The best cooking comes from the heart, and there is no better cookbook to illustrate that than the newly published bilingual Iz Komina Ane Mljecke: Tradicionalna Hrvatska Kuhinja Iz Dubrovackog Kraja/From The…
Category: Croatian Life Stories
Ljiljana Coklin teaches writing at the University of California Santa Barbara
In the midst of the Croatian War of Independence, Ljiljana Coklin, today a lecturer in the Writing Department at UC Santa Barbara, was just a college student trying to complete her degree…
Joso's Croatian Seafood Restaurant in Toronto in Stephen Holt's interview with Leo Spralia
 Stephen Holt interviews Leo Spralia at Joso’s, one of Toronto’s top Seafood restaurants, during the Toronto International Film Festival as broadcast on the Stephen Holt Show. Sept.’02. The restaurant serves food…
The Baron family's Croatian tamburitza band in the USA in 1930s
Many thanks to Mr. Robert Fuhrer for submitting the article of Jennifer Baron. By age 12, the three Baron kids were proficient on traditional tamburitza instruments such as the prim, tambura and…
Ljubo Krasic director of Croatian Ethnic Institute in Chicago, USA
Fra Ljubo Krasiae, director of Croatian Ethnic Institute in Chicago, USA Croatian Ethnic Institute, ChicagoThe Franciscans established the Croatian Ethnic Institute in 1975, with headquarters in Chicago, for the purpose of…
Ignacio Frezik Croatian that flooded Colombia and half of the world with his strawberries
Proud Mrs. Katarina Frezik, one of the daughters of Ignazio Frezik and Elizabeth Rozman (Elizabeta Rožman), who emigrated from Croatia to Colombia after 1945. IGNACIO FREZIK, A CROATIAN FELLOW THAT FLOODED…
Everything is Forever by Victor Zimet docu-drama on the life of Nenad Bach World Premiere April 11th 2014
Background: WorldFest, founded in 1961, is the third oldest film festival in North America & the Oldest Indie Film Festival in the World! This annual event has evolved into a competitive…
Branko Istvancic Croatian filmmaker recipient of the Liliane Stewart Award for Design Arts in Montreal Canada
“Mi smo Bunjevke Hrvatice a zovu nas slamarke!” / “We are all Croats and are called straw-girls!” from Branko Istvančić. 2014 LILIANE STEWART PRIZE FOR THE DESIGN ARTS AWARDED TO FILM BY…
Heritage and History Tour of Croatia with Robert Jerin September 26 – October 9, 2014
Visiting the Croatian State Archives in Zagreb to research family history Discovering my Croatian heritage began as an exciting hobby more than a decade ago and has since developed into a passion…
Karlo J. Mirth 1917-2013 distinguished Croatian writer and lifetime president of Croatian Academy of America
Karlo Mirth 1917-2013, distinguished Croatian intellecutal and benefactor in the USA. Photo by Glas Gacke. Karlo J. MIRTH 1917-2013Karlo J. Mirth, age 96, died peacefully at home, with his loving family…