Bo Hunks are Czechs. I am from the Pittsburgh Area and there are very few if any Czechs. Lots of Slovaks and Croatians. Actually slavs are Mill Hunks(Hungarian, since they all came from the country of Hungary)and most of them worked in the steel mills. I work in a steel mill. My grandfather and father worked in the same steel mill before me. Kubla,Bartek,Tomcola, Hraskanka, Papkulova from Stara Bystrica, Slovakia Bursic,Vinski from Maletic, Croatia Mlacak(Mashak),Mihaljev,Gunjila from Sveticko Hrasce, Croatia John J. Kubla Robert Jerin wrote: >I believe the term is Bo-Hunks, which is a general term used for immigrants >from the old Austro-Hungarian Empire and may be a contraction of Bohemian >and Hungarian. It along with Hunky and DP were generally derogatory terms >however some of the immigrants or children of those immigrants used the term >among themselves in regards to one another. Not unlike the N word in the >black community today. > >Robert >----- Original Message ----- >From: <dave9759@juno.com> >To: <CROATIA-L@rootsweb.com> >Sent: Monday, May 20, 2002 5:33 PM >Subject: Re: [CROATIA-L] Pittsburg and St. Louis industries? > > >>I have heard of Croatians referred to as Bull-hunks, etc. >>Dave >>On Mon, 20 May 2002 13:59:36 -0400 "Robert Jerin" <rjerin@adelphia.net> >>writes: >> >>>Basically anyplace that labor was needed these Croatian who came >>>prior to WW >>>I found work. Of course the American Folk Hero Joe Magarac was no >>>doubt >>>patterned after these immigrants. Magarac is of course the Croatian >>>word >>>for donkey or jackass. ja si ti magarac thus is not a derogatory >>>question >>>to ask a Croatian, as these people were as strong as a magarac! >>> >>>http://www.whsd.k12.pa.us/ri/gifted/rankin/ethnicityfolkheroes.htm >>> >>>Robert Jerin >>> >>>----- Original Message ----- >>>From: "Nicholas Haramija" <nharamija@comcast.net> >>>To: <CROATIA-L@rootsweb.com> >>>Sent: Monday, May 20, 2002 1:31 PM >>>Subject: Re: [CROATIA-L] Pittsburg and St. Louis industries? >>> >>> >>>>James; "Westinghouse Electric" was and is a large employer in that >>>> >>>area. >>> >>>>Plant extends from East Pittsburgh, Turtle Creek Wilmerding, >>>> >>>Pitcairn and >>> >>>>Trafford all along Turtle Creek. My dad worked there from the 30's >>>> >>>to the >>> >>>>50's. Steel mills were located in Braddock, Duquesne and >>>> >>>Pittsburgh along >>> >>>>the Monongahela River, most if not all are gone. >>>>The Rand McNally Pittsburgh Metro City Map will show how close >>>> >>>everything >>>is >>> >>>>in that area. >>>>Hope that helps. Nick >>>> >>>>----- Original Message ----- >>>>From: "Birkholz, James" <James.Birkholz@usa.okmetic.com> >>>>To: <CROATIA-L@rootsweb.com> >>>>Sent: Monday, May 20, 2002 11:30 AM >>>>Subject: [CROATIA-L] Pittsburg and St. Louis industries? >>>> >>>> >>>>>Many of the Ellis Island immigrants whose name we are >>>>> >>>researching, all >>> >>>>from >>>> >>>>>the Lokve, Ravna Gora area, immigrated to McKeesport, PA (and Mc >>>>> >>>Kees >>> >>>>Rocks, >>>> >>>>>Ambridge and Pittsburg itself) as well as St. Louis and the east >>>>> >>>St. >>>Louis >>> >>>>>area in Illinois. >>>>> >>>>>Does anyone have specific knowledge of the probable >>>>> >>>industry/employer >>>for >>> >>>>>these locations? I presume the Pittsburg area would be steel >>>>> >>>mills. >>> > >>> >>> > >