In the article, the emigration of Slovenians to Germany in the 2nd half of the 20th century and at the beginning of the 21st century is presented, and the cooperation of Slovenian organizations in Germany; the main focus is on gatherings. Partial results of the qualitative research are presented, this research is based on the participant observation of the last four gatherings, besides, semi-structured interviews were made with the organisers and the participants of the gatherings. The gatherings of Slovenian organisations in Germany have been organised once a year for more than twenty years (from 1996 on). This special form of cooperation, which surpasses local operations of Slovene organisations, represents for Slovenian emigrants and their descendants an important way of maintaining Slovenian identity, socialising and professional support, at the same time it offers the possibility for connecting Slovenian organisations in Germany with Slovenia. The presentation of the field research in the Dve domovini / Two Homelands journal that is regularly read by members of all organisations in Slovenia intended to offer support to Slovenian emigrants, contributes significantly to the promotion of good practices in the preservation of Slovenian identity abroad.
COBISS.SI-ID: 39292461
The book presents research results by 14 authors. It brings chapters on Slovenian emigration and the preservation of Slovenian ethnic identity in the countries of immigration, with an emphasis on contemporary challenges. The central part of the book is divided into three sections: “Selected aspects of Slovenian emigration research”, “Approaches, methods, categorisation”, and “Topical issues”. With such thematic structure and contents, the book is primarily aimed at touching upon some new questions concerning Slovenian diaspora, taking into account contemporary international research trends as well as some specificities pertaining to Slovenian emigration.
COBISS.SI-ID: 292870656
Marijanca Ajša Vižintin focuses on Slovenian immigrants to Germany as this country is the second most popular destination of the present emigration from Slovenia. Slovenian emigrants and their descendents in Germany are organised within various ethnic associations. The chapter opens questions concerning new Slovenian immigrants to Germany at the beginning of the 21st century, and their inclusion in the existing Slovenian ethnic networks in that country in order to preserve their ethnic identity.
COBISS.SI-ID: 42331949
The article brings a brief overview of the emigration from Slovenian ethnic territory from the beginnings of Slovenian mass emigration until today. The author places Slovenian emigration in the context of European mass emigration. She emphasises that in the framework of Slovenian emigration we can speak about the generation of emigrants from the second half of the 19th century or from the turn of the century, the generation from the period between the two world wars, the generation of the post-second-world-war political emigration and the generation of the post-second-world-war economic emigration. Members of these generations left their homeland when it was marked by different social-political and cultural-linguistic contexts, and they transferred these contexts to their descendants. The latter were different from the generations of Slovenian emigrants who came to their milieus later on, and from their off-spring. The article published in Geografija v šoli (Geography at School) contributes significantly to teachers' knowledge on the history of Slovenian emigration.
COBISS.SI-ID: 40738605
The focus of the article is on three selected examples of the cultural landscape that was emptied and depopulated due to emigration as well as their presentations in three museums that deal with their particular, local histories and memories. The data and their contextualization are important for the understanding of Slovenian emigration and they contribute to the preservation of Slovenian ethnic identity among Slovenian emigrants.
COBISS.SI-ID: 40856109