Midwest BankCentre Contributes $10,000 to Center for Bosnian Studies
Saint Louis University has received a $10,000 contribution from Midwest BankCentre to support the relocation of the Center for Bosnian Studies from Fontbonne University to SLU this summer. The gift was presented by Marsha Benney, chief financial officer of Midwest BankCentre, during a ceremony held at Fontbonne on May 27.
The Center for Bosnian Studies to continue collecting artifacts, oral histories at SLU
Fontbonne University has been home to the Center for Bosnian Studies since its opening in 2022. After Fontbonne announced its closing last year, the center has partnered with St. Louis University.
St. Louis Holocaust Museum Hosts Program on ‘Why Memory Matters: The Case of the Bosnian Genocide’
St. Louis, MO – The Srebrenica Remembrance Coalition in St. Louis, Missouri, is marking the 30th anniversary of the genocide in Srebrenica with a series of remembrance events, culminating in observance programming from July 10-12, 2025, including films, musical performances, and a public memorial walk. The first of these events, “Why Memory Matters: The Case […]
Fontbonne University’s Center for Bosnian Studies Moving to Saint Louis University
Founded in 2006 as the Bosnia Memory Project, the Center is the only initiative of its kind in North America. For nearly two decades, it has been a hub for preserving the stories, artifacts and experiences of Bosnian genocide survivors and their families. The Center has a particular focus on St. Louis’s Bosnian community, which […]
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 […]
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. Louis, Missouri. The region now has between 50,000 and 70,000 Bosnians, the largest population outside of the country of Bosnia‐Herzegovina. They have brought growth and revitalization to St. Louis along […]
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 […]