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How well did immigrants Assimilate into Scottish life? - Coggle Diagram
How well did immigrants
Assimilate into Scottish life?
Italians
Identity
Like other immigrants, Italians experienced prejudice, eg nicknamed ‘tallies’
Family was at the heart of the business so the employees were usually family members, restricting opportunities for Scots to work in Italian businesses.
Immigrants maintained their Italian culture and values in Scotland - children were expected to marry into their community, families spoke Italian and food was Italian which made it more difficult for them to assimilate into society.
They formed Casa d'Italia Clubs post war which celebrated Italian food and culutre and helped soicalise in ethic groups. These were set up around Edinburgh, Aberdeen and Dundee
Assimilated
Some Italians who desired to work in Scottish scoitey changed their names e.g Giorgi to George.
Italian businesses were embraced by Scottish society, with Nardini’s and Luca’s ice cream parlours still existing today.
Prostant Irish
Identity
Formed the Orange Order to celebrate Prtestantism espiecalaly in aryshire. They spread throughout scotland and by 1835 had 12 lodges in Glasgow.
Assimulated
Irish Protestants were more accepted into Scottish society — they shared their religion with the majority of Scots. This allowed them to integrate more easily than Catholics within Scottish society.
Lithuanians
Identity
Lithuanians had their own clergy, two newspapers, insurance societies, shops and other recreational groups e.g Laikas (Time) Paper
Assimilated
Many changed their surnames to be accepted into Scottish soceity e.g Sharmatis became Smith.
Lithuanian miners began to join with their fellow Scottish miners in fighting to improve conditions in the mining industry and as such were accepted into the Lanarkshire Miners’ Union. They also won respect from locals for their community spirit.
Jews
Identity
Jews developed their own communities and built synagogues to worship in, for example in South Portland Street in Glasgow. There were also Jewish reading rooms.
Jewish communities established their own loan societies to help start businesses.
Jews continued to speak Yiddish within own community and published their own newspapers.
Assimilated
By 1939, jews had begun to make a signifant inpmact on the medical and legal profesions in scotland.
Many moved from overcrowed, imporverished areas such as the Gorbals to more middle class areas of Glasgow.
The Yiddh newspapers and langauage that had once flourished, were now dying out, and many jews were making strides in left wing scottish potilcal parties showing that the kews had assimilated well in scotland.
Catholic Irish
Identity
Kept within community with relations: In 1851, 80% of catholics in Greenock had intermarried with other Catholics.
The 1918 Education Act led to the establishment of Catholic schools in Scotland meaning that children could be educated within the Catholic faith.
The Catholic Church developed Catholic organisations and institutions (eg Celtic FC) to develop a distinct Catholic community.
Assimilated
Many Changed there surnames to help assmulate into society e.g O'Neill became McNeill
Members of Catholic Irish communities were involved in strikes and trades union campaigns which was both welcomed and encouraged by Scottish workers e.g Lanarkshire miners union
Gradually mixed marriages between Catholics and Protestants became more common as the century progressed, particularly in smaller communities (although most Catholics and Protestants married within their own faith).
Those who fought in WW1 with the scots were more respected. :