ABSTRACT
Swedish emigrants in North America fulfil the majority of the criteria, which define an ethnic group. They were connected by a common language, protestant religion, and appurtenance to identical social and cultural standards. They immigrated in serried groups. The Church was the first and the strongest connector and organiser of Swedes in America. They began immigrating to the U.S.A. in the middle of the 19th century. In 1910 “the Swedish America” reached its peak; as much as 60% of Swedish immigrants and their children spoke only Swedish.

ABSTRACT
Swedish emigrants in North America fulfil the majority of the criteria, which define an ethnic group. They were connected by a common language, protestant religion, and appurtenance to identical social and cultural standards. They immigrated in serried groups. The Church was the first and the strongest connector and organiser of Swedes in America. They began immigrating to the U.S.A. in the middle of the 19th century. In 1910 “the Swedish America” reached its peak; as much as 60% of Swedish immigrants and their children spoke only Swedish.

ABSTRACT
The paper discusses how the Slovenska narodna podporna jednota – Slovene National Benefit Society tried to attract and involve the young members in its organization. The SNPJ started officially admitting juvenile members in 1913, while the monthly youth magazine Mladinski list–Juvenile was first published in July 1922. The first editor was Jakob Zupančič who was followed in 1926 by Andrej Kobal. From 1929 to 1944 the magazine was edited by Ivan Molek. 1938 is an important year because the Juvenile Circles started to be organized. The magazine Mladinski list–Juvenile assumed the important role of creating connections between the scattered youth clubs throughout the American territory. The paper discusses how the Slovenska narodna podporna jednota – Slovene National Benefit Society tried to attract and involve the young members in its organization. The SNPJ started officially admitting juvenile members in 1913, while the monthly youth magazine Mladinski list–Juvenile was first published in July 1922. The first editor was Jakob Zupančič who was followed in 1926 by Andrej Kobal. From 1929 to 1944 the magazine was edited by Ivan Molek. 1938 is an important year because the Juvenile Circles started to be organized. The magazine Mladinski list–Juvenile assumed the important role of creating connections between the scattered youth clubs throughout the American territory.

ABSTRACT
The paper discusses how the Slovenska narodna podporna jednota – Slovene National Benefit Society tried to attract and involve the young members in its organization. The SNPJ started officially admitting juvenile members in 1913, while the monthly youth magazine Mladinski list–Juvenile was first published in July 1922. The first editor was Jakob Zupančič who was followed in 1926 by Andrej Kobal. From 1929 to 1944 the magazine was edited by Ivan Molek. 1938 is an important year because the Juvenile Circles started to be organized. The magazine Mladinski list–Juvenile assumed the important role of creating connections between the scattered youth clubs throughout the American territory. The paper discusses how the Slovenska narodna podporna jednota – Slovene National Benefit Society tried to attract and involve the young members in its organization. The SNPJ started officially admitting juvenile members in 1913, while the monthly youth magazine Mladinski list–Juvenile was first published in July 1922. The first editor was Jakob Zupančič who was followed in 1926 by Andrej Kobal. From 1929 to 1944 the magazine was edited by Ivan Molek. 1938 is an important year because the Juvenile Circles started to be organized. The magazine Mladinski list–Juvenile assumed the important role of creating connections between the scattered youth clubs throughout the American territory.

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The contribution is a short survey on Slovene artists, cultural workers and learned people that went to Slavic countries until the year 1918, with a stress on many specificity, which distinguishes such “emigration” from the “real” emigration.

ABSTRACT
The contribution is a short survey on Slovene artists, cultural workers and learned people that went to Slavic countries until the year 1918, with a stress on many specificity, which distinguishes such “emigration” from the “real” emigration.

The Slovenes in Sweden have in 1998 lost their weekly Slovene radio broadcast. The fate of teaching children Slovene language also has a dark future. National identity of Slovenes in Sweden is endangered. The author has decided to establish as precise a number of Slovenes in Sweden as possible. With the help of the State bureau for statistics in Sweden she came to the number: on December 31st 1999 5.098 Slovenes lived in Sweden.

The Slovenes in Sweden have in 1998 lost their weekly Slovene radio broadcast. The fate of teaching children Slovene language also has a dark future. National identity of Slovenes in Sweden is endangered. The author has decided to establish as precise a number of Slovenes in Sweden as possible. With the help of the State bureau for statistics in Sweden she came to the number: on December 31st 1999 5.098 Slovenes lived in Sweden.

ABSTRACT
The contribution presents the national political activity of the Slovene after-war political emigration, which despite its small number and disunity succeeded in forming numerous, to the regime in homeland opposite, suggestions on future regulation of the state of Slovenia. Regarding the programmes they suggested the emigrants can be divided into two parts: groups that strove for Slovenia in the frame of democratic Yugoslavia, and groups that strove for a sovereign and independent Slovenia. The idea of the latter gained already in the eighties the meaning of the only for the development of the Slovene nation acceptable solution, which later proved in the unified support to independence aspirations of Slovenia.

ABSTRACT
The contribution presents the national political activity of the Slovene after-war political emigration, which despite its small number and disunity succeeded in forming numerous, to the regime in homeland opposite, suggestions on future regulation of the state of Slovenia. Regarding the programmes they suggested the emigrants can be divided into two parts: groups that strove for Slovenia in the frame of democratic Yugoslavia, and groups that strove for a sovereign and independent Slovenia. The idea of the latter gained already in the eighties the meaning of the only for the development of the Slovene nation acceptable solution, which later proved in the unified support to independence aspirations of Slovenia.