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Immigration, Integration, and Loyalty: The Turkish American Experience

Immigration, Integration, and Loyalty: The Turkish American Experience. Günay Evinch President Assembly of Turkish American Associations Conference on the Social Integration of Immigrants in Maryland Social Integration and Community Development Association State of Maryland,

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Immigration, Integration, and Loyalty: The Turkish American Experience

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  1. Immigration, Integration, and Loyalty: The Turkish American Experience Günay Evinch President Assembly of Turkish American Associations Conference on the Social Integration of Immigrants in Maryland Social Integration and Community Development Association State of Maryland, Asian American Studies Program of the University of Maryland GRL Development LLC September 22, 2009, Annapolis, Maryland

  2. Immigrations 1700s: Prisoners of War of Ottoman Heritage 1910s: Ottoman Muslim Refugees from the Balkans and Turkish Refugees from the Middle East 1950s: US-imported Engineers, Physicians 1990s: Professionals, Entrepreneurs, Skilled and Unskilled Labor 2007: A Community Awakened, Alive and Active

  3. The Turkish American Community Today • 500,000 Turkish and Turkic Americans • Diverse education, social, economic, religiousity • Diverse associations: • Liberal Secular • Conservative Secular • Faith Based • Threat of polarizations based on religiousity/secularity issues in Turkey • Threat of isolation based on domestic ethnic politics in United States

  4. Community StrategiesSince 2007 A. Solidarity within Diversity - consolidate critical mass for community issues - consolidate human assets - confidence building through cooperation - civic engagement training - culture of tolerance B. Three Dimensional Community Building 1. direct public education, advocacy, lobbying engaged 2. political action committees investing 3. constitutional rights actively protecting

  5. The Individual in the Community • Feeling that elected officials and media are caring more • Feeling that the media is understanding better • Feeling that democracy is working for them better, that the judicial system is protecting them better. • Excited about pursuing hi/hers dreams • Proud about his/her accomplishments • Sensing his/her dignity • Appreciative • Loyal

  6. Who is a Turkish American?A grandson of an Ottoman Demir Efendi Ottoman Macedonia 1923

  7. The son of children of the new Turkish Republic Rotary Club Turkish Night San Francisco 1980

  8. I am a Turkish American! Senem Evinch Washington, DC 1996

  9. A daughter of America! Lara Evinch Washington DC July 4, 2002

  10. Sağolun,Varolun

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