Bosnian American

Infobox Ethnic group
group = Bosnian American "Bosanski Amerikanci"


poptime = 98,766 [ [http://factfinder.census.gov/servlet/DTTable?_bm=y&-state=dt&-ds_name=DEC_2000_SF3_U&-mt_name=DEC_2000_SF3_U_PCT019&-redoLog=true&-_caller=geoselect&-geo_id=01000US&-geo_id=NBSP&-format=&-_lang=en The 2000 USA census] ]
popplace = Northeast, Midwest and Northwest
langs = Bosnian and American English
rels = Mainly Sunni Islam, with Catholic, Orthodox, Jewish, Agnostic, and Atheist minorities.
caption = Notable Bosnian Americans: Amer Delic
related-c = Other South Slavic peoples

Bosnian Americans are citizens of the United States who ancestry can be traced to Bosnia and Herzegovina. The vast majority of Bosnian Americans emigrated to the United States during and after the war in Bosnia (1992-1995), though small numbers of Bosnians emigrated as early as the 19th century. It is worth noting that those of Serb and Croat ethnicity mostly choose to self identify as Serbian Americans or Croatian Americans, (e.g. the actor Karl Malden's father was a Serb from Bileća, so Malden identifies as a Serb) though their ancestors are from Bosnia and Herzegovina. As a result the the number of Bosnian Americans may actually be much higher than reported by the census.

Bosnian American Communities in the USA

The largest Bosnian-American community in the US is found in St. Louis, Missouri; followed by Chicago, Illinois; and Los Angeles along with the rest of Southern California. Other large comunities are found in Atlanta; Boston; Dallas; Denver; Detroit; Houston; Phoenix; Indianapolis; Jacksonville; Kansas City; Las Vegas, Nevada; New York City; Oklahoma City; Portland, Oregon; Sacramento, California; Salt Lake City; San Jose; Seattle; Tampa; Utica, New York and Washington DC. The state of Iowa also has a sizable number, while other states have smaller communities.

Notable Bosnian Americans

* Sandra Blazic, wife of actor Christian Bale
* Mirza Čaušević, recording artist in the Industrial Electronica field & indie film producer.
* Amer Delić, tennis player
* Aleksander Hemon, writer, journalist, book author who publishes in the The New Yorker magazine, and has written an acclaimed novel, "Nowhere Man" (novel).
* Vedad Ibišević
* Tomo Miličević, band member of 30 Seconds to Mars.
* Ivana Miličević, actress and sister of Tomo Miličević.
* Muhamed Sacirbey, businessman, lawyer, and former ambassador; one of the most prominent and successful Bosnian Americans. European Americans

References

See also

* Diaspora studies
* European American
* Hyphenated American