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Chicago has a large Czech population [1] (colloquially known as "Czechcagoans"). As of 2000, Chicago had the largest Czech population among US metropolitan areas, and Illinois had the second-largest Czech-American population after Texas. [2] There are 72,058 residents of Czech heritage living in the greater Chicago area as of 2023. [3]
The Czech American community mobilized massively to help in the searches for the girl and support her family, and it gained much sympathy from the general American public. While most Czech-Americans are white, some are people of color or are Latino/Hispanic. A small group of Black Czech-Americans of Ethiopian descent lives in Baltimore. [14]
Paul Zamecnik, of Czech ancestry, a biochemist of note, who played a central role in the early history of molecular biology. Charles Zeleny, Czech-American zoologist, and professor at the University of Illinois, who made important contributions to experimental zoology, especially embryology, regeneration, and genetics. John Zeleny, physicist.
Burials at Bohemian National Cemetery (Chicago) (9 P) Pages in category "Czech-American culture in Chicago" The following 16 pages are in this category, out of 16 total.
Czech-American culture in Chicago (1 C, 16 P) Pages in category "Czech-American culture in Illinois" The following 3 pages are in this category, out of 3 total.
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The club was used as a place to share Czech culture, drama, music and literature. [ 1 ] It was visited by numerous well-known people of Bohemian descent, such as Anton Cermak , Rudolf Friml , George Halas and Otto Kerner Jr. [ 2 ] It also served as host to Tomáš Garrigue Masaryk , the founder and first President of Czechoslovakia . [ 3 ]
The Pilsen Historic District is a historic district located in the Pilsen neighborhood of Chicago. Pilsen is a neighborhood made up of the residential sections of the Lower West Side community area of Chicago. It is recognized as one of the few neighborhoods in Chicago that still has buildings that survived the Great Chicago Fire of 1871. [2]