Press

Press

Documentaries

  1. Luka Saparnis, Sam De Sando, and Audrius V. Plioplys (Narrators). "Hope and Spirit". Curated by Audrius V. Plioplys, MD. Balzekas Museum of Lithuanian Culture. June 2011 through April 2012. Recorded January 2012. Approximately 60:00 run time. Available online in 4 parts. [YouTube]

Interviews

  1. "Archivist hosts discussion about early South Asian students". By The Daily Illini Staff Report. The Daily Illini. March 19, 2019. [www] This describes my "Illini Everywhere" bibliographical blog series and my (then) upcoming campus talk at the Spurlock Museum as part of a lecture series about South Asian cultures and history in the Midwest US.
  2. "Trečiajai BALSSI vasarai Madison pasibaigus". (As BALSSI's Third Summer in Madison Comes to a Close). By Aurelija Tamošiūnaitė. Draugas. (The Friend). August 27, 2011. [pdf] This is a collection of Lithuanian language instructor interviews with students in the Baltic Studies Summer Insitute for Summer 2011 in Madison, Wisconsin.
    1. "Lietuviai Pasaulyje: JAV". (Lithuanians in the World: USA). By JA. Tėviškės Žiburiai. (Lights of the Fatherland). Number 39. Page 7. September 27, 2011. [pdf] This is a paraphrased summary of the original article without crediting the original author.

Newspapers

  1. "Hispanic Heritage: Puerto Rican Nights at the U of I". By Demi Ramirez. WCIA October 7, 2020. The author interviewed me and two others to trace local history of Puerto Rican culture celebrations involving the UIUC campus. [www]
  2. "Baltijos studijų asociacijos 23-iajai konferencijai Čikagoje pasibaigus". (At the Close of the 23rd Baltic Studies Association Conference in Chicago). By Professor Giedrius Subačius. Draugas. Chicago, Illinois. May 29/31, 2012. Page 14. This summarizes a recent Baltic Studies conference at the University of Illinois at Chicago. My name is included among a list of volunteers.
  3. "Tremtinių laiškai". (Exile Letters). Amerikos Lietuvis: The Lithuanian American Weekly. By Dalia Kavaliauskienė. January 26, 2012. Number 4 (613). Page 1. This summarizes a scheduled reading of Lithuanian deportations to Siberian labor camps, as part of the "Hope and Spirit" exhibit at the Balzekas Museum of Lithuanian Culture. My name and my image can be viewed. [pdf]

Television

  1. "Hidden History: Hispanic Heritage Month". October 7, 2020. Reported by Demi Ramirez. WCIA. Champaign, Illinois. In a vignette, this describes the social experiences of early Puerto Rican students at the University Illinois, as documented in my research. [YouTube]
  2. "Hidden History: Hispanic Heritage Month". September 2018. Reported by Christie Battista. WCIA. Champaign, Illinois. In a vignette, this describes select early Latin American international students and Latinx students at the University Illinois, as documented in my research.
    1. I have not seen the aired segment, and I am seeking a copy of the recording.