Belarusians in Chicago are an ethnic group in the Chicago metropolitan 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 In the late 1940s through the 1950s between 5,000 and 10,000 Belarusians immigrated to the Chicago area. Recent immigrants are concentrated around Wheeling, Illinois, near Chicago.
During the 2020–2021 Belarusian protests, the Chicago community protested publicly, and Belarusian Chicagoans organized a photo exhibition about the protests.
Cultural establishments 1920 - The White Russian National Committee 1923 - White Ruthenian National Association 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 1973 - Belarusian Coordinating Committee Belarus Free Theater Belarus in Chicago
Notable people Harrison Ford Mikola Latushkin
See also
Belarusian Americans Belarusian Americans in New York City
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