The Assimilation of Slovaks: Hungary’s Magyarization Policy and Becoming an American By P.L. Jonas
My grandparents on my father’s side were Slovaks who came from southern Hungary in the early 1900s. They settled in St. Louis, Missouri, joining a community of Lutheran Slovaks. I knew I had Slovak heritage and that they were born in Hungary, but beyond that, not much more. When I had my DNA tested in 2018, I found Slovak family I never knew existed, both in the States and in Serbia (which was…













