Chicago is home to more Burgenlanders than Burgenland’s capital Eisenstadt. In addition to Austrians, many Hungarians, Czechs, Slavs, and Romanians have found there way to this city. I am currently in Chicago, which is my home town. And I have wondered, what happens when large groups from Central and Southeastern Europe find themselves thousands of kilometers from home, in the context of a new life in a new country? is Kakanien still relevant in this new world experience? is it still alive here? I would say that yes, it is still there- and it may even last for some time yet.