The Eighth Hungarian Tribe, 1983 (10. évfolyam, 1-12. szám)

1983-08-01 / 8. szám

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THE EIGHTH HUNGARIAN TRIBE

August, 1983

THE OFFICIAL 1980 CENSUS REPORT

The official 1980 Census final figures has been released, in which 1,776,902 Hungarians are listed, the seventeenth largest nationality group in the United States.

The study showed that for the most part the separate ethnic groups were spread fairly evenly over the country. The Italians, however, No. 6th on the list at 12,163,692, were concentrated in the Northest. Russians were also conwere concentrated in the Northeast. Russians were also convitated to the North Central states. California, the most populas state, maintained the nation’s largest concentrations of English, German, Irish, French, Scots, Dutch, Swedish, Danish and Portuguese. New York had the largest group of Italians, Poles, Russians and Hungarians. Pennsylvania was tops for the Welsh, Ukrainians and Slovaks. Minnesota ranked first in Norwegians and Illinois in Czechs.

Here is a rundown of the ancestral 'groups claimed by 100,000 or more Americans:

English 49,598,035; German 49,224,146; Irish 40,165,702; Afro-American 20,964,729; French 12,892,246; Italian 12,183,692; Scotish 10,048,816; Polish 8,228,037; Mixican 7,692,619; American Indian 6,715,819; Dutch 6,304,499; Swedish 4,345,392; Norwegian 3,453,839; Russian 2,781,432; Spanish-Hispanic 2,686,680; Czech 1,892,456; Hungarian 1,776,902; Welsh 1,664,598; Danish 1,518,273; Puerto Rican 1,443,862; Portuguese 1,024,351;

Swiss 981,543; Greek 959,856; Austrian 948,558; Chinese 894,453; Filipino 795,255; Japanese 791,275; French Canadian 780,488; Slovak 776,806; Lithuanian 742,776; Ukrainian 730,056; Finnish 615,872; Cuban 597,702; Canadian 456,212; Korean 376,676; Belgian 360277; Yugoslavian 360,174; Rumanian 315,258; Asian Indian 311,953; Lebanese 294,895; Jamaican 253,265; Croation 252,970; Viatnamese 215,184; Armenian 212,621; African 203,791; Hawaiian 202,052; Dominican 170,698; Colombian 156,276; Slovene 126,463; Iranian 122,890; Syrian 106,638; and Serbian 100.941.

LETTERS TO THE EDITOR:—

Gentlemen:

We enjoy reading the ‘Eighth Tribe’ that is becoming more and more valuable in preserving our heritage.

Publication of Dr. Baráth’s article, as well as the short story of our ancient musical instruments were reminders of my childhood and student years at home.

Striking a balance between the old and the new life will certainly assure a larger readership.

Sincerely yours,

Dr. Stephen A. Hegedűs Spokane, Washington

Dear Mr. Chomos:

Enclosed is check for $100.00 toward achieving the ownership of the magazine.. I am 84 years old. living on Social Security. My Hungarian name was Ferenczy. Hope all the Magyars will stand behind you.

Sincerely yours.

Robert A. Franks Banning. California

Dear Mr. Chomos:

We just received your letter of June 14, 1983 asking for support of the Hungarian Eighth Tribe Foundation and we are enclosing a check for $50.00 and hope that it will help in keeping the Foundation and the Magazine solvent. We shall look forward to the next issue of the Magazine and trust that all loyal Hungarian-Americans will rise to the Occasion and see this to a successful conclusion.

May you continue in the best of health and our prayers are with you always.

Respectfully yours,

Joe and Ethel Banks Nemacolin, Pennsylvania

Dear Mr. Chomos:

The contents of your letter saddens me as it makes the future of your very fine publication look grim.

I sincerely feel that the Foundation would be the proper organ for the establishment of the Hungarian Cultural and Educational Institute. It is difficult to understand why there is such rivalry on the part of the Bethlen Home to become that Center. They are too occupied with the Nursing Home enterprise to devote time to the other. The Bethlen Home no longer represents the spirit it once did for the Hungarian cause.

I realize the difficult task you have been having in publishing the Eighth Tribe magazine, and the personal sacrifices you have been making. I would like to help, but my help would be like a “drop in the hucket“. I can renew my subscription early and make a small contribution. Unfortunately, there are very few Hungarians in this area. Our Vintondale congregation is very small. The pastor, who serves us twice a month, from Johnstown has not spoken of the magazine or of the Foundation to our congregation as far as I know. The Hungarian public would probably rally to your help if the clergy wished it that way. Unfortunately cooperation and togetherness is lacking among Hungarians, that other nationalities have, through which they gain strength for accomplishment. The Magyar leaders öfter sow seeds of dissension instead.

The Magyars apparently never out grew the petty social class consciousness of the old feudal system. I sometimes wonder why I feel such great kinship and love for them. Of course I know the answer — I learned it from my parents for one thing, the other is that my parents’ generation were loving, hard working, honest, cooperative people who made “Hungarian America” what it is for the late comers, who show greed and lack of feeling — causing a division even among those who worked and built for the Magyar cause in the past.

I am including a check for twenty dollars, for renewal of my subscription and the remainder as a donation for your cause in which I wish you success. May God bless you with strength and good health to carry on your fine, hut thankless work.

Sincerely yours,

Isabelle Antal Buterbaugh Vintondale, Pennsylvania

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