croatian americans

In 1925, in a Washington State coal-mining community populated by European immigrants, twelve-year-old Slava Petrovich, nicknamed Cuss, tries to stay in school but finds himself forced to go to work when his brothers are driven out of town by trouble related to bootlegging.

Discusses the history, culture, and religion of the Croatians, factors encouraging their emigration, and their acceptance as an ethnic group in North America.

Discusses the history, culture, and religion of the Croatians, factors encouraging their emigration, and their acceptance as an ethnic group in North America.

Shrimp must decide whether to befriend the new boy in his neighborhood, who is a Croatian American, or to join the kids who make fun of his name and his accent.

In 1925, in a small Washington State community made up of families from different ethnic backgrounds, twelve-year-old Cuss tries to stay in school as he watches those around him struggle with various financial difficulties.