Lithuanians in Michigan - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook Lithuanians in Michigan write by Marius K. Grazulis. This book was released on 2009-03-11. Lithuanians in Michigan available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. In Lithuanians in Michigan Marius Grazulis recounts the history of an immigrant group that has struggled to maintain its identity. Grazulis estimates that about 20 percent of the 1.6 million Lithuanians who immigrated to the United States arrived on American shores between 1860 and 1918. While first-wave immigrants stayed mostly on the east coast, by 1920 about one-third of newly immigrated Lithuanians lived in Michigan, working in heavy industry and mining. With remarkable detail, Grazulis traces the ways these groups have maintained their ethnic identity in Michigan in the face of changing demographics in their neighborhoods and changing interests among their children, along with the challenges posed by newly arriving "modern" Lithuanian immigrants, who did not read the same books, sing the same songs, celebrate the same holidays, or even speak the same language that previous waves of Lithuanian immigrants had preserved in America. Anyone interested in immigrant history will find Lithuanians in Michigan simultaneously familiar, fascinating, and moving.
Lithuanians Buried in Albion, Michigan
Lithuanians Buried in Albion, Michigan - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook Lithuanians Buried in Albion, Michigan write by . This book was released on 2001. Lithuanians Buried in Albion, Michigan available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle.
Lithuania in European Politics
Lithuania in European Politics - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook Lithuania in European Politics write by Alfonsas Eidintas. This book was released on 2004. Lithuania in European Politics available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle.
Growing Up in Old Lithuanian Town
Growing Up in Old Lithuanian Town - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook Growing Up in Old Lithuanian Town write by Edward V. Gillis. This book was released on 2000. Growing Up in Old Lithuanian Town available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle.
Lithuanian Chicago
Lithuanian Chicago - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook Lithuanian Chicago write by Justin G. Riskus. This book was released on 2013. Lithuanian Chicago available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Today, there are more than 100,000 Lithuanians in Chicago, making the city home to the greatest concentration of Lithuanians outside of the country itself. Their presence in Chicago began in 1834 and drastically increased during the 20th century as immigrants and their descendants sought work in the stockyards and other industries. Lithuanians in Chicago were dedicated to celebrating and preserving their unique culture, evident in its churches, schools, museums, and community centers in neighborhoods such as Bridgeport and Marquette Park. They also maintained ties to the homeland and played an important role in Lithuania's struggles for independence throughout the 20th century. Many prominent Lithuanian Americans are from the "City of the Big Shoulders," including football great Dick Butkus, actor John C. Reilly, and director Robert Zemeckis. The former president of Lithuania, Valdas Adamkus, was a resident of Chicagoland for nearly 50 years.
