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Ethnic Pride, American Patriotism
June Granatir AlexanderJune Alexander
其他書名
Slovaks And Other New Imiigrants
出版Temple University Press, 2008-11-20
主題Fiction / GeneralHistory / GeneralHistory / United States / 20th CenturySocial Science / Emigration & Immigration
ISBN15921378069781592137800
URLhttp://books.google.com.hk/books?id=Pw1TiAyyS4MC&hl=&source=gbs_api
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註釋In Ethnic Pride, American Patriotism, June Alexander presents a history of inter-war America from the perspective of new Slovak and Eastern European immigrant communities. Like the groups that preceded them, Slovak immigrants came to define being American as adhering to its political principles; they saw no contradiction between being patriotic Americans and maintaining pride in their ancestry. To counter the negative effects of the 1924 immigration law, Slovaks mobilized a variety of political and cultural activities to insure group survival and promote ethnic pride. In numerous localities "Slovak days" brought first and second generation immigrants together to celebrate their dual identity. June Granatir Alexander's study adds complexity and nuance to entrenched notions of conflicts between tradition-bound immigrants and their American-born children. Showing that ethnicity mattered to both generations, Alexander challenges generalizations derived from "whiteness" studies.