Slovenski program Voice of America v sedemdesetih letih med proračunskimi rezi, Kongresom in jezikovno vitalnostjo diaspore: "Ko je Glas Amerike utihnil v slovenščini"

Hazemali, David; Klemenc, Matjaž

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Title:	Slovenski program Voice of America v sedemdesetih letih med proračunskimi rezi, Kongresom in jezikovno vitalnostjo diaspore: "Ko je Glas Amerike utihnil v slovenščini"
Authors:	ID Hazemali, David (Author) ID Klemenc, Matjaž (Author)
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Language:	Slovenian
Work type:	Scientific work
Typology:	1.01 - Original Scientific Article
Organization:	FF - Faculty of Arts UZUM - University of Maribor Press
Abstract:	Prispevek analizira ukinitev in obnovitev slovenskih oddaj Glasa Amerike (Voice of America, VOA) v letih 1974–1976 kot primer, v katerem se administrativna odločitev preobrazi v širše vprašanje javne navzočnosti »malega jezika«. Februarja 1975 je Informacijska agencija Združenih držav (USIA) iz proračunskih razlogov ukinila dnevno polurno oddajo v slovenščini – edini jezikovni program, ki je bil takrat v celoti ukinjen. Ukinitev je mobilizirala slovensko-ameriško skupnost, ki je prek bratskih podpornih oganizacij, tiska in političnih povezav oblikovala protest. Ključno vlogo so odigrali nekdanji senator slovenskih korenin Frank J. Lausche, politični emigrant dr. Ciril Žebot, profesor na Univerzi Georgetown, in urednik slovenskih oddaj na VOA Konrad Peter Mejač. Zakonodajna akcija v ameriškem kongresu je aprila 1976 pripeljala do sprejetja zakona, ki je obvezal obnovitev oddaj ter predstavljal prvi ameriški zakon z izrecnim določilom o Sloveniji. Primer osvetljuje dinamiko med zvezno administracijo, kongresnim nadzorom in slovensko-ameriško skupnostjo pri ohranjanju »malih jezikov« v institucionalnih okvirih velikih držav.
Keywords:	Glas Amerike, slovensko-ameriška skupnost, Glas Amerike, slovenski programi, hladna vojna, javna diplomacija
Publication version:	Version of Record
Publication date:	24.06.2026
Year of publishing:	2026
Number of pages:	str. 250-272
Numbering:	Letn. 19, št. 1
PID:	20.500.12556/DKUM-98766
UDC:	94(73=163.6)
ISSN on article:	1855-6302
COBISS.SI-ID:	283707651
DOI:	10.18690/scn.19.1.250-272.2026
Publication date in DKUM:	27.08.2026
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Title:	Slavia Centralis
Publisher:	Filozofska fakulteta Univerze v Mariboru, Oddelek za slovanske jezike in književnosti, Filozofska fakulteta Univerze v Mariboru, Oddelek za slovanske jezike in književnosti, Univerzitetna založba Univerze v Mariboru
ISSN:	1855-6302
COBISS.SI-ID:	244480000

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Funder:	ARIS - Slovenian Research and Innovation Agency
Project number:	Z5-60179-2025
Name:	Prilagoditev v stiski: južnoslovanski "sovražni tujci" iz Avstro-Ogrske v ZDA med prvo svetovno vojno

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Project number:	P5-0081-2020
Name:	Manjšinske in etnične študije ter slovensko narodno vprašanje

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Secondary language

Language:	English
Title:	The VOA Slovenian service in the 1970s between budget cuts, congress, and diasporic language vitality: “When the voice of America fell silent in Slovenian”
Abstract:	This article analyzes the cancellation and restoration of Voice of America (VOA) Slovenian-language broadcasts in 1974–1976 as a case in which an administrative decision transforms into a broader question of the public presence of a “small language.” In February 1975, the United States Information Agency (USIA) terminated the daily half-hour broadcast in Slovenian for budgetary reasons–the only language service entirely eliminated at that time. The cancellation mobilized the Slovenian-American community, which articulated its protest through ethnic fraternal organizations, the press, and political connections. Key roles were played by former U.S. Senator of Slovenian descent Frank J. Lausche, political émigré and Georgetown University Professor Dr. Ciril Žebot, and VOA Slovenian Service editor Konrad Peter Mejač. Legislative action in the U.S. Congress led to the passage of a law in April 1976 that mandated the restoration of broadcasts and represented the first U.S. legislation containing an explicit provision regarding Slovenia. The case illuminates the dynamics among federal administration, congressional oversight, and the Slovenian-American community in maintaining “minor languages” within the institutional frameworks of major states.
Keywords:	Voice of America, Slovenian-American community, Slovenian language service, Cold war, public diplomacy

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