Born and raised in Chicago, Illinois, Tijana is an aspiring Serbian American poet who enjoys expressing her Balkan identity through writing.
mental health
Born in Beograd and raised in Vancouver, Ljudmila Petrovic recently completed her master’s thesis in counseling psychology. Her study focused on mental health and specifically a group of women from former Yugoslavia.
Originally born in Bosanska Gradiška, Belma Halilović is the oldest of three sisters and currently lives in Cincinnati, Ohio. In January 2020, she was diagnosed with Diffuse Large B-Cell Lymphoma (DLBCL) which is a type of Non-Hodgkin’s Lymphoma: a blood cancer that starts in your lymphocytes. It’s a fast-growing aggressive cancer and unfortunately one that came right at the start of the global pandemic.
Where I’m From: Kalesija, Bosnia and Herzegovina Current Hometown: Detroit, MI Favorite Balkan Song: “Oce Moj” by Sinan Sakic Favorite Balkan Dish: Krompiruša 1. Can you start off by telling us a little bit more about yourself? As a Bosniak, I feel like all of our stories matter. We