054 - Lithuanian archives in the US. Interview with Kristina Lapienyte

More than half a million people of Lithuanian descent now Live in the US. It has one of the largest Lithuanian communities abroad. From your letters and messages, we know that many of you live in the US. That is why we decided to dedicate this episode to talk about Lithuanian heritage in the American continent. In this episode, our host Ruta Naujokaite talk with Kristina Lapienyte. She is the head of the largest scholarly archive and book publisher outside Lithuania, the Lithuanian Research and Studies Center. Relatively short, a crash course on the Lithuanian community in the US. Here are some extra links for further research: - http://www.lithuanianresearch.org/ - https://www.amazon.com/Thought-Wed-Back-Soon-1940-1944/dp/6098120277/ref=sr_1_1?dchild=1&keywords=cidzikaite&qid=1615290269&s=books&sr=1-1 - https://kultura.lrytas.lt/-12278487221226586141-dp-stovyklų-palikimas-lietuvių-karo-tremtiniai-vakaruose-1944-1954-metais.htm Thanks to all the team including our language editor Sean Donovan, our sound editor Gabriele Valodskaite, our designer Milda Sukyte and host Ruta Naujokaite. And our partners Global Lithuanian Leaders and LRT. You can listen to all our interviews directly on Lithuanian dream podcast website: www.lithuaniandreampodcast.com/episodes Lithuanian Dream Podcast is the most popular Lithuanian podcast in English Our goal is bringing Lithuania to the world and the world to Lithuania. Every Wednesday we release new episodes with the leaders from businesses, politics and culture. We are supported by Lithuanian national broadcaster LRT and Global Lithuanian Leaders (GLL). Find all our episodes here: www.lithuaniandreampodcast.com/episodes Every wednesday we have a new episode ready for you. SUBSCRIBE to our newsletter: www.lithuaniandreampodcast.com/newsletter Facebook: www.facebook.com/LithuanianDreamPodcast Instagram: www.instagram.com/lithuanian_dream_podcast/?hl=en Twitter: twitter.com/lithuaniandream?lang=en Linkedin: www.linkedin.com/company/lithuaniandreampodcast/ For questions, contact us: [email protected]