The Impact of Johnson–Reed in Hungary

Changing Trajectories and Perceptions

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DOI:

https://doi.org/10.5195/ahea.2025.597

Keywords:

Johnson-Reed Act, quotas, immigration restriction, Hungarian immigration, US-Hungarian relations, Mária Telkes, László Pásztor, F.J. Montgomery

Abstract

This paper serves as an introduction to the thematic cluster “The Impact of Johnson–Reed in Hungary: Changing Trajectories and Perceptions” that includes four papers discussing various aspects of US-Hungarian relations from the mid-1920s to the 1970s. Three papers (written by Tibor Glant, Zoltán Peterecz, and Máté Gergely Balogh) were originally presented at the 2024 conference organized by the University of Debrecen and AHEA on the global impact of US restrictions introduced in the 1920s and are accompanied by a fourth article (by Soma Rédey) offering a fascinating example of post-quota Hungarian immigration. The selected articles introduce not only changes in migration patterns per se but also in mutual perceptions, individual careers, the daily work of American officers in Hungary, and the Hungarian-American community at large due to new regulations related to immigration.

Author Biography

Balázs Venkovits, University of Debrecen

Balázs Venkovits is associate professor of American Studies and director of the Institute of English and American Studies, University of Debrecen. He earned his Ph.D. in 2014 and completed his habilitation in 2021. Among others, he is the recipient of the Hungarian OTKA (2022-26) and Jedlik (2013-14) grants, a JFK Research Fellowship (2013) and a Fulbright (2010-2011). His academic interests include travel writing studies, migration studies, and Hungarian immigration to North America, with a special focus on Canada and the 1920s. He has presented and published papers internationally in Hungary, Finland, the US, Canada, Mexico, Poland, the UK, and France.

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2025-08-25

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Vol. 18 (2025)

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Thematic Cluster: The Impact of Johnson-Reed in Hungary: Changing Trajectories and Perceptions. Guest editor: Balázs Venkovits

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