of the Eastern Orthodox Church, and religious affiliation played a central role in maintaining ethnic identity, language, and native traditions.

After World War I, many #Macedonians in America returned to Europe, with only about 20,000 #Macedonians remaining in the United States

By 1945, the number of #Macedonians in the United States had reached an estimated 50,000 to 60,000 people.

After the creation of the Republic of Macedonia in 1991, tensions escalated between Slavic and #Greek #Macedonians in the United States and Canada.

The first groups of #Macedonian Americans tended to congregate in areas where there were other Southern Slavic populations. They lived among their fellow #Macedonians and #Bulgarians, as well as Croats and other immigrants from the Balkan region

After World War I, many #Macedonians in America returned to Europe, with only about 20,000 #Macedonians remaining in the United States