Sunday, September 22, 2024 - 4:30pm
The Deutsches Haus Coming to America Lecture Series on Sunday, September 24, 2024 at 4:30 pm will feature Peter Finney, Jr with Klara Cvitanovich. Klara and Drago Cvitanovich, tow immgrants from Croatia, came to US in 1958 with little money and forged a sefood restaurant empire known throughout the world. With hard work, tenacity and the willpower to seize opportunity, Drago and Klara turned their mon-and-pop restaurant into a Crescent City icon and invented a New Orleans staple – the Charbroiled Oyster – a dish that nearly every seafood restaurant in the country tries to emulate. Their inspiring story validates the power of hard work, perseverance, faith in family and generosity.
The Haus will open at 11:30 that Sunday with large screen TV;s.
This event is free and open to the public. The Deutsches Haus is located at 1700 Moss St, New Orleans, LA 70119 with ample parking behind the building
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Coming to America
The stories of the various immigrants from around the world are fasinating and uplifting. This one is no different in that respect. Klara and Drago Cvitanovich's starts with 2 young people with very little money between them and ends with a restaurant empire that changed how we emjoy oysters today. They influenced the local seafood scene that spread far and wide and caught the attention of a President.
Coming to America
Stories like this remind me of my own family's immigration, hard work, and perseverance just as so many others see themselves. The Cvitianovichs also a generous spirit and loving hearts for their community. A wonderful story to hear.