NationMaster - Encyclopedia: Hungarian American

Hungarian-American refers to American citizens of Hungarian descent. Some notable examples include Zsa Zsa Gabor, Joseph Pulitzer, Paul Simon and Thomas Szasz. Many Hungarians fled to the United States after the Soviet invasion in 1956. Zsa Zsa Gabor (born GÃ¡bor SÃ¡ri on February 6, 1917) is a Hungarian-American actress and socialite, who, like her two sisters, is best known for her beauty and wealthy lifestyle. ... Joseph Pulitzer Joseph Pulitzer (April 18, 1847 â€“ October 29, 1911) was a Hungarian-American publisher best known for posthumously establishing the Pulitzer Prizes and (along with William Randolph Hearst) for originating yellow journalism. ... Paul Frederic Simon (born October 13, 1941) is an American singer-songwriter and guitarist, half of the folk-singing duo Simon and Garfunkel who continues a successful solo career. ... Thomas Szasz. ... Combatants Soviet Union ÃVH Hungarian government, various nationalist militias Commanders Yuri Andropov PÃ¡l MalÃ©ter, BÃ©la KirÃ¡ly, Gergely PongrÃ¡tz, JÃ³zsef DudÃ¡s Strength 150,000 troops, 6,000 tanks 100,000+ demonstrators (some later armed), unknown number of soldiers Casualties 720 killed according to official...

History

Hungarians have been a part of America for as long as Europeans have settled the New World, with Hungarian-Americans such as Michael de Kovats, the founder of the United States Cavalry, active in the American Revolution. Hungarians have maintained a constant state of immigration to the United States since then, however are best known for three principle waves of immigration. Born KovÃ¡ts MihÃ¡ly in Karcag, Hungary (1724), died at Charleston, South Carolina on May 11, 1779. ... The United States Cavalry was a horse-mounted cavalry force that existed in various forms between 1775 and 1942. ... This article is the current Esperanza Collaboration of the Month. ...

The first wave occurred in 1849-1850 by the so-called "Forty-niners," who emigrated to escape retribution by Austrian authorities after the defeat of the Hungarian Revolution of 1848. By the turn of the century, the United States saw an immigration boom primarily of Southern and Eastern Europeans. Included in this wave was between 650,000-700,000 ethnic Hungarians. Unlike the educated gentry who formed the core of the 1849 wave, the second wave was mostly poor and uneducated immigrants seeking a better life in America. In 1848, the Austrian Empire under the Habsburgs was confronted with the combined effect of economic, social class, and nationalities conflicts. ... 1849 was a common year starting on Monday (see link for calendar). ...

The circumstances of the third wave of immigration had much in common with the first wave. In 1956 Hungary was again under the power of a foreign state, this time the Soviet Union, and again Hungarians rose up in revolution. Like the revolution of 1848, the 1956 Hungarian Revolution failed and led to the emigration of 200,000 "56-ers" fleeing persecution after the revolution. 40,000 of them found their way to the United States. Combatants Soviet Union ÃVH Hungarian government, various nationalist militias Commanders Yuri Andropov PÃ¡l MalÃ©ter, BÃ©la KirÃ¡ly, Gergely PongrÃ¡tz, JÃ³zsef DudÃ¡s Strength 150,000 troops, 6,000 tanks 100,000+ demonstrators (some later armed), unknown number of soldiers Casualties 720 killed according to official...

Demographics

According to the 2000 US Census, there are 1,398,724[1] Hungarians in the United States at the present time. No file by this name exists; you can upload it. ... No file by this name exists; you can upload it. ... General map of American ancestries. ... 2000 US Census logo The Twenty-Second United States Census, known as Census 2000 and conducted by the Census Bureau, determined the resident population of the United States on April 1, 2000, to be 281,421,906, an increase of 13. ... 2000 US Census logo The Twenty-Second United States Census, known as Census 2000 and conducted by the Census Bureau, determined the resident population of the United States on April 1, 2000, to be 281,421,906, an increase of 13. ...

Famous Hungarian Americans

Hungarian American Organizations

See Also

Notable Hungarian Canadians People Dan Sandor - candidate for Toronto city council Andrew Telegdi - liberal MP Waterloo 1993- Alanis Morissette - musician Elvira Kurt - comedian Andrew FeldmÃ¡r - psychologist Lorand Fenyves - violinist Anna Porter George Vari Peter Munk Paul Reichmann George Faludy Robert Lantos George Jonas Categories: | | ...

References

Categories: Hungarian people | Ethnic groups in the United States European American is a term for an American of European descent, who are usually referred as White or Caucasian. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_the_United_States. ... British Americans are citizens of the United States whose ancestry stems, either wholly or in part, from one of the four constituent nations of the United Kingdom. ... Scots-Irish (formerly Scotch-Irish) is a term used to describe inhabitants of the USA and Canada of Scots-Irish (particularly Ulster-Scots) descent, who formed distinctive communities and had distinctive social characteristics. ... Map showing the population density of Americans who declared Scottish ancestry in the census. ... Map showing the population density of Americans who declared Welsh ancestry in the census. ... Basque-Americans are citizens of the United States who are of Basque ancestry. ... Sicilian Americans are a subset of Italian Americans from Sicily. ... Montenegrin Americans are citizens of the United States who are of Montenegrin ancestry. ... Serbian Americans are citizens of the United States who are of Serbian ancestry. ... American Jews, also commonly Jewish Americans, are Americans who maintain an active connection to the Jewish community in the United States or abroad, either through an active practice of Judaism, or through cultural and historical affiliation, or both. ...

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