The writer discusses negative and positive reactions to nostalgia. He illustrates the creative view with the literary work and religious thought of J. C. Biernatzky (1795-1840), a German poet, writer and pastor of Polish descent. As a third-generation immigrant he still felt a deep nostalgia for Poland, the homeland of his grandfather. He managed, however, to reach deep into his pain and find salvation in the realisation of the unifying essence of life.

The writer discusses negative and positive reactions to nostalgia. He illustrates the creative view with the literary work and religious thought of J. C. Biernatzky (1795-1840), a German poet, writer and pastor of Polish descent. As a third-generation immigrant he still felt a deep nostalgia for Poland, the homeland of his grandfather. He managed, however, to reach deep into his pain and find salvation in the realisation of the unifying essence of life.

The article deals with the pattern of religious, social and cultural associations of three major waves of Slovene emigration to Canada - the pre-World War II immigrants who arrived in Canada between 1924 and 1929, consisting mostly of peasant men, political refugees who came between 1948 and 1951, and the economic immigrants who arrived in Canada after 1956. The article also reflects the political and other differences between the three groups of Slovene immigrants, who seemed to be most united at the timeof crisis in their homeland, that is, during the Second World War and during the short war for the indepenedence of Slovenia.

The article deals with the pattern of religious, social and cultural associations of three major waves of Slovene emigration to Canada - the pre-World War II immigrants who arrived in Canada between 1924 and 1929, consisting mostly of peasant men, political refugees who came between 1948 and 1951, and the economic immigrants who arrived in Canada after 1956. The article also reflects the political and other differences between the three groups of Slovene immigrants, who seemed to be most united at the timeof crisis in their homeland, that is, during the Second World War and during the short war for the indepenedence of Slovenia.

Slovene emigrants in Argentina before the Second World War made efforts, after arrivingin South America, to ensure the survival of their mother tongue among their offspring. In 1933 they began setting up Slovene school courses; this year sees the 65th anniversary of this important decision by the Argentine Slovenes. Post-war Slovene emigrants also continued to organize education in the mother tongue after their arrival in Argentina. By the second half of 1948 Slovene school courses had begun; this year they are celebrating their 50th anniversary. Initially the courses were organized on a modest scale; it was only after the building of local Slovene national centres that these efforts were able to develop to the point where they included 80 per cent of the children from post-war Slovene immigrant families.

Slovene emigrants in Argentina before the Second World War made efforts, after arrivingin South America, to ensure the survival of their mother tongue among their offspring. In 1933 they began setting up Slovene school courses; this year sees the 65th anniversary of this important decision by the Argentine Slovenes. Post-war Slovene emigrants also continued to organize education in the mother tongue after their arrival in Argentina. By the second half of 1948 Slovene school courses had begun; this year they are celebrating their 50th anniversary. Initially the courses were organized on a modest scale; it was only after the building of local Slovene national centres that these efforts were able to develop to the point where they included 80 per cent of the children from post-war Slovene immigrant families.

The paper deals with the text of the Memorandum of the Yugoslav Emigrants’ CatholicCampaign from 1931 which originated in the mining town of Aumetz in Moselle, France.The text is published in its entirety. The author compares it with some contemporarydrafts of the ‘emigration programme’ which were taking shape in Slovenia. Using thiscomparative method the author analyses the content of the memorandum and at thesame time places it in the broader historical context of the time in which it appeared.

The paper deals with the text of the Memorandum of the Yugoslav Emigrants’ CatholicCampaign from 1931 which originated in the mining town of Aumetz in Moselle, France.The text is published in its entirety. The author compares it with some contemporarydrafts of the ‘emigration programme’ which were taking shape in Slovenia. Using thiscomparative method the author analyses the content of the memorandum and at thesame time places it in the broader historical context of the time in which it appeared.

In the paper, the author tries to present Louis Adamic’s many-sided personality, regarding not only his relation to the prevailing value systems of his two homelands but also his relation to the major three roles in which he appeared: as a sensitive observer of the society and the individual, a public fighter for a better society, and a subtle conveyor of human feelings, predicaments and expectations.

In the paper, the author tries to present Louis Adamic’s many-sided personality, regarding not only his relation to the prevailing value systems of his two homelands but also his relation to the major three roles in which he appeared: as a sensitive observer of the society and the individual, a public fighter for a better society, and a subtle conveyor of human feelings, predicaments and expectations.