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The Swedish American press was the second largest foreign-language press in the United States (after German language imprints) in 1910. By 1910 about 1200 Swedish periodicals had been started in several states. [22] Valkyrian, a magazine based in New York City, helped fashion a distinct Swedish American culture between 1897 and 1909.
According to an estimate by one Swedish car restorer, there are more restored 1950s American cars in Sweden than in the entire United States [5] and although only two 1958 Cadillac convertibles were sold in Sweden there are now 200 of them in Sweden. [5] Between 4000 and 5000 classic US cars were at one point imported to Sweden each year. [5]
The size of the Swedish-American community in 1865 is estimated at 25,000 people, a figure soon to be surpassed by the yearly Swedish immigration. By 1890, the U.S. census reported a Swedish-American population of nearly 800,000, with immigration peaking in 1869 and again in 1887. [43] Most of this influx settled in the North.
Works about Swedish-American culture (10 P) Pages in category "Swedish-American culture" The following 12 pages are in this category, out of 12 total.
Swedish-Americans have deeply influenced America's coffee culture. Their fondness for quality coffee was introduced to the US alongside their migration. [2] While substitutes for coffee were common in Sweden due to its scarcity, the accessibility of genuine coffee beans in America transformed the coffee drinking habits of Swedish Americans.
John Alvin Anderson, Swedish-American photographer who is known for photographing Sioux Indians at the Rosebud Indian Reservation in South Dakota from 1885 until 1930; Carl Oscar Borg, Swedish-born, painter, known for themes of the Southwestern United States [32] Edward William Carlson, Swedish-American miniature portrait painter
Back in July, copywriter Kevin Lynch, originally from Chicago, and his puppy Umlaut, visited all 21 counties in Sweden, stopping off at places with IKEA products named for them.
The American Swedish Institute (ASI) is a museum and cultural center in the Phillips West neighborhood of Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States.The organization is dedicated to the preservation and study of the historic role Sweden and Swedish Americans have played in US culture and history.