Anti-Communist Minorities in the U.S. : Political Activism of Ethnic Refugees

This volume takes a completely new look at two controversial topics: American anti-Communism and the Cold War. First, it reveals the little known history of anti-Communism in the US from the point of view of ethnic refugee/émigré groups, and also offers insight into the lives of minority groups that have hitherto not received scholarly attention, often due to their politically controversial position. The book consists of chapters dedicated to particular ethnic groups, as well as an introduction and conclusion. The discussed groups include Latvians, Ukrainians, Albanians, Bulgarians, Slovaks, Vietnamese, Hmong and Cubans, possibly also Hungarians or Romanians. The introduction provides the historical and sociological framework, and the conclusion undertakes a comparative analysis of ethnic anti-Communism and refugee politics. The Polish American Congress, Polish Americans and the politics of anti- Communism / Donald Pienkos Fighting Moscow from afar : Ukrainian-Americans and the Evil Empire / Myron Kuropas The American Armenians' Cold War : the divided response to Soviet Armenia / Benjamin F. Alexander One goal, many paths : internal and external struggles of the Hungarian immigrants / Judith Fai-Podlipnik The highs and lows of Czech and Slovak emigre activism / Prokop Tomek Multiple fronts of the cold war : ethnic anti-communism of Latvian emigre / Ieva Zake Small, but vociferous : Bulgarian ethnic anti-communist groups / Vasil Paraskevov "The voice of the silenced peoples" : the assembly of captive European nations / Anna Mazurkiewicz "Better dead than red" : anti-communist politics among Vietnamese Americans / C.N. Le Hmong anti-communism at home and abroad / Chia Youyee Vang Conflict and cooperation : Cuban exile anti-communism and the United States, 1960-2000 / Jessica Gibbs and Alex Goodall. This volume takes a completely new look at two controversial topics: American anti-Communism and the Cold War. First, it reveals the little known history of anti-Communism in the US from the point of view of ethnic refugee/émigré groups, and also offers insight into the lives of minority groups that have hitherto not received scholarly attention, often due to their politically controversial position. The book consists of chapters dedicated to particular ethnic groups, as well as an introduction and conclusion. The discussed groups include Latvians, Ukrainians, Albanians, Bulgarians, Slovaks, Vietnamese, Among and Cubans, possibly also Hungarians or Romanians. The introduction provides the historical and sociological framework, and the conclusion undertakes a comparative analysis of ethnic anti-Communism and refugee politics Front Matter....Pages i-xi Introduction Ethnic Anti-Communism in the United States....Pages 1-22 Front Matter....Pages 23-23 The Polish American Congress, Polish Americans, and the Politics of Anti-Communism....Pages 25-41 Fighting Moscow from Afar....Pages 43-66 The American Armenians’ Cold War....Pages 67-86 One Goal, Many Paths....Pages 87-107 The Highs and Lows of Czech and Slovak Émigré Activism....Pages 109-126 Multiple Fronts of the Cold War....Pages 127-150 Small but Vociferous....Pages 151-166 “The Voice of the Silenced Peoples”....Pages 167-185 Front Matter....Pages 187-187 “Better Dead than Red”....Pages 189-209 Hmong Anti-Communism at Home and Abroad....Pages 211-231 Conflict and Cooperation....Pages 233-253 Conclusion....Pages 255-258 Back Matter....Pages 259-278 Taking a new look at two controversial topics, American anti-Communism and the Cold War, this book reveals the little known history of anti-Communism in the US from the point of view of ethnic refugee/émigré groups, and also offers insight into the lives of minority groups that have hitherto not received scholarly attention Taking a new look at two controversial topics, American anti-Communism and the Cold War, this book reveals the little known history of anti-Communism in the US from the point of view of ethnic refugee/emigre groups, and also offers insight into the lives of minority groups that have hitherto not received scholarly attention.