03022nam 2200649 a 450 991080981710332120230617003232.01-282-50575-097866125057511-59213-780-6(CKB)1000000000522950(EBL)496397(OCoLC)213304706(SSID)ssj0000279241(PQKBManifestationID)11241873(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000279241(PQKBWorkID)10259730(PQKB)11766307(MiAaPQ)EBC496397(MdBmJHUP)muse15320(Au-PeEL)EBL496397(CaPaEBR)ebr10182526(CaONFJC)MIL250575(EXLCZ)99100000000052295020031027d2004 uy 0engur|n|---|||||txtccrEthnic pride, American patriotism Slovaks and other new immigrants in the interwar era /June Granatir AlexanderPhiladelphia Temple University Press20041 online resource (296 p.)Description based upon print version of record.1-59213-252-9 1-59213-251-0 Includes bibliographical references and index.Contents; Preface and Acknowledgments; Introduction: Getting a Perspective on "New Immigrant" America; I. The Transatlantic Years: World War I to 1924; II. Turning Inward: !924 Through World War II; Conclusion: Persistent Issues and New Perceptions; Abbreviations; Bibliographical Note; Notes; IndexIn 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 lSlovak AmericansPolitics and governmentSlovak AmericansEthnic identityEast European AmericansPolitics and governmentEast European AmericansEthnic identityUnited StatesEmigration and immigrationHistory20th centurySlovak AmericansPolitics and government.Slovak AmericansEthnic identity.East European AmericansPolitics and government.East European AmericansEthnic identity.973/.049187Alexander June Granatir1948-1664989MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910809817103321Ethnic pride, American patriotism4023359UNINA