Montenegrin Americans
Total population | |
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(340,000) | |
Regions with significant populations | |
Alaska, Illinois, New York | |
Languages | |
English, Montenegrin | |
Religion | |
Montenegrin Orthodox, Roman Catholic, Islam | |
Related ethnic groups | |
other South Slavs |
Montenegrin Americans are Americans who are of Montenegrin origin. Also, the term "Yugoslavian American" may be preferred by people who identify with the former nation of Yugoslavia before its breakup during the early 1990s, and in 2006, Montenegro became independent from the State Union with Serbia.
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Concentrations
Today, these Montenegrins mainly live in the central and eastern United States, much of which is concentrated in New York City and Chicago, and to a lesser extent in Detroit, and recent arrivals from former Yugoslavia in the Los Angeles area.
Montenegrin Americans are found throughout the state of Alaska. About a quarter of all known Montenegrin Americans live in Anchorage. Their presence in Alaska dates back to the gold rushes of the early 20th century. A short-lived newspaper entitled Servian Montenegrin was established at the beginning of 1905 in the town of Douglas, near Juneau.[1]
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Notable Montenegrin Americans
Literature
- Elijah Monte Radlovic
- Nikola Petanović, writer and philosopher
Film
- Milla Jovovich, actress
Music
- Lejla Vulić, singer
- Sabrija Vulić, singer
Politics
- Michael Anthony Stepovich, former governor of Alaska Territory, 1957-1958 (last appointed governor before statehood).
- John Dapcevich, former Mayor of Sitka, Alaska
- Marko Dapcevich, most recent former Mayor of Sitka, Alaska
- John Butrovich, Jr. (1910-1997),[2] longest-serving member in the history of the Alaska Senate (1945-1959 and 1963-1979).[3]
- George Perazich, humanitarian
Sports
- Nick Delpopolo , US wrestler and Olympic Athlete
- Nikola Peković, NBA player
- Nikola Vučević, NBA player
- Halil Kanacević, basketball player in Europe
- Taylor Rochestie, professional basketball player for the Montenegrin national team
- Tyrese Rice, professional basketball player for the Montenegrin national team
Other
- Butch Verich, commander
See also
References
External links
- Montenegrin Emigrants in Alaska
- Montenegrin-Americans celebrating Montenegrin Independence in Chicago
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