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Bosniak immigrants were of the Islamic faith so they were the early leaders in the establishment of Chicago's Islamic community. In 1906, they established the Dzemijetul Hajrije (The Benevolent Society) of Illinois to preserve the community's religious and national traditions, as well as to provide assistance for funerals and illnesses.
The early Bosnian-American community were generally inactive in domestic American politics. In the 2010s, Bosnian Americans became more active in politics and activism. [ 14 ] [ 15 ] In recent local and national elections, Bosnian Americans have mainly backed the Democratic Party due to the party's outreach efforts towards the community ...
St. Louis Bosnian Chamber of Commerce, April 2013. The first wave of Bosnians arrived in the 1990s as refugees of the Bosnian War. [1] According to the refugee organization International Institute of St. Louis, the metropolitan area had about 70,000 people of Bosnian origin circa the late 1990s and early 2000s, the highest recorded number as of date.
American people of Bosnia and Herzegovina descent (2 C, 32 P) Pages in category "Bosnian diaspora in the United States" The following 6 pages are in this category, out of 6 total.
Luka Garza. Amar Alibegović, basketball player; Esmir Bajraktarevic, soccer player; Nina Bates, retired figure skater; Mirsad Bektic, retired mixed martial artist; J ...
Pages in category "Bosniak diaspora" The following 21 pages are in this category, out of 21 total. ... History of Bosnian Americans in St. Louis; Bosniaks in Sweden
Esmir Bajraktarevic, soccer player; Adnan Hodzic, basketball player; Amer Delić, tennis player; Baggio Husidić, soccer player for LA Galaxy; Nedim Nišić, olympic swimmer; Vedad Ibišević, soccer player
The Bosniak group remained active for several decades, with a continuity of ideas and the use of the archaic Bosniak name. From 1891 to 1910, they published the magazine Bosniak. By the beginning of the 20th century, however, the group had nearly died out; its most prominent members died or embraced Croat identity.