Bosnians in Chicago

Rather than assimilating, they maintain strong ties to their home countries through activities that cross national borders. This paper uses transnationalism as a starting point to examine the Bosnian community in Chicago.

It details evidence of transnational social, cultural, economic, religious and political activities occurring at individual and household levels and through the collective action of groups. It then examines the obstacles that hinder such activities in Chicago's Bosnian community, the goal being to judge how effective transnationalism is as a tool to describe Bosnians' adaptation to their host country.