Between Two Worlds: Slovak Language and American Identity inOut of This Furnace

New multi-cultural identities in Europe: religion and ethnicity in secular societies

“…self-identity, which was presented in the middle section of the text, focusing on the narratives of the generally successful (but not nonproblematic) social adaptation 4 of mostly non-European immigrants. Th e narrative texts expressed the commonness in the immigrant experience of striving to 'fi t in' (to which a negative reaction aft er a failure to adapt can be a separated identity), the struggle to make a living and uprootedness (marginalized identity) from which identity issues and new identifi cations seem to stream and which are re/constructed in everyday life via language (Sabatos 2013), thoughts and social practices. 5 In spite of all the changes, the question of relevant immigration policies, of balanced conditions in 'the system' and rights for immigrants still remains at the centre of the solution on how to stop the separation and marginalization of immigrant groups -that is, not to let them become minorities but ethnic communities (Castles & Miller 1993) and individuals with an integrated identity, i.e.…”