Mira Zivkovich is the Ellis Island Medal of Honor

Ellis Island Medal of Honor

The Ellis Island Medal of Honor was founded by the National Ethnic Coalition of Organizations and intended to pay homage to the immigrant experience. The medals honor the contribution made to America by immigrants and the legacy they left behind in the successes of their children and grand-children...

 winning President and CEO of MZI Global Marketing a strategic marketing consulting firm and Dame Commander of the Order of Merit of Savoy.

Background

Zivkovich family has roots in the Krajina territories of the Habsburg Monarchy

Habsburg Monarchy

The Habsburg Monarchy covered the territories ruled by the junior Austrian branch of the House of Habsburg , and then by the successor House of Habsburg-Lorraine , between 1526 and 1867/1918. The Imperial capital was Vienna, except from 1583 to 1611, when it was moved to Prague...

. Zivkovich's great-grandfather held the title of Baron

Baron

Baron is a title of nobility. The word baron comes from Old French baron, itself from Old High German and Latin baro meaning " man, warrior"; it merged with cognate Old English beorn meaning "nobleman"...

 during the Austro-Hungarian period. Zivkovich's father

Mica Zivkovich

Mica Zivkovic was a Serbian photojournalist and documentary filmmaker whose 500 newsreels documented everything from seminal historical moments to snippets of daily life in 20th century Yugoslavia.- Personal life :...

 was a photojournalist and filmmaker who documented everything from snippets of daily life to seminal historical events in 20th century Yugoslavia. Zivkovich grew up in Belgrade, Serbia and immigrated to the United States

United States

The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...

 during the late 1960s.

MZI Global Marketing

Zivkovich credits her background for instilling a love of culture and a deep understanding of the powerful role that heritage and customs play in people's lives that would lead her to form MZI Global Marketing in 1987. The New York City

New York City

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 based firm has worked with several Korean government agencies to help introduce Korean designers and manufacturers of organic

Organic farming

Organic farming is the form of agriculture that relies on techniques such as crop rotation, green manure, compost and biological pest control to maintain soil productivity and control pests on a farm...

 products to the United States

United States

The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...

 market.They worked with Donna Vinci brands on their 2008 "Malia and Sasha" Obama collection charity event.

Other pursuits

The Order of Merit of Savoy is a dynastic order of the Royal House of Savoy. Zivkovich designed the website for the order and published two books "Royalty & Remembrance" and "The Dynastic Orders of Knighthood and Merit of the Royal House of Savoy" for the order. Zivkovich was instrumental in creating the Slavic Heritage Coalition and organized a "Feast of Love" benefit celebration honoring philanthropist Lillian Booth at the Saint Sava Serbian Orthodox Cathedral.

External links

• Order of Merit of Savoy Website
• Website for "Royalty & Remembrance" and "The Dynastic Orders of Knighthood and Merit of the Royal House of Savoy"
• MZI Global Marketing Official Website CEO Page
• MZI Global Marketing Official You Tube Page
• Mira Zivkovich authored digital book A Lifetime of Memories about Ellis Island Medal of Honor ceremonies