Czech Americans
The emigration of Czechs in the US significantly expanded since 1848th According to the official census of 1910 lived in the United States over half a million people born in Bohemia. Centre compatriot movement has become a city of Chicago. Chicago represented the beginning twentieth century with more than one hundred and ten thousand Czechs in Prague and Vienna's third largest Czech city. Until the First World War, our compatriots well in America had become established. Czech entrepreneurs and craftsmen excelled in various sectors of society, culture, known to became our Sokol movement.

During the First World War were launched between the Czech-American cash first collection to help the destitute soldiers in captivity, but also needy countrymen in Austria-Hungary. It was founded Czech National association, which covered a such assistance. In Chicago, where there were huge demonstrations in the Pilsen park that paid for Center, where he met not only the Czechs and Slovaks, but also Serbs and compatriots of other nationalities who lived in Austria-Hungary.

Expatriates strongly influenced the US government and parliamentary factors in order to ensure the freedom and independence for the Czechs living in Austro-Hungarian yoke. An important role is played by Karel Pergler. Expatriates were encouraged, through their representatives in Congress, the Senate, the Government, as well as individual parliaments of the Union lobbied for this thing. And they succeeded.

Extensive financial assistance Czech Czech-American things can be quantified very difficult because it was very diverse and pointed to many needy But the preserved documents, we know that just got Masaryk 1,250,000 Edvard Bene� dollars and negotiations in Versailles additional 300,000 dollars. It was then a staggering amount.

Czechs living in the United States were ready to be separate Czechoslovakia fight too. Sokol belonged among the first who Volunteers reported as either the American or Canadian military or later in the Czechoslovak army. The US Army hired 30 thousands of Czechs and Slovaks 12,000. Of these 42,000 men were more than 30,000 finally had indeed left to fight in Europe. Expatriates formation our troops clearly considered the formation of an independent state. Interest and effort to get into the army and show a relationship to the homeland huge. Chicago has great Czech National Cemetery, on which are graves and tombs of our compatriots who fell mostly in France period from July 1918 to the end of October 1918.

When Masaryk in 1918, came to America was to his surprise in Chicago received by cheering crowds, asked about symptoms, showered with flowers and a similar acceptance quarter of a million compatriots experienced i in the streets of New York. In Washington, D. C. in May 1918, prepared Masaryk for Adolph Joachim Sabath (1866 - 1952), a native of Z�bo�� u Sand triumphal welcome. Future president came to greet Twenty-seven members of Congress. In Philadelphia, he was elected president democratic association of small Central and South Slavic Nations, and the Liberty Bell signed and proclaimed their Declaration independence.

Masaryk talks with diplomats of many countries, organized news wrote to the newspaper, lectured. For the belief of the American public and statesmen of the Czechoslovak things helped and good relations with Masaryk representatives of expatriates and influential personalities of its previous visits his wife's family and public appearances. He managed so get to President Wilson and convince him that the requirements of the oppressed nations of the Austrian monarchy are justified. October 18 Wilson publicly recant their existing opinion, contributed to the collapse in ruins lying Austro-Hungarian Empire, and support as well as the creation of Czechoslovakia. Masaryk Washington Declaration became essentially the founding charter of the new democratic Czechoslovak state, Cs. Republic.

Among the most important Czech-American Masaryk, who helped include the President of the Czech national association Dr. Louis Fisher, deputy taps Czechoslovak National Council in America Karel Pergler, & nbsp; secretary of the Czech National Association Josef Tvrzick�. It is worth mentioning also certainly Emanuel wax that after the outbreak of war he and his assistants counterintelligence monitoring the activities of the German and Austro-Hungarian diplomats. Other Confessions of personalities was the Czech painter, graphic artist and illustrator Vojtech Preissig. He is known for his recruitment posters and postcards were published in huge cost.

Now in the USA Czech origin reports 1.3 miles. persons and the & nbsp; Czechoslovak origin over 300,000 people. This USA ranks first as the country with the largest Czech community abroad.

I still advocate the interests of the Czech Czech Americans. Organization of American Friends of the Czech Republic (American Friends of the Czech Republic - AFoCR) was founded in 1995. Among its advisors and honest members are a number of important personalities like H.Kissinger, Z.Brzezinski, M.Forman, M.Navr�tilov�, and E.Cernan J.Lovell astronauts, Nobel T.Cech Nobel Prize, Oscar winner actress Sissy Spacek, former Supreme Allied Commander Europe General W.Clark and more. In addition, the organization is supported by significant business and endowment subjects as McDonell-Douglas or Charless Mott Foundation. The main objective is to inform the American AFoCR representatives of important organizations, business circles and the media about the objectives and aspirations of the Czech Republic and its people, as well as strengthen Czech-American relations in key areas.