Open AccessThe second generation of Slovene Americans and the youth magazine Mladinski list - Juvenile
Author(s) -
Irena Milanič
Publication year - 2000
Publication title -
acta neophilologica
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2350-417X
pISSN - 0567-784X
DOI - 10.4312/an.33.1-2.79-84
Subject(s) - immigration , juvenile , first generation , political science , history , lost generation , dual (grammatical number) , gender studies , sociology , law , literature , demography , art , population , genetics , archaeology , biology
From the start the Slovene benefit societies in the United States had a dual purpose: to provide their members with sickness and death benefits and to unite the immigrants by promoting cultural activities. With the growth of the second generation the Slovene benefit societies were faced with a new challenge: how to preserve their role not only as insurance companies, but also as cultural centers. New ways of involving the immigrants' daughters and sons- the second generation of Slovene-Americans - became a central issue for the future existence of these societies.