Julia Anderlé de Sylor completed her doctoral studies at the University of Wisconsin, Madison. Before returning to the US, the author received a Fulbright scholarship to Germany, where she also obtained a M.A. in French & German studies. Her interests include immigration, nonverbal communication, and heritage studies.

• Refugee – immigration – ethnic heritage community – Milwaukee – German-American studies – psychology – pastoral care – acculturative stress – Danube Swabian – Viktor Frankl – suffering and meaning – Catholic – Joseph Kentenich – Marian devotion – newsletters – integration – structured writing therapy – refugee narratives – trauma – PTSD – Heimat – qualitative analysis

Julia Anderlé de Sylor completed her doctoral studies at the University of Wisconsin, Madison. Before returning to the US, the author received a Fulbright scholarship to Germany, where she also obtained a M.A. in French & German studies. Her interests include immigration, nonverbal communication, and heritage studies.

• Refugee – immigration – ethnic heritage community – Milwaukee – German-American studies – psychology – pastoral care – acculturative stress – Danube Swabian – Viktor Frankl – suffering and meaning – Catholic – Joseph Kentenich – Marian devotion – newsletters – integration – structured writing therapy – refugee narratives – trauma – PTSD – Heimat – qualitative analysis

Julia Anderlé de Sylor completed her doctoral studies at the University of Wisconsin, Madison. Before returning to the US, the author received a Fulbright scholarship to Germany, where she also obtained a M.A. in French & German studies. Her interests include immigration, nonverbal communication, and heritage studies.

• Refugee – immigration – ethnic heritage community – Milwaukee – German-American studies – psychology – pastoral care – acculturative stress – Danube Swabian – Viktor Frankl – suffering and meaning – Catholic – Joseph Kentenich – Marian devotion – newsletters – integration – structured writing therapy – refugee narratives – trauma – PTSD – Heimat – qualitative analysis