Mr. Speaker. it is my pleasure to honor here today Sophia Bozanich Rapaich who is an outstanding example of courage. determination. and all the fine qualities of that large group of individuals known as average Americans who are in fact the group that makes America great. She emigrated from her homeland. Serbia. which is now a part of Yugoslavia. to America in 1912 to be reunited with her husband. Rudolph. in the small village of Niagara. Wis. Sophie worked to overcome the hardships that most immigrants endure. not knowing the language. customs. or laws of America. but she loved our country and learned our system of government. Her family life was exemplary and loving. She raised eight children. five of whom are still alive. in the American manner.
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