The League of Serbian Women

New post! Learn about the Golden Years of the Circle of Serbian Sisters. How does the mission of the original founders differ from the organization that exists in the United States and the diaspora today? Link in bio to read more.

Today we feature an interesting perspective as a daughter reflects on her Serbian mother’s immigration legacy. Please click the link in the bio to read Natasha’s story.

What do you think about the quote “there’s nowhere in the world … where my voice fits”?

Our sister site posted a new story today. This one provides a personal perspective and memory about the kindness and compassion given to a newly immigrated Serbian family as they started their lives as Americans in NYC. Let us know your thoughts about the story by leaving us a comment. Click the link here (https://bit.ly/3RMW4ke) to read the story.

“To be a good doctor, you have to not only love medicine, but also have a desire to connect with people”.

—— Dr Javorka Zagorac

Meet Javorka Zagorac, a Serbian doctor empowering rural women in Serbia and showing us what leadership looks like.

Link in bio to read Dr Zagorac’s story.

The Anna N. Dosen Serbian Educational Fund was established at The Pittsburgh Foundation to provide educational scholarships beyond the high school level to students of Serbian background majoring in the field of science.

The deadline for this years application period is January 31, 2022. Please share if you know a student that can potentially benefit from this opportunity.

https://pittsburghfoundation.org/scholarship/2151

Anna N. Dosen Serbian Educational Fund | The Pittsburgh Foundation The Anna N. Dosen Serbian Educational Fund was established at The Pittsburgh Foundation to provide educational scholarships beyond the high school level to students of Serbian background majoring in the field of science.

Have you ever felt a connection with immigrant TV characters? Our featured poster this week talks about how she learned to be "American" from watching sitcoms on TV. Have you had the same experience? Let us know which characters were influential in your childhood in the comments. Please share our post and let your personal networks know about the FEMigration blog.

’90s Sitcoms Shaped Me as an Immigrant Child. What if They Hadn’t? by Maya Salam (reprinted from the New York Times) As a young girl, I emulated characters from shows like “Saved by the Bell” to act American. If only “Never Have I Ever” and“Ramy” had been around b…

New post Monday! Cookbooks have been used to form community identities or to foster a sense of national or regional apart,

In today's reflection, Natasha Tripney reminds us that food conjures up a sense of home. When the memory of home is painful or doesn't exist any more, these memories are then kept behind closed doors and not shared with our greater communities.



https://bit.ly/3ECNT4o

Yugonostalgic Cuisine: The Story of the Anglo-Yugoslav Café y Natasha Tripney (shared from Vittles, a food newsletter for modern times) If the country of your birth vanishes off the map, what does it make you? What do you become? Though Yugoslavia ceased to…

New post Monday! Young women like Mina Barac make all of us proud. Read young Mina's immigration story and learn how she attained her dream of being accepted to Harvard University . Hard work and commitment to excellence do pay off. Congratulations on your acceptance to Harvard, Mina! Serb National Federation - SNF

https://bit.ly/3zcXXNv

When Dreams Come True By Milos Rastovic Dream big, but work hard and trust me, anything is possible.Mina Barac Many immigrants came to the United States with their talents and will in search of a better life. Serbian im…

New post alert! Read how Jovana Milosavljevic (Gibanica Girl) made Balkan food a trendy option in a small UK restaurant. Click to view her story.

True Stories Podcast: Ex-Yugos by Sofija Stefanovic (originally presented on SBS True Stories) Forward: Sofija Stefanovic was born in the former Yugoslavia. Before the recent civil war, she would have called herself just ‘…

New Post Monday on FEMigration!

Milena, Millie, Phoenix and Milena (again) by Milena Phoenix Djukic, as told to Joanne Tica Milena I’m an immigrant.  My cousin tells me that I’m an immigrant 1.5[1] because I came here as a young child. I didn’t learn to speak English…

BehindTheName features the etymology and history of first names. Look up the Serbian name in which you are interested and see the history of that name and related fun facts and information.

https://www.behindthename.com/names/usage/serbian

Serbian Names - Behind the Name A list of names in which the usage is Serbian.

Ellis Island: The Golden Door to America Give me your tired, your poorYour huddled masses yearning to breathe free …I lift my lamp beside the golden doorby Emma Lazurus, engraved on Statue of Liberty They came from many different fo…

Today we are featuring a post about fine artist Alexsandra Babic on our blog. We are proud of our Serbian women and their professional accomplishments. Please take a moment to read Sasha's story and let us know what you think. FEMigration

Life Inspires Art; Art Reflects Life by Sandi Radoja Influenced by both impressionism and realism, Alexsandra Babic, MFA “Sasha” has an artistic talent that offers a reflection of her life. There is an emotional flow in her work, insp…

Recipe for šopska salata (shopska salad) from Rakija Grill in Miami. Thank you for posting this! Click the pic to see the recipe.

