There are currently 1.5 to 2.5 million Serbs in diaspora throughout the world (those that are not constitutional peoples; like in Serbia and Montenegro and Bosnia and Herzegovina in this case). The Serb diaspora (commonly known as the Serbian diaspora) was the consequence of either voluntary departure, coercion and/or forced migrations or expulsions that occurred in six big waves: Serbs (Serbian: Срби, Srbi) are a south Slavic people who live mainly in Serbia, Montenegro, Bosnia-Herzegovina, and, to a lesser extent, in Croatia. ... Migration occurs when living things move from one biome to another. ...

1. To the west and north, caused mostly by the Ottoman Turks
2. To the east
3. To the USA for economic reasons
4. During wartime, particularly World War II and post-war political migration, predominantly into overseas countries
5. Going abroad for temporary work as guest workers who stayed in their new homelands during the turbulent 1960s.
6. Escaping from the uncertain situation (1991-1995) caused by the dissolution of Yugoslavia and the renewal of vicious ethnic conflicts and civil war, as well as by the disastrous economic crises, which largely affected the educated or skilled labor forces.

The existence of Serb diaspora in countries such as Hungary, Romania, Poland, Slovakia and Russia, is the result of historical circumstances – the migrations to the North and the East, due to the Turkish conquests of the Balkans and as a result of politics, especially when the Communist Party came into power, but even more when the communist state of Yugoslavia collapsed into inter-ethnic conflict, resulting in mass expulsions of people from certain regions as refugees of war. The Ottoman Turks were the ethnic subdivision of the Turkish people who dominated the ruling class of the Ottoman Empire. ... Combatants Allies: Soviet Union United States United Kingdom France and others Axis Powers: Germany Japan Italy and others Casualties Military dead: 17 million Civilian dead: 33 million Total dead: 50 million Military dead: 8 million Civilian dead: 4 million Total dead: 12 million World War II, also known as the... Yugoslavia (Jugoslavija in all South Slavic languages, Југославија in Serbian and Macedonian Cyrillic) is a term used for the three separate but successive political entities that existed during most of the 20th century on the Balkan Peninsula in Europe. ... Yugoslavia (Jugoslavija in all South Slavic languages, Југославија in Serbian and Macedonian Cyrillic) is a term used for the three separate but successive political entities that existed during most of the 20th century on the Balkan Peninsula in Europe. ...

Some members of the Serbian diaspora do not speak the Serbian language, they are still traditionally regarded as serbian. Serbs. The Serbian language is one of the standard versions of the Štokavian dialect, used primarily in Serbia, Montenegro, Bosnia and Herzegovina and by Serbs everywhere. ... Serbs (Serbian: Срби, Srbi) are a south Slavic people who live mainly in Serbia, Montenegro, Bosnia-Herzegovina, and, to a lesser extent, in Croatia. ...

Serb Diaspora in American History

• George Fisher
• Nikola Tesla
• Rod Blagojevich (Governor of Illinois)
• Mitchell Melich (Utah State Senate)
• George Voinovich (US Senator - Ohio)
• Helen Delich Bentley (Former Maryland Congresswoman)
• Melissa Bean (US Congresswoman - Illinois)
• Rose Ann Vuich (First woman elected to California Senate)

