Bosnian community

Twenty Years Of Bosnian Identity In St. Louis And In The Homeland

Alex Heuer, Mary Edwards and Don Marsh — Thu, 11 Apr 2013 21:20:09 +0000

About 60,000 Bosnians live in St. Louis. That’s estimated to be more Bosnians per capita than anywhere else in the world outside of Bosnia.

Bosnians settled in St. Louis during the 1990s, after the break-up of the former Yugoslavia and ensuing war and genocide. Bosnia, or Bosnia and Herzegovina is a country in southeastern Europe, on the Balkan Peninsula.

This year marks the 20th anniversary of when Bosnians came to St. Louis and questions surrounding Bosnian cultural and national identities remain unresolved.

Bosnian Businesses Grow Beyond The Niche

Tim Lloyd — Thu, 07 Mar 2013 10:38:00 +0000

This fall will mark the 20^th anniversary of the first refugees from the Bosnian war arriving in St. Louis.

We’re continuing our ongoing look at their experiences in this country with a story about business, more specifically, business and cultural identity.

Many of the early Bosnian entrepreneurs catered to other Bosnians in St. Louis.

That’s starting to change, though, as Bosnian business owners search for success by connecting with the larger community.

Local Project Aims To Tell Bosnians’ Collective Narrative Of War

Tim Lloyd — Fri, 14 Dec 2012 07:00:00 +0000

Next year will mark the 20^th anniversary of the first refugees from the Bosnian War arriving in St. Louis.

In the coming months we’re going to take a closer look at their experiences in this country and how their presence has changed the cultural landscape of our city.

But to know how St. Louis became home to what’s estimated to be the largest Bosnian population outside of eastern Europe, you have to first understand the brutal ethnic war that many of them fled.