The Romanians of Saskatchewan
Author | : George James Patterson |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 100 |
Release | : 1977 |
ISBN-10 | : IND:39000005779793 |
ISBN-13 | : |
Rating | : 4/5 (93 Downloads) |
Book excerpt: Substantial numbers of Romanian immigrants came to Canada just after the turn of the century, and many of these early immigrants settled in Saskatchewan. The Saskatchewan Romanians reconstructed their homeland culture as best they could on the priaries, and preserved their ethnicity until recently. With the preservation of the culture came adaptation to the new setting, and this adaptation has modified the homeland culture and gradually diminished it. With rural-urban migration and the emergence of the fourth generation of Romanian-Canadians, assimilation is taking place.This book is an analysis of the forces of assimilation affecting Romanian immigrants to Saskatchewan from the turn of the century to the present.