Emerging Minorities

A powerful new wave of European immigration is taking place in the U.S. Eastern European immigrants constituted one of every four immigrants to New York in the late 1990s. They have also become an important factor in places like Los Angeles, Chicago, and Boston. Even relatively out-of-the-way places like Utica, New York, and St. Louis, Missouri, have been revitalized by waves of European immigrants from places like Bosnia.

The total number of European-born Americans increased by roughly 700,000 during the last three years, with a heavy inflow from the former Soviet Union, the former Yugoslavia, Romania, and France. In contrast to many of our other immigrants, newcomers from Europe, particularly those under 40, tend to be highly educated, hard-working, professionally serious, and ambitious.

Resources

The following Scoutreach resources are available to local councils in an effort to better serve European immigrants:

Materials Available at No Cost

Use the Bin Resources Order Form available at your local council service center.
 

Portuguese

11-120Be a Cub Scout Today! Recruiting flyer.
11-121Cub Scouting: a Recipe for Fun. Brochure.
11-122Be a Boy Scout Today! Recruiting flyer.
11-123The Aims and Methods of Boy Scouting. Brochure.
11-124Scouting: #1 Values Program for Youth. Brochure.
 

Arabic

11-170Scouting: #1 Values Program for Youth. Brochure.
11-171The Aims and Methods of Boy Scouting. Brochure.
 

Russian

11-138Scouting: #1 Values Program for Youth. Brochure.
11-165The Aims and Methods of Boy Scouting. Brochure.
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