One of the largest Hungarian immigration groups migrated to the United States between 1880 and 1914. Most migrated in Eastern cities while later generations moved west to California. Many different groups came for various reasons. The ‘Forty-Niners’ came to the U.S to escape retribution from a failed Hungarian Revolution in 1848. Another group of immigrates came from 1880-1915, called the ‘Great Immigration’. They came because of overpopulation, economic reasons, and because many farmers were being displaced by industrialization. The Third immigration came around World War II, as a result of Hitler’s rise to power in Europe, many Hungarians became refugees who fled because of religious persecution. They migrated to the US for political freedom and to find work in a developing country. Many hoped to find jobs in the steel industry factories and the many jobs that were available in the US.
Hungarian immigrants who moved to the US did face …show more content…
Wherever there were Industries, immigrants followed. Many immigrants over time started moving to the West in search of other jobs and land. Agoston Haraszthy was the first Hungarian to permanently settle in the United States and resided in Wisconsin then California during the Gold Rush. He founded the Buena Vista Vineyards in Sonoma California. He is considered the “Father of California Viticulture”, because he was one of the first to introduce more than three hundred varieties from Europe to the US. The Hungarian population is fairly small group of about 16,802 that are living in California. To keep their culture alive in the US, many Hungarians organize language meet up groups. I thought that this was a great idea. They hold these meet ups, so that they keep their language alive as a people in California. This shows that Hungarians want to teach the next generation the culture of where they are truly