History of Slovak immigration
Course Title: Intercultural CommunicationHistory of Slovak immigration in the Pittsburgh area and how the cultural environment affected their cultural habits, communication patterns, lifestyle, and languageThe dream of one day coming to the United States and making a new fulfilling life has been an ambition for an enormous amount of Slovaks. Since the discovery of the New World, known as North America, thousands of Slovaks have made the attempt to succeed in this Land of Dreams. For most Slovaks, coming to the United States was a highly individualized experience. As time went by, more and more mass migratory movements gained momentum. Why did people want to make the move? Throughout the 17th century, craftsmen moved between European countries, selling their products and services only to return home a short time later. Some occupations did lead to permanent jobs for Slovaks. In the 18th century, with the healthy export of cattle and wine, most Slovaks lived comfortably. Many in the manufacturing and mining industries helped support the living wage and the economy of the time. Only after the Austrians started to take control of
Compared to other parts of Hungary and Eastern Europe, Slovakia was more industrialized and had sufficient resources for the development of an economy. My father was never ashamed to speak Slovak. He would phone his father, who apparently spoke English better than his mother, and his father would speak to him in Slovak and he would answer in English. Miloš Martinec was interviewed in Pittsburgh on May 18, 2003I came here from Trebišov, Slovakia. I was born here and my siblings and I learned Slovak from them. "Pittsburgh is situated at a point where the Allegheny River from the north and the Monongahela River from the south join to form the Ohio River. 8 million Americans are of Slovak descent. They pray in Slovak, and they know a few Slovak songs in Slovak.
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