This ethnic heritage unit is about Lithuanians in the United States. The first section presents basic facts, such as a map of Lithuania, map of Eastern Europe, facts about Lithuania, principal dates in Lithuanian history, Lithuanian historical figures, bibliography about Lithuanians, and a list of Lithuanian organizations in the United States. The second section discusses early Lithuanian settlement in North America and some traditions about Christmas, folk celebrations, and Easter. The third section offers information about Lithuanian immigration to America, Lithuanians in the labor force, and Lithuanian cultural continuities in the United States. Cultural patterns in Europe and the USSR are presented in another section in light of 20th century Lithuanian Americans, Lithuanians in the economics field, and historical consciousness. The next section presents Lithuanian community organizations and the Lithuanian independence day celebration as conflicting interests within the United States. The last section discusses the challenge of an interdependent world by focusing on Lithuanians for a free Lithuania, Simas Kudirka, Lithuanian language, Saturday schools, parish schools, and Lithuanian English-language publications. Each section is divided into two parts--one denotes the theme of contributions of Lithuanians to American life and/or their integration into American life and the second part refers to the relationship of Lithuanians to Lithuania and/or their retention of ethnicity in the United States. (ND)