„ZA BOHA A NÁROD!“: HOW THE SLOVAK LANGUAGE PRESS IN AMERICA HELPED FORM SLOVAK-AMERICAN IDENTITY

• Authors: Sorensen Ben
• Languages of publication: EN

Abstracts

EN

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.

Keywords

EN

SLOVAK IMMIGRATION; LITERACY; SLOVAK LANGUAGE PRESS; SLOVAK – AMERICAN IDENTITY

• Publisher: Jan Stanislav Slavonic Institute, Slovak Academy of Sciences, Matica Slovenska
• Journal: Slavica Slovaca
• Year: 2023
• Volume: 58
• Issue: 3
• Pages: 547 - 554

Contributors

author

Sorensen Ben

• Cape Fear Community College, 411 N Front St, Wilmington, NC 28401, United States of America

• https://orcid.org/0009-0002-3543-141X

Identifiers

DOI

https://doi.org/10.31577/SlavSlov.2023.3.10