Norwegian-American
From Oslo, now Minnesotan
Norwegian-American describes people of Norwegian descent living in the United States, or things relating to this community.
The Upper Midwest—especially Minnesota and Wisconsin—has the largest concentration of Norwegian-Americans, reflected in cultural markers like lutefisk suppers and Scandinavian festivals: My Norwegian-American grandmother still makes lefse for Christmas.
Norwegian potato flatbread
- lutefiskLye-preserved dried whitefish
- flatbreadUnleavened baked dough
- smorgasbordVaried self-serve meal
- lingonberryTart red Arctic berry
aquavit · meatballs · cookies · crafts · needlework · woodcarving
Inherited cultural legacy
- ancestryFamily line of descent
- ethnicityShared cultural heritage group
- hyphenatedLinked by a dash
- immigrantOne who resettles abroad
descendant · diaspora · assimilation · roots · lineage · bicultural · second-generation · homeland
Leaving homeland permanently
- immigrationRelocating abroad permanently
- steerageShip's cheapest quarters
- crossingPoint where paths intersect
- settlementResolved dispute or colony
homesteading · Midwest · Minnesota · Wisconsin · prairie · Lutheran · passage · voyage
Temporary woodland dwelling
- BallardSeattle waterfront district
- societyOrganized communal human existence
- congregationAssembled group of worshippers
- enclaveSurrounded distinct territory
neighborhood · gathering · reunion · celebration · preservation · folklife · museum · parade
lefse
Norwegian potato flatbread
- lutefiskLye-preserved dried whitefish
- flatbreadUnleavened baked dough
- smorgasbordVaried self-serve meal
lingonberry · aquavit · meatballs · cookies · crafts · needlework · woodcarving
heritage
Inherited cultural legacy
- ancestryFamily line of descent
- ethnicityShared cultural heritage group
- hyphenatedLinked by a dash
immigrant · descendant · diaspora · assimilation · roots · lineage · bicultural · second-generation · homeland · naturalized
emigration
Leaving homeland permanently
- immigrationRelocating abroad permanently
- steerageShip's cheapest quarters
- crossingPoint where paths intersect
settlement · homesteading · Midwest · Minnesota · Wisconsin · prairie · Lutheran · passage · voyage · departure
lodge
Temporary woodland dwelling
- BallardSeattle waterfront district
- societyOrganized communal human existence
- congregationAssembled group of worshippers
enclave · neighborhood · gathering · reunion · celebration · preservation · folklife · museum · parade
contributor
One who provides something
- politicianElected government official
- authorCreator of written works
- artistMaker of creative works
athlete · musician · filmmaker · architect · inventor · leader · pioneer · achiever · celebrity · influence
- Hyphenated IdentitiesFrench-Canadian, Anglo-Canadian, Afro-Caribbean, Afro-Brazilian, Indo-Caribbean
- Scandinavian-AmericanAndersonville, Ballard, lutefisk, lefse, kringle
Norwegian-AmericanAfrican-American
U.S. ethnic identity category
Native American · Mexican-American · Japanese-American · Chinese-American · Cuban-American
Norwegian, American, Norway, America, Norwegians, Americans, Americas