Includes bibliographical references (p. 221-253).
|Statement||Louis J. Zake.|
|Series||European immigrants and American society|
|LC Classifications||E184.P7 Z35 1990|
|The Physical Object|
|Pagination||xv, 253 p. ;|
|Number of Pages||253|
|LC Control Number||90003507|
Polish Americans: An Ethnic Community by Dr. James Pula (), one of American Polonia's preeminent scholars, is a short ( pages of text) but well-researched and smartly written survey of the history of Poles in America, from colonial times to the s. Back in Pula wasn't overly optimistic regarding the future of American Polonia.5/5(1). In this history of "Polonia" - the community of Polish immigrants and their descendants residing in America - James S. Pula defines what it has meant to be Polish in America since the first large groups of Poles left the Old Country - what they called Stary Kraj - for the New more than years Polish American community has long been identified with three characteristics that the. [T]his book should be the starting point for any reader who wishes to understand the four or five million Americans who claim a Polish heritage."--Edward R. Kantowicz, American Historical Review "[ A History of the Polish Americans ] is the best survey to date of the Polish experience in America. At least nine million Americans trace their roots to Poland, and Polish Americans have contributed greatly to American history and society. During the largest period of immigration to the United States, between and , more Poles came to the United States than any other national .
The Polish American Historical Association (PAHA), founded in , is a scholarly association dedicated to the study of Polish American history and ally a section of the larger Polish Institute of Arts and Sciences in America, PAHA soon became an independent organization. On Septem , historian Oskar Halecki proposed an autonomous historical institution and chose. Polish archival records in North America tell us about the history of Polish Americans as an ethnic group. Our mission is to protect our archives against destruction or loss because they are our national heritage and the proof of our identity. When the first department store opened in , it opened up shopping possibilities that had never been seen by the American public. For the first time, Americans could shop for items like clothing, dry goods, and beauty products, all in one place. In this history of "Polonia"--The community of Polish immigrants and their descendants residing in America - James S. Pula defines what it has meant to be Polish in America since the first large groups of Poles left the Old Country - what they called Stary Kraj - for the New more than years ago.
III. National Politics, 9. "Roofs of Silver, Fences of Polish Sausage" The Politics of Wartime Ethnic and Economic Heroes IV. The Rise of the Chicago Democratic Machine Big Bill the Boisterous The End of the Republican Alternative V. Polish-American Power: Hopes and Realities A Changing Polonia The Drive for. The Polish Museum of America (PMA), the crown jewel of the Polish-American community established in , is one of the oldest and largest ethnic museums in the United States. Admission: Adults - $10 Seniors - $ Students - $ Members - $6. The Polish American Association (PAA) (Polish: Zrzeszenie Amerykańsko Polskie) is a non-profit human services agency that serves the diverse needs of the Chicago immigrant community. Home P o l i s h A m e r i c a n A s s o c i a t i o n. In , America celebrated the th anniversary of its Declaration of Independence. To mark the occasion, citizens of Poland – more than million of them – signed a unique birthday card, "The Polish Declarations of Admiration and Friendship." Now, all volumes containing more t pages – many beautifully illustrated or accompanied by photographs – are digitized.