{"id":3971,"date":"2019-05-02T14:13:32","date_gmt":"2019-05-02T11:13:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blog.lnb.lt\/lituanistika\/?p=3971"},"modified":"2019-05-24T14:15:19","modified_gmt":"2019-05-24T11:15:19","slug":"the-lac-exhibition-at-the-national-library-of-lithuania","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.lnb.lt\/lituanistika\/2019\/05\/02\/the-lac-exhibition-at-the-national-library-of-lithuania\/","title":{"rendered":"The LAC Exhibition at the National Library of Lithuania"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"504\" height=\"340\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.lnb.lt\/lituanistika\/files\/2019\/05\/4186_9296_zoomed_jav_lietuviu_bendruomenes_paroda_504x504-2.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-3972\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blog.lnb.lt\/lituanistika\/files\/2019\/05\/4186_9296_zoomed_jav_lietuviu_bendruomenes_paroda_504x504-2.jpg 504w, https:\/\/blog.lnb.lt\/lituanistika\/files\/2019\/05\/4186_9296_zoomed_jav_lietuviu_bendruomenes_paroda_504x504-2-250x169.jpg 250w, https:\/\/blog.lnb.lt\/lituanistika\/files\/2019\/05\/4186_9296_zoomed_jav_lietuviu_bendruomenes_paroda_504x504-2-300x202.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 504px) 85vw, 504px\" \/><figcaption><br><em> The exhibition at the Library. Photo: National Library of Lithuania <\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>The travelling exhibition\n\u201cWe Created the Lithuanian State Together: The Lithuanian-American Community,\nInc. 1951-2018\u201d at the National Library of Lithuania highlights the fact that\nLithuanian-Americans have always kept close contact with the homeland and have\ncontributed to country\u2019s development.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Lithuanian diaspora\nis an integral part of Lithuanian history. Despite the geographical distance, the\nLithuanian immigrants tirelessly worked on behalf of Lithuania. Various initiatives\nof many relief organizations, the financial support, active propaganda work, and\nthe establishment and strengthening of political, economic, and cultural\nrelations between the US and Lithuania are undeniable evidence of the united\nstruggle for Lithuanian independence. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Fighting for the\nindependence of Lithuania was one of the main goals of the Lithuanian-American\nCommunity, Inc. founded in 1951. When Lithuania regained its independence, the LAC,\nwhich unites all Lithuanians living in the US, has actively cooperated with the\nhomeland and its institutions, contributed to the development of ties between\nLithuanian and the US government and business representatives.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Today, the ultimate\ngoal of the LAC is to preserve Lithuanian culture and traditions and pass it\nonto the future generations. The organization\u2019s main emphasis is on Lithuanian\neducation, cultural, scientific, social, economic, religious, and sport and\nother activities in the US. It cooperates with other Lithuanian-American\norganizations, the US non-governmental organizations, and introduces Americans\nto Lithuania. Americans of Lithuanian descent and their non-Lithuanian spouses\nare also welcomed in the LAC.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The exhibition, which\nruns at the Library until the end of May, testifies to the glorious history of\nthe LAC and introduces to its past and present activities. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The travelling exhibition \u201cWe Created the Lithuanian State Together: The Lithuanian-American Community, Inc. 1951-2018\u201d at the National Library of Lithuania highlights the fact that Lithuanian-Americans have always kept close contact with the homeland and have contributed to country\u2019s development. Lithuanian diaspora is an integral part of Lithuanian history. Despite the geographical distance, the Lithuanian immigrants &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/blog.lnb.lt\/lituanistika\/2019\/05\/02\/the-lac-exhibition-at-the-national-library-of-lithuania\/\" class=\"more-link\">Toliau skaityti<span class=\"screen-reader-text\"> &#8222;The LAC Exhibition at the National Library of Lithuania&#8221;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":6,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"inline_featured_image":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1647,1],"tags":[949],"class_list":["post-3971","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-exhibitions","category-naujienos","tag-lithuanian-american-community"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/blog.lnb.lt\/lituanistika\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3971","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/blog.lnb.lt\/lituanistika\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/blog.lnb.lt\/lituanistika\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blog.lnb.lt\/lituanistika\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/6"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blog.lnb.lt\/lituanistika\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=3971"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/blog.lnb.lt\/lituanistika\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3971\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/blog.lnb.lt\/lituanistika\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=3971"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blog.lnb.lt\/lituanistika\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=3971"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blog.lnb.lt\/lituanistika\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=3971"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}