The Slovenes began settling in Argentina as early as the second half of the 19th century. The main wave came in the 1920s and '30s and by the early 1930s, there were over 20.000 Slovene immigrants in Argentina. The author surveys the Slovene periodicals in Argentina which were of leftist, liberal and Catholic tendencies. Gospodarstvo began publication in 1926 as Argentina's first Slovene language newspaper. Slovenski tednik appeared in the late 1920s, followed by Slovenski dom and Novi list which began publication in the early 1930s. In 1937, Slovenski tednik and Novi list merged to form Slovenski list and in 1933 Duhovno življenje began publication.

The Slovenes began settling in Argentina as early as the second half of the 19th century. The main wave came in the 1920s and '30s and by the early 1930s, there were over 20.000 Slovene immigrants in Argentina. The author surveys the Slovene periodicals in Argentina which were of leftist, liberal and Catholic tendencies. Gospodarstvo began publication in 1926 as Argentina's first Slovene language newspaper. Slovenski tednik appeared in the late 1920s, followed by Slovenski dom and Novi list which began publication in the early 1930s. In 1937, Slovenski tednik and Novi list merged to form Slovenski list and in 1933 Duhovno življenje began publication.

The founders of the Slovak press in the United States were Jan Slovensky and Julius Wolf who in 1885 launched the Amerikanszko-Szlovenszke Noviny (American-Slovak News) weekly. Between 1885 and 1918 as many as 121 newspapers and reviews were launched, more than a half of them having lived less then one year. Of those established between 1885 and 1891, only three survived until 1918. The author outlines the development and orientation of these publications and compares them to the press in the homeland.

The founders of the Slovak press in the United States were Jan Slovensky and Julius Wolf who in 1885 launched the Amerikanszko-Szlovenszke Noviny (American-Slovak News) weekly. Between 1885 and 1918 as many as 121 newspapers and reviews were launched, more than a half of them having lived less then one year. Of those established between 1885 and 1891, only three survived until 1918. The author outlines the development and orientation of these publications and compares them to the press in the homeland.

The contribution is dealing with the journalistic activity of Slovene missionaries and laic emigrants in America from 1707 to 1913. Their reports were published mainly in German, Austrian, American and Slovene papers. The first periodical paper of a Slovne emigrant in America, although in German language, is a private paper by Andrej Bernard Smolnikar titled Friedensbotschaft an alle Volker. It started in Philadelphia 50 years before the first issue of the Amerikanski Slovenec.

The contribution is dealing with the journalistic activity of Slovene missionaries and laic emigrants in America from 1707 to 1913. Their reports were published mainly in German, Austrian, American and Slovene papers. The first periodical paper of a Slovne emigrant in America, although in German language, is a private paper by Andrej Bernard Smolnikar titled Friedensbotschaft an alle Volker. It started in Philadelphia 50 years before the first issue of the Amerikanski Slovenec.

The paper gives a review of domestic sociological studies of Slovene migration in the postwar period. The greater part of the studies was carried out with in the long-term research project of the FSPN Research Institute. Works published in the preparatory period included a draft research project, two extensive bibliographies and a report on the most important data from the study of immigrant workers carried out by the Bundesanstalt fur Arbeit in spring of 1972. The author divides other studies into four groups: studies of the life of Slovenes in FRG, 2. studies of Slovene returnees from FRG, 3. studies of the specific problems of Pomurje immigrants and 4. other studies. In dealing with the subject the author adopted a problem - based approach.

The paper gives a review of domestic sociological studies of Slovene migration in the postwar period. The greater part of the studies was carried out with in the long-term research project of the FSPN Research Institute. Works published in the preparatory period included a draft research project, two extensive bibliographies and a report on the most important data from the study of immigrant workers carried out by the Bundesanstalt fur Arbeit in spring of 1972. The author divides other studies into four groups: studies of the life of Slovenes in FRG, 2. studies of Slovene returnees from FRG, 3. studies of the specific problems of Pomurje immigrants and 4. other studies. In dealing with the subject the author adopted a problem - based approach.

The article essentially features a contrastive historical survey of the various attitudes towards immigrant literature, including of course also Slovene creativity, in Australia, the United States of America and Canada. It points to a convergence of the more recent cultural/literary approaches in the discussed English-speaking countries, i. e. a common trend in the direction of multiculturality and multi-ethnicity. With the critical evaluation of 'immigrant' or 'ethnic' literature individual 'national' literary histories are now being rewritten (deconstructed) from the point of view of decentralization, demarginalization and decanonization within the postmodern paradigm.

The article essentially features a contrastive historical survey of the various attitudes towards immigrant literature, including of course also Slovene creativity, in Australia, the United States of America and Canada. It points to a convergence of the more recent cultural/literary approaches in the discussed English-speaking countries, i. e. a common trend in the direction of multiculturality and multi-ethnicity. With the critical evaluation of 'immigrant' or 'ethnic' literature individual 'national' literary histories are now being rewritten (deconstructed) from the point of view of decentralization, demarginalization and decanonization within the postmodern paradigm.