This article needs cleanup. ... Nikola Tesla (1856-1943) was a world-renowned Serbian-American[1] inventor, physicist, mechanical engineer and electrical engineer, born in Smiljan, in the Croatian province of Lika. ... Milorad Rod R. Blagojevich (pronounced IPA: , born December 10, 1956) is an American politician from the state of Illinois. ... Official language(s) English Capital Springfield Largest city Chicago Area  Ranked 25th  - Total 57,918 sq mi (149,998 km²)  - Width 210 miles (340 km)  - Length 390 miles (629 km)  - % water 4. ... Mitchell Melich (1 February 1912 - 12 June 1999) Born in Bingham Canyon, Salt Lake County, Utah, Mitchell was the oldest of six children and was only ten years old when his father, who had come to the USA in 1902, passed away. ... Official language(s) English Capital Salt Lake City Largest city Salt Lake City Area  Ranked 13th  - Total 84,876 sq mi (219,887 km²)  - Width 270 miles (435 km)  - Length 350 miles (565 km)  - % water 3. ... George Victor Voinovich (Vojnović in Serbian) (born July 15, 1936) is an American politician of the Republican party. ... Official language(s) None Capital Columbus Largest city Columbus Largest metro area Cleveland Area  Ranked 34th  - Total 44,825 sq mi (116,096 km²)  - Width 220 miles (355 km)  - Length 220 miles (355 km)  - % water 8. ... Congresswoman Helen Delich Bentley, R-Maryland, in an undated photo Helen Delich Bentley (in the Serbian language Helena Delić-Bentli) was born on November 28, 1923. ... Official language(s) None (English, de-facto) Capital Annapolis Largest city Baltimore Area  Ranked 42nd  - Total 12,417 sq mi (32,160 km²)  - Width 90 miles (145 km)  - Length 249 miles (400 km)  - % water 21  - Latitude 37°53N to 39°43N  - Longitude 75°4W to 79°33... Melissa Bean Melissa Luburić Bean (born on January 22, 1962) is an American politician of Serbian descent who was elected to the United States House of Representatives in 2004. ... Official language(s) English Capital Springfield Largest city Chicago Area  Ranked 25th  - Total 57,918 sq mi (149,998 km²)  - Width 210 miles (340 km)  - Length 390 miles (629 km)  - % water 4. ... Official language(s) English Capital Sacramento Largest city Los Angeles Area  Ranked 3rd  - Total 158,302 sq mi (410,000 km²)  - Width 250 miles (400 km)  - Length 770 miles (1,240 km)  - % water 4. ...

Serb-American Veterans

• Serbian-American volunteers (1917)
• Serb Chetniks Rescue U.S. Pilots during WWII
• Louis Cukela (Major USMC)
• Mitchell Paige (Colonel USMC)
• Lance Sijan (Captain USAF)
• Butch Verich (Commander USN)
• Mele "Mel" Vojvodich (Major General USAF)

Flag of the Serbian-American volunteers (1917)or Third St. ... To meet Wikipedias quality standards, this article or section may require cleanup. ... Louis Cukela (1 May 1888 – 19 March 1956) was a famous United States Marine. ... United States Marine Corps Emblem The United States Marine Corps (USMC) is the second smallest of the five branches of the United States armed forces, with 170,000 active and 40,000 reserve Marines as of 2002. ... Mitchell Paige (August 31, 1918-November 15, 2003) was a recipient of the Congressional Medal of Honor from World War II. He received this most prestigious military honor awarded by the United States of America for his actions at the Battle of Guadalcanal in the Solomon Islands on October 26... United States Marine Corps Emblem The United States Marine Corps (USMC) is the second smallest of the five branches of the United States armed forces, with 170,000 active and 40,000 reserve Marines as of 2002. ... Lance Peter Sijan an American pilot, of Serbian (father) and Irish (mother) descent, with a rank of Captain in the USAF. He was born in Milwaukee, Wisconsin on April 13, 1942. ... Seal of the Air Force. ... Butch Verich was born in Laona, Wisconsin in 1932 of Serb-Montenegrin ancestory. ... The United States Navy (USN) is the branch of the United States armed forces responsible for naval operations. ... Another editor has suggested that this article might be improved by more material on its significance. ... Seal of the Air Force. ...

Serb diaspora organizations

• Serbian National Defense Council of America (founded by Mihailo Pupin in 1914)

• Serbian Unity Congress

Mihajlo Pupin. ... 1914 (MCMXIV) was a common year starting on Thursday. ...

External links

• Ministry for Diaspora Republic of Serbia
• All Serbs of the World by V. Grečić and M. Lopušina
• Serb World USA
• Congressional Serbian Caucus in the United States Congress