Emigration from Dalmatia (Croatia) to the United States from 1892 to 1924 – Analysis of the Ellis Island Database
Although emigration from present-day Croatia, particularly from Dalmatia, to the United States has often been discussed in papers dealing with the Croatian diaspora and emigration waves, there has been no well- -documented analysis of the places of origin, ages of the emigrants, or the dates and cau...
| Published in: | Drustvena istrazivanja |
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| Format: | Article in Journal/Newspaper |
| Language: | English |
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Institute of Social Sciences IVO PILAR
2020
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| Online Access: | https://hrcak.srce.hr/235748 https://hrcak.srce.hr/file/342523 |
| Summary: | Although emigration from present-day Croatia, particularly from Dalmatia, to the United States has often been discussed in papers dealing with the Croatian diaspora and emigration waves, there has been no well- -documented analysis of the places of origin, ages of the emigrants, or the dates and causes of their emigration. This paper analyses the intensity of emigration from Dalmatia to the USA in the late 19th and early 20th centuries and information about the immigrants by consulting the Ellis Island Database. Methodology included both descriptive and inferential statistics. A database search by ethnicity (using the parameter "Dalmatian") resulted in 24,901 records. The largest group were young adults (aged 15–26), who accounted for 51.8%. The immigrants were predominantly males from rural settlements on the islands or in the hinterland. The most important push factors were the harsh economic situation (brought about by grapevine pests, underdeveloped industry, the lack of arable land etc.) and the intention to avoid conscription into the Austro-Hungarian Army. O emigraciji s prostora današnje Hrvatske, posebice iz Dalmacije, u SAD pisali su mnogi autori u svojim radovima o hrvatskoj dijaspori i emigracijskim valovima, međutim nema sveobuhvatnije i detaljnije analize potkrijepljene konkretnim dokazima i brojkama o mjestu podrijetla, dobi, godini i uzrocima iseljavanja. U ovom radu analizira se emigracija iz Dalmacije u SAD potkraj 19. i na početku 20. st. na temelju podataka iz baze imigracijskoga centra na Ellis Islandu u njujorškoj luci. Primijenjene su metode deskriptivne i inferencijalne statistike. Pretraživanjem baze na temelju narodnosti (koristeći se parametrom Dalmatinac/Dalmatinka) nađen je 24 901 zapis. Analizom je utvrđeno da su najveći broj doseljenika činile mlađe skupine odrasloga stanovništva (15–26 godina), i to 51,8%. Imigranti su većinom bili muškarci iz ruralnih krajeva smještenih na otocima i u zaobalju. Najvažniji potisni čimbenici za iseljavanje bili su loša gospodarska situacija (bolesti vinove loze, nerazvijena industrija, manjak obradivih površina i sl.) te izbjegavanje novačenja u austro-ugarsku vojsku. |
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