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...their surprise, Holton and Sonnert said that the group did not follow the usual model of assimilation, in which immigrants become familiar with the new country’s culture before achieving social and economic success...
...Linear assimilation was not true for this group because although they did really well socioeconomically, they did not assimilate into the mainstream,” said Sonnert, adding that the cultural values retained by the refugees proved “advantageous...
Though the post-war climate in America was friendly to many job-seeking immigrants, the German refugees were especially successful in their assimilation efforts, Sonnert said. The group boasted greater rates of professional careers and degrees in higher education, compared to the general American population...
...want to know why this particular group of people was so successful,” Sonnert said...
After the discussion, Alex Sagan—co-chair of the study group on Jews in modern Europe—said he was impressed by the professors’ systematic approach to understanding the immigrant experience, and the simultaneous evocation of the refugees’ psychological condition...