
Expressive Enactments of Ethnic Membership in the Romanian-American Organizations from California. Centered on the missions and repertoires of the Romanian ethnic organizations in California, this study analyzes how Romanian-Americans negotiate their Romanian ethnicity as individuals and as members of organized groups. While describing ethnic organizations as loci of ethnic awareness, founded on the expressive identification of Romanian-ness in the American space, my focus is on the heterogeneous discourses of the most visible Romanian ethnic associations in California. This study identifies ways of "encapsulating" Romanian ethnicity in ensembles of cultural practices which showcase ethnic culture through artifacts and cultural events as signifiers of ethnicity. REZUMAT. Reprezentări expresive ale apartenenţei etnice in organizaţiile româno-americanilor din California. Lucrarea analizează misiunea și reprezentările culturale ale organizațiilor etnice românesti din California și pune in evidență modul în care româno-americanii își negociază apartenența etnică în calitate de indivizi și ca membri ai unui grup etnic. Organizațiile românesti sunt descrise ca spații ale cunoașterii etnice, construite pe baza unei viziuni despre "spiritul românesc" în Statele Unite. Studiul analizează discursurile eterogene ale celor mai vizibile asociații etnice româneşti din California și identifică principalele practici culturale ale acestora care încapsulează cultura românească în artefacte și evenimente culturale, mărci ale etnicităţii. Cuvinte-cheie: romano-americani, California, organizaţie/asociaţie etnică, practici culturale, identitate, reprezentare
Romanian-Americans, California, ethnic organization/association, cultural practices, identity, representation, P1-1091, Philology. Linguistics
Romanian-Americans, California, ethnic organization/association, cultural practices, identity, representation, P1-1091, Philology. Linguistics
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