VilNews SECTION 11:
Healing wounds between LT-Americans and homeland Lithuania…

The relationship between Lithuania’s diaspora groups in the U.S. and the home country Lithuania is not always the best. Many here in Lithuania still believe that those who left, whether for economic or political reasons, had very comfortable lives compared to those who stayed behind and had to fight through several decades of inhuman oppression and abuse by the Soviet occupiers.

Many Lithuanians in the United States believe in turn that the mother country does not welcome them to return or collaborate on improving the development of the nation called Lithuania, and have been critical about ongoing corruption, that rule of law is still not working effectively, etc.

VilNews did through much of April and May focus on this topic, and we do hereby, now as the series is over, invite all of you having views on this topic to prepare responses or information you think might shed light or be beneficial to the relationship. The goal is to build bridges and contribute to reconciliation!

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