Abstract: Topics discussed include: Yugoslavia, birthplace, ethnic groups, 1938—Father, railroad worker, 1930s-40s, Yugoslavia—World War II (1939-1945), German occupation, military strength, Yugoslavia—World War II (1939-1945), allied powers, broad synopsis of the war—Josip Broz Tito (1943-1980), Communist leader, killings, Yugoslavia—Father, apolitical, kidnapped by Communists, jailed by non-Communists, family home demolished housing living with neighbors, 1943, Yugoslavia—Communists, occupying homes, stealing food, threatening to kill his mother, 1940s, Yugoslavia—Running out of town, chased by Communists, 1943, Yugoslavia—Releasing father from jail, 1943, Zagreb, Yugoslavia—World War II (1939-1945), moving from Ljubljana, Yugoslavia to Klagenfurt, Austria, refugees, the Iron Curtain, 1945—World War II (1939-1945), Yalta Conference, solutions for refugees and Displaced Persons (DPs), refugees tortured and killed in Communist countries, 1945—Joseph Stalin (1920s-1953), dictator, mass graves, World War II (1939-1945), Russia and U.S.S.R—Refugees and Displaced Persons (DPs), immigrating to North and South America, Argentina, Canada, United States, 1945-1949—Father, administrative role in the refugee camp, Klagenfurt, Austria, immigrating to the United States, 1949—Childhood memories, playing with hand grenades, playing on train tracks, early 1940s, Yugoslavia—Playing with railroad spikes, derailing trains, refugee camp, Klagenfurt, Austria, 1945-1949—Organization of the refugee camp, schools, churches, Red Cross, athletics, Klagenfurt, Austria, 1945-1949—Benito Mussolini (1922-1943), dictator, hatred towards Yugoslavians Axis powers, Italy—Father, scared to return to Yugoslavia, fear of communists, 1949-1980s—Immigrating to the United States, emotions, freedom, 1949—Expanding knowledge of Yugoslavian, language schools in Klagenfurt, Austria, immigration process, not understanding English, 1949—Experience in Grand Central Railroad Station, elderly woman gives him a box of choco
00:00:40—Yugoslavia, birthplace, ethnic groups, 1938 | 00:02:53—Father, railroad worker, 1930s-40s, Yugoslavia | 00:03:50—World War II (1939-1945), German occupation, military strength, Yugoslavia | 00:05:10—World War II (1939-1945), allied powers, broad synopsis of the war | 00:10:00—Josip Broz Tito (1943-1980), Communist leader, killings, Yugoslavia | 00:11:45—Father, apolitical, kidnapped by Communists, jailed by non-Communists, family home demolished housing living with neighbors, 1943, Yugoslavia | 00:14:30—Communists, occupying homes, stealing food, threatening to kill his mother, 1940s, Yugoslavia | 00:16:15—Running out of town, chased by Communists, 1943, Yugoslavia | 00:17:50—Releasing father from jail, 1943, Zagreb, Yugoslavia | 00:20:00—World War II (1939-1945), moving from Ljubljana, Yugoslavia to Klagenfurt, Austria, refugees, the Iron Curtain, 1945 | 00:23:40—World War II (1939-1945), Yalta Conference, solutions for refugees and Displaced Persons (DPs), refugees tortured and killed in Communist countries, 1945 | 00:27:07—Joseph Stalin (1920s-1953), dictator, mass graves, World War II (1939-1945), Russia and U.S.S.R | 00:28:20—Refugees and Displaced Persons (DPs), immigrating to North and South America, Argentina, Canada, United States, 1945-1949 | 00:29:00—Father, administrative role in the refugee camp, Klagenfurt, Austria, immigrating to the United States, 1949 | 00:30:00—Childhood memories, playing with hand grenades, playing on train tracks, early 1940s, Yugoslavia | 00:31:38—Playing with railroad spikes, derailing trains, refugee camp, Klagenfurt, Austria, 1945-1949 | 00:33:01—Organization of the refugee camp, schools, churches, Red Cross, athletics, Klagenfurt, Austria, 1945-1949 | 00:35:49—Benito Mussolini (1922-1943), dictator, hatred towards Yugoslavians Axis powers, Italy | 00:36:18—Father, scared to return to Yugoslavia, fear of communists, 1949-1980s | 00:38:50—Immigrating to the United States, emotions, freedom, 1949 | 00:38:56—Expanding k
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