Title: "From the Heart of Europe to the Land of the Free - History of the Czechs in America" Location: Global Resource Center Auditorium and on Zoom (https://wnmu.zoom.us/j/5755386823) Date: Tuesday, October 11, 6-7:30 p.m. Sponsor: History Program of WNMU Martin Nekola, Ph.D. received his doctorate in political science at the Charles University in Prague, Czech Republic. His research is focused on non-democratic regimes, the Cold War and the Czech communities in the USA. From time to time he participates in the election observation missions organized by the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE). He is the member of Association for Slavic, East European and Eurasian Studies (ASEEES), he is the author of more than 300 articles and has published 22 books. He is also the Czechoslovak Talks Project coordinator. Thousands of people dreamed of leaving poor Bohemian lands, crossing the ocean and entering the country of endless hope. Around 1506, the first news...
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