- Collection:
- Oral History Collection (Chicago History Museum)
- Title:
- Chicago Cold War: Octavian Cojan
- Creator:
- Cojan, Octavian
Hudzik, Maribeth - Publisher:
- Chicago, Ill. : Studs Terkel Center for Oral History, Chicago History Museum
Chicago, Ill. : Chicago History Museum - Date of Original:
- 2012-08-12
- Subject:
- Oral history
Interviews
Cold War
Communism
Immigrants
Refugees
Refugee camps - Location:
- Romania, 45.9852129, 24.6859225
United States, Illinois, Cook County, Chicago, 41.85003, -87.65005 - Medium:
- oral histories (literary works)
- Type:
- Sound
Text - Format:
- audio/mpeg
application/pdf - Description:
- Octavian Cojan, born in Romania in 1936, grew up during World War II. He and his wife defected from Romania in 1973. Cojan became an entrepreneur in Chicago, starting many businesses that catered to Romanian immigrants and the Romanian community in Chicago. He was also active in Romanian heritage organizations and efforts to improve cooperation between Chicago city government and the Romanian community.
- Metadata URL:
- http://collections.carli.illinois.edu/cdm/ref/collection/chm_oh/id/254
- IIIF manifest:
- https://collections.carli.illinois.edu/iiif/2/chm_oh:254/manifest.json
- Language:
- eng
- Additional Rights Information:
- © 2017 Chicago Historical Society, all rights reserved
For permission to reproduce, distribute, or otherwise use this image, please visit https://images.chicagohistory.org or contact rightsrepro@chicagohistory.org. - Extent:
- Audio file: 1:23:57 minutes
- Original Collection:
- Oral History Collection (Chicago History Museum)
Chicago Cold War Oral History Project - Contributing Institution:
- Chicago History Museum
- Rights:
-
