[Congressional Record Volume 148, Number 102 (Wednesday, July 24, 2002)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E1331]
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                        IN HONOR OF IVAN MILETIC

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                        HON. DENNIS J. KUCINICH

                                of ohio

                    in the house of representatives

                         Tuesday, July 23, 2002

  Mr. KUCINICH. Mr. Speaker, I rise today in recognition of esteemed 
author Ivan Miletic, who co-authored: From the Adriatic to Lake Erie. A 
History of Croatians in Greater Cleveland.
  Through the research and writings of Mr. Miletic, an accomplished 
historian, and equally esteemed historians and educators--Dr. Ivan 
Cizmic and Dr. George J. Prpic-- the public now has permanent access to 
understanding the significant impact that Croatian Americans have had 
upon the Cleveland community.
  This important book chronicles the history and evolution of Croatian 
immigrants, and their individual and collective influence in the 
Northeast Ohio region--from the first wave of Croatian immigrants 
seeking opportunity and freedom, to modern-day Americans of Croatian 
descent--all of whom have added to the rich cultural fabric of 
Cleveland. Croatian Americans have positively defined, and greatly 
contributed to, all aspects of our community--from religion, culture 
and the arts, to politics and law, to education and the sciences.
  Mr. Speaker, please join me in honor and tribute of author Ivan 
Miletic, who, along with authors Dr. Ivan Cizmic and Dr. George J. 
Prpic, have succeeded in the eloquent and adept historical account of 
Croatian immigrants, and their profound collective impact on all 
aspects of the Cleveland community. Moreover, as an American whose 
grandfather emigrated from Croatia, I am honored that my family, and my 
own public service, was noted in this book. The struggles, hardships 
and injustices that many immigrants have experienced, and overcome, are 
significant aspects of American history, that deserve an accurate and 
permanent historical account--to be learned from for generations to 
come--as is noted in From the Adriatic to Lake Erie: A History of 
Croatians in Greater Cleveland.

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