Between Neighbors – Between Immigrants Poles and Ukrainians in the United States During the Time of the Cold War: A Few Reflections

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  • Anna Fiń Uniwersytet Komisji Edukacji Narodowej w Krakowie, Poland image/svg+xml

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https://doi.org/10.12797/AdAmericam.18.2017.18.03

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ethnic relations, “displaced borderland”, Polish and Ukrainian emigrations in the U.S., Polish-Ukrainian relations in the U.S., political emigrations

Abstract

This article deals with the problem of ethnic relations between Polish and Ukrainian immigrants in the United States between the years 1945-1991 by way of a sociological interpretation of the historical process. The author describes two basic forms of intergroup behavior including conflict relations (factors triggering conflict) and intergroup cooperation. The paper therefore tries to reveal the correlation between what “has happened” between members of the groups in European conditions and how this impacts intergroup relations in the diaspora.

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Anna Fiń, Uniwersytet Komisji Edukacji Narodowej w Krakowie, Poland

Sociologist, researcher, Assistant Professor at the Institute of Philosophy and Sociology in Pedagogical University of Krakow, Poland. Graduate of the Institute of Sociology at Jagiellonian University in Krakow, Poland (PhD and MA). She was formerly a fellow of the Kosciuszko Foundation (2007) and the Shevchenko Scientific Society in America (2008). Member of national and international research projects. She is currently conducting research on the contemporary migrations of Poles to the United States, with a special emphasis on the Polish diaspora in New York City. Main areas of research include: the sociology of migration with a special interest in the issue of Polish and Ukrainian migration in the United States; contemporary processes of the overseas migration of Europeans; methods of social research; and the sociology of culture. Member of the European Sociological Association, the Polish Sociological Association, Jagiellonian Center for Studies on Migration, and the Polish Society of Market and Opinion Researcher.

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2018-01-30

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Fiń, A. “Between Neighbors – Between Immigrants Poles and Ukrainians in the United States During the Time of the Cold War: A Few Reflections”. Ad Americam, vol. 18, Jan. 2018, pp. 35-50, doi:10.12797/AdAmericam.18.2017.18.03.

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