The post-World War II wave of #Lithuanian immigrants—the Dipukai —also experienced a surge of #Lithuanian consciousness. These later immigrants saw themselves as an exiled community and clung to their memory of two decades of freedom in Lithuania.

the rising tide of #Lithuanian nationalism and ethnic identity toward the end of the nineteenth century sparked profound changes in the #Lithuanian American religious community.

The size and strength of the #Lithuanian American community has allowed its people to maintain a certain sense of ethnic heritage, even as the immigrant population evolves and its succeeding generations become thoroughly Americanized.

The dominance of #Roman Catholicism in the #Lithuanian American community is even more pronounced because of the influence of Catholicism in the formation of the institutions of #Lithuanian identity.

Although they were not a real force in national politics, #Lithuanian Americans used their numbers to dominate local politics, electing local officials, state legislators, judges, and occasionally members of the U.S. House of Representatives

#Lithuanian Americans began to climb up the economic ladder and gain an important place in their local communities. This mobility allowed them to enter the American mainstream

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The development of #Lithuanian #Roman Catholicism took hold early in the twentieth century, cementing a #Lithuanian ethnic consciousness in America

#Lithuanian Americans were especially interested in both World Wars, since they directly influenced the fate of #Lithuanian independence.

Efforts of the #Lithuanian American community moved #Lithuanian Americans into the wider sphere of the #Lithuanian exile community worldwide, uniting American organizations with others in Europe and elsewhere.

#Polish American and #Lithuanian American immigrants tended to settle in many of the same areas of the United States.

A number of #Lithuanians immigrated to the New World before the American Revolution. The first may have been a #Lithuanian physician, Dr. Aleksandras Kursius, who is believed to have lived in New York as early as 1660

#Roman Catholics organized Holy Cross Hospital in Chicago, as well as homes for the aged and infirm. Many of these activities came under the control of #Lithuanian #Roman Catholic orders, especially the Sisters of St. Casimir.

Although they were not a real force in national politics, #Lithuanian Americans used their numbers to dominate local politics, electing local officials, state legislators, judges, and occasionally members of the U.S. House of Representatives

Vilnius computer factory. Photo by Nikita Kozlovsky, Lithuanian Soviet Socialist Republic, 1973

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In 1930 only about 47 % of #Lithuanian immigrants had become American citizens, despite the formation of #Lithuanian citizens clubs to promote naturalization

The arrival of #Lithuanian refugees after World War II brought a fresh wave of immigrants and an intensified sense of #Lithuanian nationalism.