In Brno there live about 500 Bulgarians, in most cases university-educated specialists, descendants of gardeners and students. Even though they do not acknowledge Bulgarian nationality, they speak Bulgarian and they maintain contacts among themeselves and with relatives in Bulgaria. Ethnic identity is being preserved in privacy. Czech majority considers them Czechs, only friends and colleagues know their ethnic origin. Seasonal migrations of gardeners reached peak in the 1930s, when the Bulgarian minority in Brno constituted the most numerous community in Bohemia. Through the contacts with Bulgarians, Czechs constructed the image of modest, hard-working, efficient Bulgarian workers and professionals. Bulgarians were respected and welcomed. They represented the most emancipated sector of Bulgarian population. They contributed to their home country as well as to Europe, they constituted part of European cultural history. Czech majority nowadays had already forgotten their activities and their results accepts as regular part of their life. Ignored is the educational contribution of Bulgarian graduates of technical institute and medical faculty in Brno. The incorporation of Bulgarian minority in Brno proceeded throughout generations, from acceptation of Czech particularities through gradual integration into uncompleted assimilation with certain manifestations of ethnic and cultural identity. The authors applied the method of guided interview during their field researches, they utilized archival sources and long-term personal acquaintance with Brno and Bulgaria.
Identita může zahrnovat různé domény: morální, spirituální, profesní, etnickou, genderovou, vztahovou, politickou. U mladých lidí z etnických minorit je v identitě časté centrální téma etnické identity. V současné době v ČR dospívá početně zastoupená druhá generace Vietnamců. Výzkumy zabývající se identitou u této populace v ČR však zatím chybí. Cílem této práce bylo zachytit, jak uvažují nad svou identitou mladé české Vietnamky (18-22 let) v těchto doménách: vzdělávací a profesní, partnerská, etnická, osobní. V kvalitativním výzkumu u 6 participantek byla využita metoda interpretativní fenomenologické analýzy (IPA). Výzkum prokázal některé shodné prvky v identitě se skupinou amerických Vietnamců 1,5. a 2. generace – zejména v hodnotovém ukotvení, významu rodiny a vietnamské komunity při exploraci identity a vytváření životních závazků. Výsledky z tohoto výzkumu jsou využitelné zejména pro zvýšení kulturní senzitivity školních poradenských pracovníků na středních a vyšších odborných školách, případně poradenských pracovníků vysokoškolských poradenských center, pracujících i s populací českých Vietnamců. and Identity can include different domains-moral, spiritual, gender, career, relationships, ethnic, politic. The ethnic identity is very important and central theme of identity among young from ethnic minority groups. In the present time, the second generation of Vietnamese Czech youth is growing up in the Czech Republic. There is lack of research describing the exploration of their identity. The aim of this study was establish, how young (18-22) Vietnamese Czech women think about their identity in the educational and career, relational, ethnic and personal domain. The qualitative study on six participants used interpretative phenomenological analysis (IPA). The results indicated similar patterns among Vietnamese Czech young women and Vietnamese Americans, especially in the area of life values and importance of the family and vietnamese community in the process of exploration identity and making commitments. The present findings should be used to increase culture sensitivity at school and university counselors and advisors working with Vietnamese Czech students.
The article deals with situation, attitudes and behaviour of members of Prague's Russian immigrant community. At the beginning an overview of recent socio-economic development in Russia, existing findings about Russian minority in the Czech Republic and Czech citizens’ attitudes towards Russians are presented. The core of the article is presentation of main results of a survey conducted by the author in spring 2010 among members of Russian community that live in Prague and its surroundings. Among the main hypotheses that came out of the survey is growth of importance of positive motivations to migrate, extension of geographical and social basis from which migrants come, continuity of self-isolation of the community combined with strong ties to the country of origin and rise of Russian ethnic economy in Prague., Michal Janíčko., and Obsahuje seznam literatury