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Lithuanians in Michigan [electronic resource] / Marius K. Grazulis.

By: Contributor(s): Material type: TextTextSeries: Discovering the peoples of MichiganPublication details: East Lansing : Michigan State University Press, c2009.Description: viii, 103 p. : ill., mapsSubject(s): Genre/Form: DDC classification:
  • 977.4/0049192 22
LOC classification:
  • F575.L7 G73 2009
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Contents:
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.
Summary: 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.
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Includes bibliographical references (p. 85-96) and index.

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.

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.

Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, MI : ProQuest, 2015. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest affiliated libraries.

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