St. Louis City SC plans ‘Summer of Soccer’ for 2026 World Cup
With the news Tuesday that Bosnia and Herzegovina had qualified for the World Cup by beating Italy in a playoff game, Gigliani told reporters “we will always try” to bring the team to St. Louis as a training base. “We know how much of a Bosnian community there is here,” he said. “We knew that […]
BOHFS St. Louis in the U.S. Open Cup and the Enduring Spirit of Soccer in St. Louis
How an upstart amateur side found its footing and echoed the giants of St. Louis’ soccer past. St. Louis, Mo., is steeped in soccer tradition. From a collection of clubs that dominated the U.S. Open Cup throughout the 20th century to the nearly 30 St. Louisans to be inducted into the National Soccer Hall of […]
St. Louis CITY SC Sends Defender Selmir Pidro on Loan to FK Velež Mostar
St. Louis CITY SC agreed to a new loan deal for defender Selmir Pidro with Bosnian Premier League side FK Velež Mostar. The loan runs through the end of December 2025, which coincides with the conclusion of Pidro’s contract with CITY SC. “Selmir has the chance to continue developing in a familiar and competitive environment […]
St. Louis CITY SC Loan Defender Selmir Pidro to FC Zlín
Pidro loaned to Zlín through June 2024 with the option to recall St. Louis CITY SC have loaned Bosnian defender to Czech First League club FC Zlín through June 2024. “We wish Selmir good luck during his loan to Europe,” Sporting Director Lutz Pfannenstiel said. “He will have a great opportunity to get more minutes […]
Perceptions of Bosnians in St. Louis
Florian Sichling, Ajlina Karamehic-Muratovic, Evangelia Vamas, Emina Muratovic Abstract Perceptions and attitudes towards immigrants shape their adaptation and acculturation experiences. For immigrant youth, these perceptions also influence their developing sense of self and how they navigate different social contexts. Considering the growing diversity of immigrants and their places of settlement in the U.S., however, the […]
The Influence of Personal Predispositions on BosnianRefugees’ Resettlement Process
Wai Hsien Cheah, Ajlina Karamehic-Muratovic, Hisako Matsuo, Alma Poljarevic, Abstract The goal of this study was to examine the influence of personal predispositions on refugees’ resettlement process. The relationship among the participants’ motivation to learn about the U.S. culture, ethnic proximity, self-esteem, locus of control, intercultural willingness to communicate, functional fitness, psychological health, and ethnic […]
The Influence of Environmental Factors on BosnianRefugees’ Resettlement Process
Wai Hsien Cheah, Ajlina Karamehic-Muratovic, Hisako Matsuo, and Alma Poljarevic Abstract While Cheah, Karamehic-Muratovic, Matsuo, and Poljarevic (2008) examined theorems 1 through 6 of Kim’s (2001) Integrative Theory of Communication and Cross-Cultural Adaptation, this current study tested theorems 7 through 12 using data from 67 Bosnian refugees living in St. Louis, Missouri. A convenience sample […]
Practical Adaptations of Cognitive Processing Therapy with Bosnian Refugees: Implications for Adapting Practice to a Multicultural Clientele
Priscilla M. Schulz, L. Christian Huber, Patricia A. Resick Abstract Recent findings suggest that established psychological treatments for PTSD are effective for diverse populations, including war refugees who have experienced multiple and severe losses, deprivations, hardships, and atrocities. Treating non-English-speaking traumatizedrefugees requires the clinician to overcome linguistic and various cultural dissimilarities with clients that complicate […]