For most of her life, Erika Reich Giles shunned her Hungarian heritage. Brought to the U.S. as a child by her parents after the family’s escape from post-World War II Hungary, she longed to become an American. Gradually shedding her Hungarian identity over the years worked until, in middle age, she received a letter from her 91-year-old father that convinced her she couldn’t run from the past forever. She explored her family’s history and uncovered a story that began in 1948, when Hungary was … [Read more...] about Becoming Hungarian: A Memoir by Erika Reich Giles
Interview with Author – Tom Gormley
About Tom Gormley: Born in northeastern Ohio, Tom grew up tossing newspapers, mowing the cemetery and camping with his family in a tent trailer. Tooting a sax, banging on a bass drum and running student council scared the principal enough to allow Tom to graduate from high school. He then migrated to Columbus to attend The Ohio State University where he ran student government while completing his B.S. in Industrial and Systems Engineering. Skiing, open spaces and a disk drive manufacturer … [Read more...] about Interview with Author – Tom Gormley
