The Albanians in Michigan

by Frances Trix

Overview

The recent influx of Albanian migrants into Michigan is a result of both the nationalist upheavals in the Balkan region as well as the breadth of opportunities that Michigan affords. The diversity of Michigan's people is reflected in the Albanian community itself, as Christians and Muslims strive to maintain religious, ethnic, and linguistic identities in their new communities. Frances Trix explores the ways in which Michigan's Albanian community has forged an unusual cohesiveness and unity, and thus has remained more traditional in its orientation than have large, immigrant Albanian communities in other parts of the United States. These characteristics make the Albanian experience in Michigan unique.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780870135842
Publisher:	Michigan State University Press
Publication date:	06/30/2001
Series:	Discovering the Peoples of Michigan
Pages:	73
Product dimensions:	5.50(w) x 8.50(h) x 0.30(d)

About the Author

Frances Trix is Professor of Anthropology at Wayne State University and author of Spiritual Discourse: Learning with an Islamic Master.

Table of Contents

I.	Who Are the Albanians?	1
II.	Journeys to America and Michigan	7
III.	Working Together: Religion and Family	13
IV.	Growth of Albanian Churches, Mosque, and Muslim Monastery in Michigan	20
V.	Michigan as Refuge from Political Oppression in Europe	27
VI.	Ethnic Survival and Contributions of Albanian Americans	37
	Appendices
	Albanian Food	45
	Albanian Language	51
	Albanian Music	55
	Notes	61
	References and Suggested Sources	65