Bridges to an American city
| Titel: | Bridges to an American city : a guide to Chicago's Landsmanshaften, 1870 to 1990 / Sidney Sorkin |
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| Veröffentlicht: | New York : Lang, 1993 |
| Umfang: | XVI, 480 Seiten |
| Format: | Buch |
| Sprache: | Englisch |
| Schriftenreihe/ mehrbändiges Werk: |
American university studies. Ser. 9 ; 102 |
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| ISBN: | 0820414581 |
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The landsmanshaften, organizations named after their old world origins, were a significant part of the immigrant experience. The Chicago segment was part of a universal manifestation from 1880-1980, which included European and Asian immigrants. These voluntary associations, both independent and secular, served each ethnic group with a wide variety of critical services during a stressful time of alienation and adjustment. For some, these societies became a refuge of comfort and security. For many others, perhaps the majority, the societies became a bridge into the mainstream of America.
