Exhibition honours Slovenians in US

Valenčič, who contributed the texts and most of the 80 photos featured in the exhibition, said that being a lecturer of Slovenian-US history provided him with many opportunities to meet Slovenians living in the US and gain insight into their lives, activities and achievements.

While some of them may feel that they will disappear in the American melting pot, Valenčič has seen that new opportunities for preserving the community appear with each new generation and with the development of technology.

The exhibition shows the US locations of the Slovenian community, which has been striving to preserve its cultural identity for 150 years. Valenčič said there are more than 500,000 Slovenian emigrants living in the US. Most of them settled in large industrial or mining towns, while some formed farming communities that continue to thrive.

Where a larger number of...