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Prof. Marin Soljačić was born in Zagreb, Croatia on February 7th, 1974. An expert in photonic crystals and nonlinear optics. Co-authored more than 60 scientific articles, a co-inventor on 12 patents (10 more pending), given more than 40 invited talks around the world. In 2005 awared Adolph Lomb Medal of the Optical Society of America. In 2006, chosen by Technology Review to be one of the “TR35”: top 35 innovators under the age of 35.

Dr. Frank G. Gruich, or Dr. G, as he likes to be called, still goes to Biloxi Regional Hospital nearly every day. The hospital, and Biloxi for that matter, owes Gruich considerably more than a plate of red beans and rice. He is a living witness to the past, a spokesman for a city and an era that has almost vanished from memory. Beyond that, Gruich is a venerable local figure widely known for his fierce loyalties, mischievous spirit and substantial accomplishments.

Petar Miso Mihocevic     Petar Miso Mihocevic (1949), BA in Letters and Philosophy from the Zagreb University (Political Sciences never completed), from a family of musicians and professors. Scholarships to USA,…

RAZGOVOR: VIŠNJA STAREŠINANovinarka, autorica knjiga”Vježbe u laboratoriju Balkan” i “Haaška formula” samo za Hrvatsku kroniku govori o Haagu, hrvatskoj politici i iseljeni kim brigamaMeu iseljeništvom je posijana apatija Razgovarala: Jadranka Jureško-KeroVišnja Starešina…

PROFILEPete Radovich: Man Behind the Scenes Emmy award winning CBS Sports producer, fundraiser, and proud Croatian-American By Josip Bogovic Did you ever wonder as you sit on your comfortable couch watching a…

Josip Konta     http://www.konta.bi .hr/   Josip Konta je strastveni promotor vlastitog do ivljaja svijeta stvarnosti. Njegovi i ra aji odvode nas na mjesto ra mišljanja biti i bitka i poimanja…

  Vanja Rogulj Class:JuniorHometown:Zagreb, CroatiaHigh School:SplitHeight / Weight:6-0 / 165Event:Breast/I.M.NCAA All-American: 2005: 100 Breast (1st), 200 Breast (1st), 200 FR (H.M.); 2004: 100 Breast (H.M.), 200 Breast (H.M.), 400 MR ACC Champion:…

Mark Milovats ‘Croatian King of Christmas’ www.markmilovats.com   Mark Milovats began his career as a pop standards crooner and has been expanding his musical variety with each passing year. He has a…

Katarina Livljanić Katarina Livljanić, singer and musicologist, is among the leading international specialists in medieval chant performance. Born on the Adriatic coast of Croatia, she decided to become a medieval music performer at a very early age, training at the Zagreb Music Conservatory before moving to France to study voice with Guillemette Laurens and musicology with Marie Noël Colette. She now directs the vocal ensemble Dialogos, specializing in medieval chant and liturgical theatre of the Glagolitic tradition. For her work in this field, she was decorated for cultural achievement by the president of Croatia in 2002. She obtained a Ph.D. at the Ecole Pratique des Hautes Etudes in Paris, based on research of medieval chant manuscripts of Southern Italy. She is currently Maître de conferences in medieval music at the Sorbonne University in Paris. As a vocalist, she also performs in major international festivals with the ensembles Sequentia and Alla Francesca. She spent a semester as visiting lecturer and directed a gregorian chant schola at Harvard University. In 1998 she founded a chant performance program at the University of Limerick in Ireland. With Benjamin Bagby, director of the ensemble Sequentia, she is invited to several universities in the United States and Canada as a teacher and resident artist (Vancouver, Harvard). She has emerged as an important international speaker about medieval chant performance and publishes articles in specialized reviews worldwide. In 2002 she was artistic advisor at the Early Music Festival in Utrecht, Netherlands. http://www.ensemble-dialogos.org

Ivana Kunc Ivana Kunc comes from a musical family. Her aunt was dramatic soprano Zinka Milanov, and her father noted Croatian composer Bozidar Kunc. Ms. Kunc, a lyric soprano, has performed with numerous opera companies including Opera Northeast, Amato Opera, and Brooklyn Lyric Opera. Some of the roles in her current repertoire include Mimi in La Boheme, Micaela in Carmen, Liu in Turandot, Marguerite in Faust, and Pamina in The Magic Flute. Ivana has performed solo recitals throughout the Tri-State area. Her most recent, “Try to Remember” produced by Boz and the Bard Productions, included Broadway standards as well as classical pieces. Currently, Ms. Kunc is preparing a recital of her father’s original songs. A native New Yorker, Ivana now resides in New Jersey with her husband, guitarist Monroe Quinn. She is also an avid animal rights activist and vegetarian. Hear Ivana sing the song ” Strepnja ” composed by Bozidar Kunc Contact Ivana: ivanajoy@yahoo.com

  Marija Miletic Dail Director – Producer – Animator – Filmmaker www.marijamileticdail.com Work HistoryEducationBiographyAdditional Information WORK HISTORY 2005 – Supervising Director for animated series – European Studio 1999 – Co-directed the feature…

  VJEKOSLAV MARTINKO Heritage – Tradition – Friendship – Creativity   Look for the life style that is alternative to the ‘main stream’ Live the life beyond the ‘main stream’ Make sustainable…

  Tomislav S. Peric’     Tomislav S. Peric’ is president of Galileo Communications Inc., a communications consulting firm that specializes in creating editorial products and initiating aggressive public relations campaigns on…

  Ana Petercic Buzancic – Art Around the Neck     My pleasure in silk painting is in creating accessories that complement everyday wear and make it unique.   One of a…

  Stjepan Vlahovich Collecting Croatian textiles  “I love the fact that peasants, sometimes looked down upon as simple people, created such sophisticated work.”Stjepan Vlahovich Short Biography:   Stjepan Vlahovich is a second…