%0 Journal Article
%T The Formation of an Afghan Community in the United States
%A Baden, John
%J Studia Historica Gedanensia
%V 2017
%R 10.4467/23916001HG.17.001.9055
%N Tom 8 (2017)
%P 15-24

%@ 2081-3309
%D 2017
%U https://ejournals.eu/czasopismo/studia-historica-gedanensia/artykul/the-formation-of-an-afghan-community-in-the-united-states
%X The following article surveys Afghan refugees’ integration into the United States during the 1980s and 90s. It examines some of the difficulties they faced in the United States and their efforts to build institutions to sustain and enrich their lives in the United States. Throughout this period, many Afghans also sought opportunities to contribute to Afghanistan’s welfare. Furthermore, the persistence of war inhibited return to Afghanistan. As integration into U.S. society increased during the decade, Afghans in the United States increasingly began to conceive of themselves as “Afghan Americans” with a lasting future in the country.