Background
Reenan, Antanas Jonas Van was born on February 10, 1942 in Vilkaviskis, Lithuania. Son of Antanas Adomenas and Elena (Lizas) Jurkenas. came to the United States, 1949.
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Lithuanian Diaspora: Konigsberg to Chicago
(This book traces the development of a Lithuanian sense of...)
This book traces the development of a Lithuanian sense of peoplehood and unravels their invisible configuration of values. By analyzing the dynamics of their diaspora mentality, the work presents a picture of a people armed with an ideology that enables them to nonviolently confront the first principles of American nationality. Contents: Old World Roots; Emergence of a Lithuanian Community in Chicago; A New Wave of Emigration in the Making; Exiles Not Immigrants; Establishment of Institutions to Deflect Assimilation; A Catholic Identity; Lithuanian Involvement in Organized Political Action.
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Antanas Jonas Van Reenan
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Antanas Jonas Van Reenan, American History educator, urban consultant. Recipient outstanding feature citation American Newspapers Association, 1969, commendation for handbook American Association Secondary School Prins., 1976; William Robertson Coe fellow Eastern Baptist College, St. David's, Pennsylvania, 1972, State University of New York, Stony Brook, 1977.
Education
Bachelor, U. Hartford, 1970; Master of Education, U. Hartford, 1978; Master of Arts, University of Chicago, 1981; Doctor of Philosophy, University of Chicago, 1986.
Career
Reporter, Hartford (connecticut) Times, 1967; copy editor, Springfield (Massachusetts) Daily News, 1969; teacher, Drury High School, North Adams, Massachusetts, 1970-1979; instructor history, University of Chicago, 1982-1989; teacher Laboratory High School, University of Chicago, 1990; instructor history, Wheaton (Illinois) College, since 1992. Urban planner City of Chicago, 1992. Founder George Washington Carver School, Chicago, 1992.
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Lithuanian Diaspora
(This book traces the development of a Lithuanian sense of...)
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Lithuanian Diaspora: Konigsberg to Chicago
(This book traces the development of a Lithuanian sense of...)
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Lithuanian Diaspora
Membership
With United States Army, 1962-1965. Member American History Association, Lithuanian Chamber of Commerce American, Masons.
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Married Lilija Nastonas, June 30, 1979. 1 child, Audra Victorija.
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Recipient outstanding feature citation American Newspapers Association, 1969, commendation for handbook American Association Secondary School Prins., 1976. William Robertson Coe fellow Eastern Baptist College, St. David's, Pennsylvania, 1972, State University of New York, Stony Brook, 1977.Recipient outstanding feature citation American Newspapers Association, 1969, commendation for handbook American Association Secondary School Prins., 1976. William Robertson Coe fellow Eastern Baptist College, St. David's, Pennsylvania, 1972, State University of New York, Stony Brook, 1977.