“Slovak Settlers” Author Talk

Zuzana Palovic, Ph.D.

Zuzana is a daughter of Slovak immigrants. She was born in communist Czechoslovakia, before her family fled the Iron Curtain to Canada, where she was raised and educated. Although she lived far away from her homeland, Zuzana never forgot her roots.

Dr Palovic studied in the United States and was a NCAA Division #1 athlete. She continued her education in Europe and completed her doctoral studies in the United Kingdom, where she studied migration.

Zuzana returned to her native homeland in 2018 and established Global Slovakia. She has authored and co-authored five books. Moreover, Dr Palovic was the co-founder of the One Slovak Family initiative that championed a law change in the Slovak Citizenship Act to make it accessible to Slovak descendants.

Gabriela Bereghazyova, Ph.D.

Gabriela was born in socialist Czechoslovakia and raised in independent Slovakia where she completed a master’s degree in Cultural Studies where she first came across the history of Slovak emigration and the stories of amerikáni (Slovaks who returned home from America) that planted the first seeds of interest in this legacy.

Gabriela continued her education at prestigious universities in the United Kingdom where she developed her unique approach to exploring, understanding and sharing Slovakia’s long historic legacy with the world.

An expert on social patterns in Slovakia, and a Director of Global Slovakia, she is dedicated to promoting Slovakia’s history and culture, and helping Slovaks around the world to reconnect with their ancestral homeland.