Survey - The Lithuanian Community In The United States

This survey has been prepared to better understand the needs and interests of the Lithuanian Community in the United States. This is a diverse community with different goals and interests, unified by a common Lithuanian heritage.

Many changes took place in the 1990s and the Lithuanian-American Community (LAC) Inc. is organizing a conference in June 2002 to formulate action steps to better meet the needs of this community. The conference seeks to understand the needs of Lithuanians born in the U.S. and those having arrived since 1990 as well as how to meet those needs.

Your responses will provide input to this conference and the results will be distributed to the press as well. All answers will be held confidentially and only summary information will be distributed.

Please mail the completed survey to:
Aldas Kriaučiūnas
2287 Stone Rd.
Ann Arbor, MI
48105.

If you have any questions, Aldas can be reached at (734) 647-0255 or by email: aldas@umich.edu.

Please mail your responses by April 30, 2002.

Background Information
Age:				Sex- Female:Male:
Country of Birth:
U.S. State of Residence
Are you a member of a Lithuanian-American Community, Inc?				Yes:No:
Areas of Interest. Please mark your level of interest in the following activities (ratings range from 1 = low interest to 7 = high interest). If an activity is not applicable, please circle N/A.
Level of Interest -	Low						High
Lithuanian sports clubs	1	2	3		4	5	6	7	N
Lithuanian sports clubs
Lithuanian camps
Concerts of pop groups from Lithuania
Other Lithuanian cultural events
Lithuanian youth organizations (Scouts, Ateitininkai, etc)
Lithuanian schools
Lithuanian political activities (NATO, EU, etc.)
Lithuanian folk dance groups
Lithuanian church events
Lithuanian social events
Getting a better job
Helping family members in Lithuania
Lithuanian charity work
Dealing with immigration issues
Getting into a college/university
Lithuanian language improvement
English language improvement
Other
(please specify):
Barriers to Involvement. Please evaluate each of the following possible barriers to your involvement in Lithuanian activities and events (ratings range from 1 = low barrier to 7 = high barrier). If an item is not applicable, please circle N/A.
Magnitude of barier -	Low						High
Distance to where such events take place	1	2	3		4	5	6	7	N
Distance to where such events take place
Lack of information concerning the events
Lack of language ability
Events do not reflect my interests
Cost issues
Formality of organizations
Old way of thinking
People involved in the activity do not accept me
Other
(please specify):
Personal Views. Please indicate your agreement with the following statements (ratings range from 1 for Disagree to 7 for Agree). If an item is not applicable, please circle N/A.
Personal Views -	Disagree					Agree
I feel a gap between the second wave of Lithuanian immigrants (1945-1955) and the third wave of Lithuanian immigrants (post-1990).	1	2	3		4	5	6	7	N

Relations between the second wave of Lithuanian immigrants (1945-1955) and the third wave of Lithuanian immigrants (post-1990) have improved over the past five years.
By addressing the right issues, the Lithuanian American Community, Inc. can achieve its goal of meeting the needs of a diverse set of members.

Additional Ideas: Please use the space below to provide any additional information as to how the Lithuanian American Community, Inc. can better meet the needs of the Lithuanian American Community. For example, what could the Lithuanian American Community, Inc. do better and what would you consider its proper role in the daily Lithuanian-American life?

Thank you very much for your participation in the survey

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