The St. Louis Bosnian
A DIGITAL ARCHIVE OF A COMMUNITY IN MOTION
Preserving the stories, history, and cultural life of the Bosnian community in St. Louis, Missouri through curated articles, pthotographs, and community records.
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Preserving Cultural Memory After Genocide: SLU Gallery Talk Highlights Bosnia’s Fight Against Erasure
Last Friday’s gallery talk, “From War to the Classroom: Preserving Cultural and Social Memory in the Aftermath of War and Genocide,” brought together scholars, activists,
Center for Bosnian Studies at SLU to Present Civic Courage Award
The Center for Bosnian Studies at Saint Louis University will present Nermana Huskić with the 2025 Civic Courage Award for commitment to the civic values
Bosnian Immigrants Battle Mental Health, but Keep Growing Anyway
For nearly eight years, Admir spent most of his life in motion – behind the wheel of an 18-wheeler, miles away from home, navigating this
Opinion: 30 years later, remembering Srebrenica genocide in Bosnia
One of us survived Srebrenica. The other has spent decades trying to ensure Americans do not forget what happened there. The Srebrenica genocide has special
‘An obligation to tell our story’: St. Louis’ Bosnian population remembers genocide on 30th anniversary
On the 30th anniversary of the only recognized European genocide since the Second World War, the large Bosnian population of St. Louis gathered outside Soldiers’
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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
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’
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
Coffee and Cigarettes: An Assessment of theBosnian Immigrant Community
Viviane McKay, Stephanie Herbers, Nancy Mueller, Ilina Moreno, Jenine Harris Background When war broke out in Bosnia‐Herzegovina in 1992, many Bosnian refugees resettled in St.
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
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