The Tatar Diaspora in North America: Experience of Integration

The article examines the study of integration of Tatars in American and Canadian societies. Migration of Tatars was a continuous process depending on the current political and social situation in their home country. It started in the thirteenth century and is still in progress considering current situation in Russia. The survey, rear for the Russian science of today, shows that the path into successful integration was not very easy. By overcoming difficulties Tatars in North America managed to succeed in organizing their own communities and diasporas and their own mosques. The particular example of a Tatar language teacher from Bashkortostan demonstrates the successful integration in the American society and great eagerness to support his compatriots. The author argues that the integration experience of Tatar diaspora in the USA and Canada is successful, because they struggle to maintain identity, preserving their native language, religion, and traditions and enriching the host society’s culture.