Belarusians in Chicago are an ethnic group in the Chicagoland area.

History

The first Belarusians to arrive in Chicago emigrated around 1900. During and after the Russian Revolution many white émigrés came to the United States, including those from Belarus. By 1930, there were around 25,000 Belarusians living in Chicago[2] In the late 1940s through the 1950s between 5,000 and 10,000 Belarusians immigrated to the Chicago area.[3] Recent immigrants are concentrated around Wheeling, Illinois, near Chicago.

Belarusian Chicagoans protest in 2020.

During the 2020–2021 Belarusian protests, the Chicago community protested publicly[4] and Belarusian Chicagoans organized a photo exhibition about the protests.[5]

Cultural establishments

  • 1920 - The White Russian National Committee[6]
  • 1923 - White Ruthenian National Association[7]
  • 1928-1932 - Belaruskaja Trybuna newspaper
  • White Ruthenian Aid Committee
  • White Russian-American Citizens Association
  • 1941 - White Russian American National Council
  • 1958 - Saint George Belarusian Orthodox Church of Chicago[8]
  • 1973 - Belarusian Coordinating Committee
  • Belarus Free Theater[9][10]
  • Belarus in Chicago[11][12]

Notable people

See also

References

  1. ↑ Belarus - Chicago Community React -- USAGM, 2020-08-26, retrieved 2023-05-17
  2. ↑ "Belarusian Immigration in Chicago". Belaruschicago. 2020-06-23. Retrieved 2023-05-17.
  3. ↑ "Belarusians". www.encyclopedia.chicagohistory.org. Retrieved 2023-05-17.
  4. ↑ "Belarusians in America Back Protests in Homeland". VOA. 2020-08-24. Retrieved 2023-05-17.
  5. ↑ Newmark, Rosie (2022-07-11). "Belarusian revolution on display in new photography exhibition". Hyde Park Herald. Retrieved 2023-05-17.
  6. ↑ "Belarusians". www.encyclopedia.chicagohistory.org. Retrieved 2023-05-17.
  7. ↑ "Belarusians". www.encyclopedia.chicagohistory.org. Retrieved 2023-05-17.
  8. ↑ "St. George Belarusian Orthodox Church of Chicago". stgeorgeinchicago.org. Retrieved 2023-05-17.
  9. ↑ Adler, Tony (2013-01-23). "Belarus Free Theater is back in Chicago". Chicago Reader. Retrieved 2023-05-17.
  10. ↑ "Belarus Free Theater's King Lear, the Hypocrites' Glass Menagerie, and eight more new stage shows". Chicago Reader. 2016-02-10. Retrieved 2023-05-17.
  11. ↑ Baraniak, Andrzej. "Białoruski festiwal w Wietrznym Mieście". Gazeta Monitor Chicago | MonitorLocalNews.com (in Polish). Retrieved 2023-05-17.
  12. ↑ "How a Belarusian in Chicagoland is responding to the war in Ukraine". WBEZ Chicago. 2022-03-16. Retrieved 2023-05-17.
  13. ↑ "Знакамiтыя Беларусы Чыкага. Мікола Латушкін". Belaruschicago. 2021-01-08. Retrieved 2023-05-17.


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