1. „Za Boha a národ!“: How the Slovak Language Press in America Helped Form Slovak-American Identity.
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SORENSEN, BEN
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IDENTITY (Psychology) , *LANGUAGE & languages , *AMERICAN identity , *NEWSPAPERS , *WORLDVIEW - Abstract
This research explores Slovak-American identity formation through the Slovak Language Press in late 1800s and early 1900s North America. Publications like Jednota, Amerikansko-Slovenske Noviny, and Slovak v Amerike promoted literacy, political awareness, and shaped much of the Slovak-American identity. Remarkably, Amerikansko-Slovenske Noviny had more subscribers than all Slovak newspapers in Slovakia combined, and therefore also exerted a much greater impact on the Slovak-American identity. We also examine the contrast between the press’s portrayal of Slovak-American worldviews and the historical reality of their experience, as well as their current identity and worldview, as well as the enduring influence of Jednota, the oldest Slovak-English continuously published newspaper, on today’s Slovak-American identity. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2023
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