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Czechoslovakia's cold war refugee children : contemporary resonance / Miriam Potocky Rafaidus ; edited by T. Alexander Aleinikoff & Laura Hammond.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Potocky Rafaidus, Miriam, author.
- Series:
- Forced Migration Studies. Cultural Anthropology (Lived Places Publishing)
- Forced Migration Studies
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Gerontology.
- Anthropology.
- Migration.
- Czechoslovakia.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (126 pages) : illustrations
- Edition:
- 1st ed.
- Place of Publication:
- New York : Lived Places Publishing, 2025.
- Summary:
- Discover the stories of Czechoslovak Cold War refugee children and consider the impact of childhood forced migration over the life span.
- Contents:
- Front Cover
- Half-Title
- Title Page
- Copyright Information
- Dedication
- Epigraph
- Abstract
- Acknowledgments
- Table of Contents
- Learning objectives
- Foreword
- 1 A childhood disrupted: A journey through forced migration and identity
- Childhood forced migration and human development
- The Cold War and Czechoslovakia
- Czechoslovak forced migration during the Cold War
- Summary and conclusions
- 2 Echoes of home: Childhood memories before displacement
- Introduction
- Early childhood
- War
- Social class
- Communist ideology
- 1968 invasion
- 3 Crossing borders: The journey of displacement
- Departure
- Border crossing
- Transit
- Transatlantic passage
- Arrival
- 4 Czechlish: Growing up bilingual and bicultural
- What's in a name?
- Home life and ethnic communities
- Economic struggles
- Parentification
- Initial adjustment to environment and school
- 5 Inherited shadows: Historical trauma
- My father
- My mother
- Others' mothers and fathers
- Discovery and identity
- Intergenerational trauma and the legacy of silence
- Survival and guilt
- Impact of loss and the burden of history
- Communist trauma?
- 6 Returned Czechs: Retracing roots
- Return journeys
- Navigating bicultural identity
- Prague Spring and Soviet invasion
- Velvet revolution
- Preserving heritage
- Confronting trauma and finding peace
- Gratitudes and regrets
- 7 Am I still a refugee?: The lifelong journey
- Recommended assignments
- References
- Czech out these movies
- Participant biographies
- Index.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.
- ISBN:
- 9781915734693
- 191573469X
- 9781915734709
- 1915734703
- OCLC:
- 1511763352
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