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...

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Published in:Drustvena istrazivanja
Main Authors: Čuka, Anica, Graovac Matassi, Vera, Blaće, Ante
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Published: Institute of Social Sciences IVO PILAR 2020
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spelling fthrcak:oai:hrcak.srce.hr:235748 2023-05-15T16:56:01+02:00 Emigration from Dalmatia (Croatia) to the United States from 1892 to 1924 – Analysis of the Ellis Island Database Emigracija iz Dalmacije (Hrvatska) u Sjedinjene Američke Države od 1892. do 1924. – analiza baze podataka Ellis Islanda Čuka, Anica Graovac Matassi, Vera Blaće, Ante 2020 application/pdf https://hrcak.srce.hr/235748 https://hrcak.srce.hr/file/342523 eng eng Institute of Social Sciences IVO PILAR info:eu-repo/semantics/altIdentifier/doi/10.5559/di.29.1.03 https://hrcak.srce.hr/235748 info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess The journal supports an open access, which means that all of its contents are freely available without charging users or their institutions. Users are allowed to read, download, copy, distribute, print, search, and share links to the full text of the articles or use them in any other legal way without requesting explicit permission from the author or publisher. Društvena istraživanja : časopis za opća društvena pitanja ISSN 1330-0288 (Print) ISSN 1848-6096 (Online) Volume 29 Issue 1 emigration Dalmatia Croatia USA Ellis Island Database emigracija Dalmacija Hrvatska SAD baza Ellis Islanda text info:eu-repo/semantics/article info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion 2020 fthrcak https://doi.org/10.5559/di.29.1.03 2020-03-18T23:57:47Z 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. Article in Journal/Newspaper Islanda Hrčak - Portal of scientific journals of Croatia Baza ENVELOPE(159.950,159.950,53.217,53.217) Drustvena istrazivanja 29 1 49 69
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Dalmatia
Croatia
USA
Ellis Island Database
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Dalmacija
Hrvatska
SAD
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Dalmatia
Croatia
USA
Ellis Island Database
emigracija
Dalmacija
Hrvatska
SAD
baza Ellis Islanda
Čuka, Anica
Graovac Matassi, Vera
Blaće, Ante
Emigration from Dalmatia (Croatia) to the United States from 1892 to 1924 – Analysis of the Ellis Island Database
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Ellis Island Database
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description 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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title Emigration from Dalmatia (Croatia) to the United States from 1892 to 1924 – Analysis of the Ellis Island Database
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