Contents Tacoma “Wedding” To nije vjenčanje, već pogrebna povorka Hrvatu Andrew Aronkeu (31 god.), radniku ljevoanice – štrajakšu, kojega je ubila policija. Da bi se naglasio protest, djevojka Stanka Domić zamijenila…
Category: Croatian Life Stories
Book Review: Escape from Despair
Review of “Escape from Despair: A Croatian Familys Survival” Salvation as a literary theme has been a constant throughout the centuries, often coupled with what many consider its existential opposite, suffering. From…
Croatia's Sailing Grandmothers
Croatia’s Sailing Grandmothers September 28, 2007 – One group of Croatian grandmothers may have found the secret to staying young: sailing. Meet the seafaring seniors as they navigate their skiff off the…
New book: Escape From Despair – A Croatian Family's Survival
“Escape from Despair: A Croatian Family’s Survival” is a memoir, set among Croatia’s working-class during the communist era. This brutal and complex story depicts lives hemmed in by poverty and sexual abuse….
Celebration at the Dubrovnik Maritime College
The class of Prof. Josip Surić in 1954, Dubrovnik Maritime College of Dubrovnik, CroatiaClass of 195750th Year Anniversary Celebration Dubrovnik, August 24, 2007 The year was 1957, and 22 young…
The perfect wine legacy – It all started when Peter Vegar's great grandfather left Croatia
The perfect wine legacyStory and photos by DEBBIE CHANRespecting tradition: Vegar believes in preserving his great grandfather’s legacy. Respecting tradition: Vegar believes in preserving his great grandfathers legacy. It all started…
U.S. could take a lesson from Irish and Croatians
U.S. could take a lesson from Irish, Mexican immigration policiesby Barbara [email protected] Was thinking some more about immigration as I celebrated part of my immigrant heritage on St. Patrick’s Day.Made lamb stew…
Mijo Jurić: Osamnaesto Proljeće
Ivici nisu dopustili otići na očev pogreb, iako je već bio pri samome kraju četveromjesečne kazne, te unatoč tome što je rodbina bila spremna platiti sve troškove milicijske pratnje! Morali smo paziti…
Croatian Instructor Knows How it Feels to be a Citizen
Croatian instructor knows how it feels to be a citizenBy Tom RaganSentinel staff writer WATSONVILLE – Elvira Sandoval Meza spent nearly a decade studying English and Spanish to become a U.S. citizen.Last…
Josip Novakovich: On Raising a Prodigy
On Raising a Prodigy My father tried it. In Daruvar, Croatia, he bought a piano and sat my oldest brother at it, and hired a teacher. Whenever Vlado made a mistake, the…