If you’re visiting Serbia or any other Balkan country, you might want to take a break from all the large portions of meat and opt for a refreshing plate of Shopska salad. 🥗 . Making Shopska at home is easy and fast. After all, it is a salad. However, you’ll need a couple of ingredients that are essential to replicate that traditional flavor. 😋 All you will need is: 🍅 4 Ripe Tomatoes 🥒 1 Large Cucumber 🧅 1 Onion 🥄 2 Tbsp Extra Virgin Olive Oil 🧂 Pinches of salt (add more if you like it salty) 🌿 2 Tbsp Chopped Fresh Parsley or Oregano 🧀 1/2 Cup Crumbled Feta or Goat Cheese (preferably Serbian feta) . Want to try this summer salad today, but you don’t have the time to make it by yourself? Stop by our restaurant in Downtown, Miami, and order a big feast of grilled meat with some tasty Shopska salad on the side. . #RakijaGrill #MiamiRestaurant #BalkanFood #BalkanCusine #BalkanLove #TraditionalSalad #TraditionalRecipe #Yugoslavia #Tomatoes #Cucumber #Onions #Love

Born and raised in Belgrade, Serbia, Boogie (Vladimir Milivojevich) began photographing rebellion and unrest during the civil war that ravaged his country during the 1990s.

Growing up in a war-torn country defined Boogie’s style and attraction to the darker side of human existence. He moved to New York City in 1998. He has published nine monographs, IT’S ALL GOOD (powerHouse Books, 2006), BOOGIE (powerHouse Books, 2007), SAO PAULO (Upper Playground, 2008), ISTANBUL (Upper Playground, 2008), BELGRADE BELONGS TO ME (powerHouse Books, 2009), A WAH DO DEM (DRAGO, 2016), IT’S ALL GOOD ANNIVERSARY EDITION (powerHouse Books, 2016), BELGRADE GUIDE (New Moment, 2017) and MOSCOW (powerhHouse Books, 2019). He has shot for high profiled clients and has been published in world renowned publications. His recent solo exhibitions include Paris, New York, Tokyo, Milan, Istanbul and Los Angeles.

Boogie lives in Brooklyn and all over the world. Click the link to view more of Boogie's Belgrade memories.

http://content.time.com/time/photogallery/0,29307,1879278,00.html

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Serbian food in Miami? Join David Hoffman and his father as they experience the food at the Rakija Grill in Miami FL. It's fun and informative to watch people experience Serbian culture for the first time. Click the link to watch the video. You'll learn how to put together a karadjordjeva snicla too!

https://youtu.be/Isk4di83BaA

Balkan Street Food in Miami - Cevapcici, Burek & Rakija | Downtown Miami 🍴 RAKIJA GRILL: https://www.instagram.com/rakijagrill/🧳 DAD: https://www.instagram.com/tomyhh 🎥 WATCH: Balkan Food on South Beach: https://www.youtube.co...

Every summer Wednesday since 1969, members of the Holy Resurrection Serbian Eastern Orthodox Church Men’s Club have gathered at the Serbian Picnic Grounds along King’s Creek outside of Weirton, West Virginia.

In a long, cement block building, they mill about in the dawn light, eating donuts, drinking coffee, and reading the morning paper. They’re here for a weekly fundraiser they call a “Chicken Blast,” for which they roast 300-400 chickens and sell them to the Weirton community. Emily Hilliard with the West Virginia Folklife Program brings us this report. Click the link to hear more about this time-honored community tradition that celebrates Serbian hospitality.

https://bit.ly/3z6H747

Weirton’s Serbian Heritage Is A Chicken Blast Every summer Wednesday since 1969, members of the Serbian Eastern Orthodox Church Men’s Club have gathered at the Serbian Picnic Grounds along King’s Creek outside of Weirton, West Virginia. In a lon

Reposting from our FEMigration blog since the topic is Serbian immigration.

