Mauricio Restrepo Gómez, honorary consul of Croatia in Bogotá
Born on June 5, 1964, he completed his studies in civil engineering and earned the title of civil engineer. He built his professional career in the field of security [...]
Leonel Budrovich’s Family
The surname Budrović has been originally from Vrbanj (Hvar), since the 15th century. It is probably a hypocoristic of the name Budimir or Budislav. My ancestors were born in Velo [...]
How I Became the Southernmost Presented Croatian Author in the World
Through my writing, I have explored various topics related to Croatian emigration. I was particularly drawn to untold stories or those that can be viewed from multiple perspectives. Some [...]
IN THE LAND OF DALMATIANS
AN AFFECTIVE MAP IN NEIGHBORHOODS THE BELENZINHO AND MOOCA Written in english by: Katia Camargo Gavranich SESC SÃO PAULO – CENTER OF RESEARCH AND FORMATION SÃO PAULO [...]
120 Years of the Croatian Parish in Auckland
Considering that I have extensively written about emigration and the causes of emigration in my book "Croatian Seafarers in Overseas Countries," I will now start with the story of their [...]
Memories of Griselda Zeljkovich from Venado Tuerto
My grandparents, Ivan and Jelena, were known as Juan and Elena here. They were born in Trnbusi and Dolac Gornji. They arrived in Argentina by ship, but I couldn’t find [...]
The Banić Family History
Seventy-six years ago, in 1948, Peru welcomed Croatian immigrants. This migration was facilitated by an intervention from the Vatican. My grandfather, Ivan Banić Bozić, from Zadar Zemunik – Gorica, arrived [...]
FRANK VISMEG
FRANK VISMEG was born on March 27, 1943 in Cerić, near Vinkovci. Lives in Toronto, Canada 508 Taylor Crescent Burlington ON Canada L7l 6G3 ● Tel.: 416.576.5551 ● fvismeg@gmail.com [...]
ILIJA DENIS ŠUTALO
Ilija Denis Šutalo was born in Melbourne Australia in 1968. He completed his degree with honours (1991) and doctorate in chemical engineering (1996) at the University of Melbourne, and Masters [...]
A Story of Two Brothers: Kumpa and Vara (Filip and Pere Vlahov)
Filip Vlahov (b. 1875), my great grandfather and his younger brother, Pere (b. 1881) were born into a poor Dalmatian family in Šepurine on the island of Prvić. For [...]