Map by New York Times
The New York Times article of most traveled destinations
abroad by each state in the Union.Bosnia and Herzegovina came as number one destination
traveled from following states: Iowa, Kentucky and Missouri.
Substantial number of people traveled to Bosnia and Herzegovina
from following states: Arizona (second place), Vermont (second place), Idaho (third place), North Dakota (fourth place) and New Hampshire (fifth place).
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Bosnians make up the largest Eastern European group in
Missouri. The Bosnian population is so prominent that St. Louis has a
neighborhood called Little Bosnia. Immigration from Bosnia swelled during the
early 1990's as refugees fled the war there.
The peak season for Bosnians traveling to their country
of origin is July, which coincides with the anniversary of the Bosnian genocide
of 1995 when over eight thousand Bosniaks were killed by the Serb Army (Vojska
Republike Srpske ) and paramilitary units from Serbia.
“We have people who will go there to bury the remains of
their loved ones, or to visit the graves of the massacre,” said Akif Cogo,
president of the local nonprofit St. Louis Bosnians. The anniversary probably
explains the high rankings of people traveling to Bosnia and Herzegovina in
neighboring states Iowa and Kentucky.
Source: New York Times
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