My Flag Grew Stars
Project Details by Fiscal Year
2012 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$150
Fund Source
Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund
Recipient Type
Libraries
Status
Completed
Start Date
January 2012
End Date
January 2012
Activity Type
Education/Outreach/Engagement
Counties Affected
Ramsey
Project Overview
Author Kitty Gogins will present her book My Flag Grew Stars, the fascinating story of Olga and Tibor Zoltai. Their world destroyed in World War II, teenagers Olga and Tibor
flee Hungary. Immigrating as indentured agricultural servants,
they unite, embarking on a cultural journey to become Americans. Through perseverance and creativity, they learn how to thrive, Tibor as a world-renowned professor at the
University of Minnesota and Olga counseling refugees, earning the title “area immigrants’ patron saint.”
Project Details
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Competitive Grant Making Body
Project Details: 2012 Fiscal Year
Legal Citation / Subdivision
Laws of Minnesota for 2011 Chapter 6, Article 4, Subdivision 5
2012 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$150
Other Funds Leveraged
$0
Direct expenses
$150
Proposed Measurable Outcome(s)
Local author to discuss new book about 2 teens from Hungary immigrating to America and thriving in MN.
Measurable Outcome(s)
Local author spoke about new book about immigrating to America and thriving in MN.
Project Manager
First Name
Chris
Last Name
Olson
Organization Name
MELSA
Street Address
1619 Dayton Avenue, Suite 314
City
Saint Paul
State
MN
Zip Code
55104
Phone
651-645-5731
Email
chris@melsa.org
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