An In-Depth Look at the Lithuanian American Community, Inc.

The Lithuanian-American Community Enters the 21st Century 

From the Lithuanian American Community, Inc.
The long and rich history of the LAC, Inc. continues.

The LAC Moves Forward

Regina Narušis
The LAC, Inc.’s plans for the coming year.

A New Board of Directors for the Year 2000

Vytas Maciūnas
Representatives for the new Board face an exciting century.

The Lithuanian-American Community’s Chapter List

www.javlb.org
A splendid listing of contact
people — connecting you to your local chapter.

The Lithuanian-American Community’s Endowment Fund Update

Ramutis Pliūra
The Fund continues to grow and support the LAC, Inc.’s important work.
A painless way to give.

Departments. . .

PERSPECTIVES
CURRENT EVENTS

• Lithuanian-Americans in the News
• News from Lithuania

REFLECTIONS

On Creating a Lithuanian- American Community
Rev. Msgr. Jonas Kučinskas-Kučingis

Lithuania’s Independence — Not Easily Won

“The re-establishment of the independent State of Lithuania, proclaimed on February 16th, 1918, was not to be secured by peaceful agreement with its neighbors, even though the end of World War I had brought some recognition of the right of national self-determination,” according to Encyclopedia Lituanica.

“It was only because they did not succumb to Russian Bolsheviks, German Bermondtists, and Polish Nationalists in a fierce two-year long struggle that the Lithuanian people were able to achieve a measure of international respect for their right to independence and for the territorial integrity of their newly resurrected state.”

Lithuania’s re-establishment of its independence in 1990 on March 11th, also was gained not without a fierce struggle. But, this struggle cost hundreds of thousands of lives over a 50-year period.

Commemorate Lithuania’s Independence with
your local Lithuanian-American Community