Finland-Swedes in Michigan

Informationen zum Autor Born in Finland, Mika Roinila is an expert in many aspects of the Finnish immigrant experience. He lives in Mishawaka, Indiana. Klappentext Who are the Finland-Swedes? Defined as citizens of Finland with a Swedish mother tongue, many know these people as "Swede- Finns" or simply "Swedes." This book, the first ever to focus on this ethnolinguistic minority living in Michigan, examines the origins of the Finland-Swedes and traces their immigration patterns, beginning with the arrival of hundreds in the United States in the 1860s.

Product details

• Authors: Mika Roinila
• Publisher: Michigan state university pres
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 15.05.2012
• EAN: 9781611860306
• ISBN: 978-1-61186-030-6
• No. of pages: 114
• Series: Discovering the Peoples of Mic; Discovering the Peoples of Mic
• Subject: Non-fiction book > History > Miscellaneous