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This interdisciplinary study examines how ethnic identity has been shaped and expressed in American culture. It draws upon the work of historians, anthropologists, literary critics and cultural theorists. It focuses upon the 1925 Norwegian-American Immigration Centennial celebrations.
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Ethnicity On Parade : Inventing the Norwegian American Through Celebration
author
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Schultz, April R.
publisher
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University of Massachusetts Press
isbn10 | asin
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0870239392
print isbn13
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9780870239397
ebook isbn13
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9780585160849
language
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English
subject
Norwegian Americans--Ethnic identity, Norwegian Americans--Anniversaries, etc, Norwegian Americans--Social life and customs, Ethnicity--United States--Case studies, Americanization--Case studies.
publication date
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1994
lcc
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E184.S2S38 1994eb
ddc
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305.83/982/073
subject
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Norwegian Americans--Ethnic identity, Norwegian Americans--Anniversaries, etc, Norwegian Americans--Social life and customs, Ethnicity--United States--Case studies, Americanization--Case studies.
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Ethnicity on Parade
Inventing the Norwegian American Through Celebration
April R. Schultz
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Copyright 1994 by The University of Massachusetts Press All rights reserved Printed in the United States of America LC 94-14810 ISBN 0-87023-939-2 Designed by Cora Lee Drew Set in Palatino by Keystone Typesetting, Inc. Printed and bound by Thomson-Shore, Inc.
Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data
Schultz, April R., 1962 Ethnicity on parade: inventing the Norwegian American through celebration / April R. Schultz. p. cm. Includes bibliographical references (p.) and index. ISBN 0-87023-939-2 (alk. paper) 1. Norwegian AmericansEthnic identity. 2. Norwegian Americans Anniversaries, etc. 3. Norwegian AmericansSocial life and customs. 4. EthnicityUnited StatesCase studies. 5. AmericanizationCase studies. I. Title. E184.S2S38 1994 305.83'982'073dc20 94-14810 CIP
British Library Cataloguing in Publication data are available.
Page v
In memory of Steve Faga and Joe Hamilton, who taught me to live with courage; and for my grandmother Velma Hamilton who taught me to value the past.
History may be a compilation of lies; nevertheless, it contains a few truths, and they are the only guides we have for the future. Emma Goldman
Page vii
Contents
List of Illustrations
ix
Acknowledgments
xi
Prologue: The "Pageant of the Northmen"
1
1. Ethnic Identity and Celebration: An Introduction
10
2. "To Lose the Unspeakable": Negotiating Norwegian-American Identity
21
3. "The Day of the Great Beast": World War I, Americanization, and a Community in Crisis
35
4. "The Pride of the Race Had Been Touched": Constructing a Festival Identity
51
5. "The Nation's Only Safe Foundation": Fields of Meaning in an Ethnic Celebration
91
Conclusion: Historical Memory and Ethnicity
123
Notes
135
Index
151
Page ix
Illustrations
1. "Peasant" Costumes for Centennial Celebration
2
2. Pageant Publicity Depicting Viking and Two Monks
4
3. Pageant Participants Pose for Publicity Photo
5
4. Pageant Publicity Depicting Lincoln at Heg's Casket
7
5. Publicity Flier for Upcoming Centennial
8
6. Descendants of "Slopers" Before Model of Restaurationen
12
7. President and Mrs. Coolidge Arrive at Fairgrounds
53
8. Schoolchildren as "Living Flag"
53
9. Coolidge Entourage in Minneapolis Parade
70
10. Souvenir Medal
75
11. Souvenir Stamps
75
12. Dayton's Department Store Advertisement in Honor of Centennial
80
13. Dignitaries Gather During Centennial
81
14. Crowds for Parade on Nicollet Avenue, Minneapolis
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