Female Immigrants and the “Foreign Problem” By Peter Thomas Alter Excerpt from a dissertation “The Serbian great migration: Serbs in the Chicago region, 1880s to 1930s” Another of Gary (Indiana’s) social service organizations, the Internatio…

In the early 1800s, many Serb sailors and fishermen from Montenegro and Herzegovina immigrated to New Orleans seeking employment.They attempted to establish an Orthodox church in New Orleans as early as 1803 but, according to the oral history of the region, they did not have enough members. In 1841, Serbs founded the Greek Orthodox parish with Greek immigrants in New Orleans, further solidifying their presence in the region.

The photograph captures the Voulevich family from Dalmatia and the Gregoriou family from Mytilini, Lesvos on January 22, 1911 when the families baptized their babies.

This is the largest and most impressive underground church in Coober Pedy, South Australia. Located about 3km from Coober Pedy's downtown, the church has intricate rock wall carvings and a gorgeous vaulted ceiling.

This underground Serbian Orthodox church was built in 1993 and is dedicated to Saint Elijah. It belongs to the Diocese of Australia and New Zealand. The church is a popular tourist attraction because of its underground location. The whole church complex, with a church, a community hall, a parish house and a religious school, is carved in the sandstone between 3 and 17 meters under the ground level.

The church was built by Serbian Australians who settled in Coober Pedy as opal miners. Because of the hot climate, it was decided to build a church under the ground.

You Buy Nice – You Get Nice by Catherine Rankovic My father came to the U.S. from Eastern Europe on a steamship in 1950. He learned English, but he spoke the language like a telegram, so he couldn’t really lecture his four Am…

Serbs have lived in Alaska since the first Serbs came to America in the 19th century. Many Serbs came in the Klondike Gold Rush in the late 1890s to earn money, just like they had done in the California Gold Rush.

The places where most Serbs settled in Alaska were Juneau, Douglas, Fairbanks, and Sitka. Many Serbs also settled in the Canadian Yukon during the gold rush as well, such as the legendary gold miner Black Mike Vojnić.

In 1893, Serbian miners in Alaska built the St Nicholas Orthodox Church in Juneau (shown here) with the native Orthodox Tlingit people, who had been converted to Orthodoxy by the Russians decades before. During the First World War, many Serbian Americans went back to Serbia to fight, and thousands of them came from Alaska.

In recent years, it has become common for Serbian workers to come to Alaska every year to work for a few months in canneries, where food and living space is given to them. These workers stay in Alaska on temporary work visas, and speak English.

Source: Kiddle Encyclopedia

We learn about our own culture when we invite others in to share our cultural experiences. Through this process, we learn that we are more similar than different, creating an understanding that extends past cultural heritage. In this video, Mickela Mallozi gets a taste of the Balkans, with a focus on Serbs, throughout three of the five NYC boroughs: Slavic Soul Party! In Brooklyn, NY Gypsy Festival in Manhattan, and Little Serbia in Queens.

https://www.pbs.org/video/the-balkans-in-the-boroughs-jrphyl/

Bare Feet With Mickela Mallozzi | The Balkans in The Boroughs | Season 2 | Episode 202 Mickela gets a taste of The Balkans throughout three of the five boroughs.

Many of us tend to think of Serbia and its institutions within a historical and social-cultural perspective. There are, however, many opportunities to learn about modern Serbia by looking at the progressive women's organizations that it supports. For example, Udruzenje poslovnih zena Srbije / Association of Business Women in Serbia is a strong, well-known and respected partner in public-private dialogue, contributing to social and economic development, with a special focus on female entrepreneurship as a factor of economic growth. Check out the FB page to learn more about them and what they do.

How do you share the Serbian culture with others who are not Serbian? The things that others learn and gain about Serbian people can impact the lives and reputations of Serbs, as well as their understanding of us. We have more in common with other cultures, including the one in which we live, than the things that make us different. With those thoughts in mind, here are some six ideas for sharing the Serbian culture with others:

1. Teach a skill from the Serbian culture in a class to non-Serbs.
2. Organize discussion groups or conversation groups that focus on cultural learning. Invite both Serbs and non-Serbs to your meetings.
3. Share the artwork, books and music of Serbian artists, authors and composers with teachers or others looking for international contributions.
4. Write an article for a local magazine or newspaper about Serbian involvement in the community at large.
5. Ask for Serbian based contributions to be shared at local museums and galleries.
6. Request that your elected representatives present their proposed legislation to the Serbian community, as well as well as to the greater community in which you live.

Can you think of other ways to inform neighbors, friends, colleagues and peers about the richness of Serbian culture and its contributions to the world?

Original mosaic art by Ana Miljkovic (Belgrade)

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