Lithuanians in Michigan / / Marius K. Grazulis

• Autore: Grazulis Marius K
• Pubblicazione: East Lansing, : Michigan State University Press, c2009
• Edizione: 1st ed.
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (112 p.)
• Disciplina: 977.4/0049192; 977.40049192
• Soggetto topico: Lithuanian Americans - Michigan - History; Immigrants - Michigan - History; Lithuanian Americans - Michigan - Social life and customs
• Soggetto geografico: Michigan Ethnic relations; Michigan Social life and customs; Michigan Emigration and immigration; Lithuania Emigration and immigration
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references (p. 85-96) and index.
• Nota di contenuto: Introduction -- Lithuanian history as a background to immigration -- First and second waves of Lithuanians in Michigan -- Religion and culture in the first and second waves -- Lithuanians and sports -- Third and fourth waves Lithuanian immigration to Michigan -- Politics -- Fourth wave -- Fifth wave of immigration and today -- Union pier experience -- Future of Lithuanians in Michigan -- Conclusion -- Sidebars -- Bishop Salatka of Marquette -- Old country farmer's cheese -- Lithuanian Jews -- Louis Getz -- Milda's corner store.
• Sommario/riassunto: From the Publisher: Lithuanians in Michigan 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.
• Titolo autorizzato: Lithuanians in Michigan
• ISBN: 0-87013-920-7
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910828307203321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II
• Serie: Discovering the peoples of Michigan.