Irish|American Identity
What it means to be Irish in America - Inside Higher Ed
The Catholic Church has been a cornerstone of identity for many Irish Americans, providing a sense of community, continuity and cultural ...
The Hypocrisy of the Modern Rediscovery of the Irish Identity
The modern day reclamation of Irish culture is very hypocritical, especially when it is founded in a sense of commercialism or a lack of understanding of Irish ...
The Ageing of the Green: The Evolution of Irish-American Identity
Irish-American identity is evolving, reflecting social and political changes in the US as well as a shifting relationship between Ireland and the US.
Irish Identity, Influence and Opportunity - Library of Congress
In the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries, Irish Americans became a powerful political force in U.S. cities. Building on principles of loyalty to ...
Irish Americans (Irish: Gael-Mheiriceánaigh) are ethnic Irish who live in the United States and are American citizens. Most Irish Americans of the 21st ...
Irish Contributions to the American Culture - Library of Congress
Mother Jones The Irish immigrants who entered the United States from the sixteenth to twentieth centuries were changed by America, and also changed this ...
Irish Americans and Nostalgia - The Michigan Daily
The anxieties of white Americans claiming Irish heritage stem from the simple fact that whiteness is not a culture.
New Survey on Irish America from Glucksman Ireland House NYU
Asked what attracts them most to their Irish American identity, 33 percent said Irish history, 24 percent Irish music, 12 percent positive perceptions of Irish ...
So you see yourself as having an Irish Identity? - A Letter From Ireland
It was the local place that you came that formed your identity – your extended family and the local landmarks said as much as you needed to know about who you ...
Becoming Irish American - Yale University Press
Instead, they created a culture and defined an identity that was unique to their circumstances, a new people that they would continually reinvent: Irish ...
Irish-American identity isn't disappearing – it's just evolving
Irish-American identity is evolving, reflecting social and political changes in the US as well as a shifting relationship between Ireland and the US.
Kiss Me I'm Irish: St. Patrick's Day and Irish-American Identity
At a time when many American leaders demanded “100 percent Americanism,” Saint Patrick's Day became an opportunity to demonstrate loyalty to the ...
Irish-American Identity, Memory, and Americanism During the Eras ...
project on Irish-American national identity into one on the conjunction of Irish-American wartime dissent, identity politics, and historical memory. Dr ...
Since before the founding of our Nation, Irish immigrants have arrived on our shores with an unyielding spirit of determination that has helped define America's ...
Building Irish identity in America, 1870–1915 - Four Courts Press
There was a substantial body of Irish speakers in the United States but language maintenance was not a priority for them. Rather, the formation of Gaelic ...
the americanization of irish identity in - jstor
In her analysis of the role of Ireland and Irishness in the construction of contemporary American identity, Diane Negra suggests that Irishness has become ...
“I'm Irish!”— Liberating a Surrendered Multiethnic Identity
the road to wholeness liberates a surrendered identity—one relinquished in the face of violent and threatening social and psychological forces.
One American Identity, Two Distinct Meanings
American identity is built around a constellation of ideals—namely, individualism, liberty, equality, hard-work, and the rule of law—that comprise the American ...
Irish-American Identity, Memory, and Americanism During the Eras ...
This dissertation connects the well-documented history of the repression of wartime dissent in the United States with the complex relationship between ...
The Irish in Us - Duke University Press
At the same time, the essayists challenge essentialized representations of Irishness, bringing attention to the complexities of Irish history and culture that ...