Croatians of Chicagoland - Paperback

by Maria Dugandzic-Pasic (Author)

Croatians of Chicagolandexamines how the Croatian community, its leaders, clergy, laborers, politicians, athletes, benevolent societies, and social organizations helped build and shape Chicago's history.

Chicago was once

Author Biography

Maria Dugandzic´-Pasic´ was born in Chicago. Her mother was a first-generation Croatian whose parents emigrated in 1951. Her father arrived in the early 1960s from Bosnia-Herzegovina. As a producer with CNN, she has covered major news events in Chicago, Rome, London, Jerusalem, and the Balkans. She is a graduate of Loyola University Chicago and currently resides in Chicago.