Aug
Recently while driving through the city of San Pedro, CA I came upon a a building with the name “Croatian American Hall”,I am half Croatian (on my father’s side, my maiden name is Blazevic) and I wanted to see what this building was all about.
I found out Croatian Immigrants settled in the San Pedro area which is a fishing village at the end of the 19th century. Come to find out there is a Croatian Cultural Center of Los Angeles which is dedicated to educating the general public on the diverse cultural heritage of Croatia. The City of Los Angeles even named a stretch of 9th Street “Croatian Place” in honor of the city’s old Croatian community. There are reportedly more than 35,000 Croats in San Pedro, making it the biggest Croatian community on the Pacific.
When I have time, I plan to explore this community of my heritage….stay tuned!
One Response to "Family Heritage"
August 28th, 2008 at 7:59 pm
That is really great! My heritage research took me to CA also. I hope you get a chance to explore further. You must be very busy with the campaign. Things will be busy here next week in St. Paul!