This paper comprises a survey of some fundamental publications by American immigration researchers on the problem of "the second generation". Included particularly are works on the position of the second generation in the Italian and Slavic ethnic communities. The rudimentary treatments of this theme among Slovene emigrants to the USA are also considered. For practical reasons, the time rang of the surveyed American publications is somewhat limited. They reach only to the first half of the 1980$s except for some in which only a few paragraphs deal with this problem. The considered works investigate the problems of the second generation within various disciplines, such as psychology, pedagogics, historiography, social linguistic and ethnology. On the issue of the position of the second generation within the Slovene National Benefit Society, some newspaper sources were used.

This paper comprises a survey of some fundamental publications by American immigration researchers on the problem of "the second generation". Included particularly are works on the position of the second generation in the Italian and Slavic ethnic communities. The rudimentary treatments of this theme among Slovene emigrants to the USA are also considered. For practical reasons, the time rang of the surveyed American publications is somewhat limited. They reach only to the first half of the 1980$s except for some in which only a few paragraphs deal with this problem. The considered works investigate the problems of the second generation within various disciplines, such as psychology, pedagogics, historiography, social linguistic and ethnology. On the issue of the position of the second generation within the Slovene National Benefit Society, some newspaper sources were used.

The author presents the Immigration History Research Center at the University of Minnesota in St. Paul, the role it plays in researching immigration in USA, as well as a source material contributor to the Slovenian Migration Institute.

The report was written in Slovene language.

The author presents the Immigration History Research Center at the University of Minnesota in St. Paul, the role it plays in researching immigration in USA, as well as a source material contributor to the Slovenian Migration Institute.

The report was written in Slovene language.

The author presents the work of the Slovenian Cultural Association Simon Gregorčič in Toronto, Canada, since its establishment in 1959, the Association’s board, its rules, members, as well as their social and cultural activities.

The report was written in Slovene language.

The author presents the work of the Slovenian Cultural Association Simon Gregorčič in Toronto, Canada, since its establishment in 1959, the Association’s board, its rules, members, as well as their social and cultural activities.

The report was written in Slovene language.

Work in a special ethnic psychiatric service for Yugoslav emigrants in Victoria (Australia) enabled the author to produce to this study on the mental consequences of emigration. The paper lists general data on Yugoslav emigrants to Australia, the fundamental characteristics of the new environment, the extent of psychiatric and social-psychiatric pathology and abnormalities among them. Also a description of the gener4al imprint among them is given. The author presents a critical evolution of the official Australian statistical data on the large percentage of schizophrenia, alcoholism a suicide cases among them. Based on personal observatories, he ascertains that the data on the data on the large number of schizophrenia cases are mistaken, as the diagnoses were confirmed only in a quarter of cases. He also finds out that the usual neurotic among the emigrants had more expressed form and a very unfavourable course and that various psychic troubles are widespread among them, especially because of the language problem, a change of habits and other similar reasons.

Work in a special ethnic psychiatric service for Yugoslav emigrants in Victoria (Australia) enabled the author to produce to this study on the mental consequences of emigration. The paper lists general data on Yugoslav emigrants to Australia, the fundamental characteristics of the new environment, the extent of psychiatric and social-psychiatric pathology and abnormalities among them. Also a description of the gener4al imprint among them is given. The author presents a critical evolution of the official Australian statistical data on the large percentage of schizophrenia, alcoholism a suicide cases among them. Based on personal observatories, he ascertains that the data on the data on the large number of schizophrenia cases are mistaken, as the diagnoses were confirmed only in a quarter of cases. He also finds out that the usual neurotic among the emigrants had more expressed form and a very unfavourable course and that various psychic troubles are widespread among them, especially because of the language problem, a change of habits and other similar reasons.

The paper draws from theoretical sociological premises on research in international migrations and from a theoretical outline of a common Slovene cultural space based on cooperation among various categories of Slovenes - those in the homeland and neighbouring countries, as well as Slovene emigrants and their descendants. The idea of a common Slovene cultural space and the awareness of Slovene emigrant communities worldwide have been studied on the basis of empirical results from polling done in Slovenia: Slovene Public Opinion 1987 and 1988 and Slovene Public Opinion 1988 - Opinion Setters. The central part of the article is an analysis of empirical data on the aspects of cooperation between Slovenes in their homeland society and those abroad, with the accent given to the manner in which Slovenia cooperates with Slovene communities worldwide.

The paper draws from theoretical sociological premises on research in international migrations and from a theoretical outline of a common Slovene cultural space based on cooperation among various categories of Slovenes - those in the homeland and neighbouring countries, as well as Slovene emigrants and their descendants. The idea of a common Slovene cultural space and the awareness of Slovene emigrant communities worldwide have been studied on the basis of empirical results from polling done in Slovenia: Slovene Public Opinion 1987 and 1988 and Slovene Public Opinion 1988 - Opinion Setters. The central part of the article is an analysis of empirical data on the aspects of cooperation between Slovenes in their homeland society and those abroad, with the accent given to the manner in which Slovenia cooperates with Slovene communities worldwide.