Polish Refugees And The Polish American Immigration And Relief Committee
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Polish Refugees and the Polish American Immigration and Relief Committee
Author | : Janusz Cisek |
Publsiher | : McFarland |
Total Pages | : 260 |
Release | : 2006-03-03 |
Genre | : Social Science |
ISBN | : 9780786422944 |
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The end of World War II found a devastated Poland under Soviet occupation. Many Poles--those displaced to work camps in Germany, those in German concentration and P.O.W. camps, and those still in Poland made the decision to immigrate to the United States. Their journey, however, would not be easy. The rigors of the war had affected America as well, and immigration laws were strict. Fortunately, many Polish refugees received help from the Polish American Immigration and Relief Committee (PAIRC). Founded in 1947 to help Polish citizens displaced by World War II, the committee continued its work as the postwar period became the Cold War era and Poles continued to flee the communist regime. This study of the PAIRC and its work includes both the broad history of the committee and stories of specific individuals, which add detail and lend insight into the plight of the refugees and the importance of the advocacy that the committee provided. Drawing on information from committee archives and firsthand consultations with prominent members, this book covers such topics as American immigration law, aid for the Polish Republic, and the effect of political change in Poland itself. It also discusses how the downfall of the communist government transformed Poland into a country that opened its own arms to the world's refugees.
The Exile Mission
Author | : Anna D. Jaroszyńska-Kirchmann |
Publsiher | : Ohio University Press |
Total Pages | : 346 |
Release | : 2004-10-15 |
Genre | : History |
ISBN | : 9780821441855 |
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At midcentury, two distinct Polish immigrant groups—those Polish Americans who were descendants of economic immigrants from the turn of the twentieth century and the Polish political refugees who chose exile after World War II and the communist takeover in Poland—faced an uneasy challenge to reconcile their concepts of responsibility toward the homeland. The new arrivals did not consider themselves simply as immigrants, but rather as members of the special category of political refugees. They defined their identity within the framework of the exile mission, an unwritten set of beliefs, goals, and responsibilities, placing patriotic work for Poland at the center of Polish immigrant duties. In The Exile Mission, an intriguing look at the interplay between the established Polish community and the refugee community, Anna Jaroszyńska–Kirchmann presents a tale of Polish Americans and Polish refugees who, like postwar Polish exile communities all over the world, worked out their own ways to implement the mission's main goals. Between the outbreak of World War II and 1956, as Professor Jaroszyńska–Kirchmann demonstrates, the exile mission in its most intense form remained at the core of relationships between these two groups. The Exile Mission is a compelling analysis of the vigorous debate about ethnic identity and immigrant responsibility toward the homeland. It is the first full–length examination of the construction and impact of the exile mission on the interactions between political refugees and established ethnic communities.
Polish Americans
Author | : Helena Znaniecka Lopata,Mary Patrice Erdmans |
Publsiher | : Transaction Publishers |
Total Pages | : 328 |
Release | : 2024 |
Genre | : Social Science |
ISBN | : 1412831067 |
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Polish Americans examines the impact of post-communist changes in Poland and the presence of the third wave of immigrants on Polish communities abroad. It studies this community as a living entity, with internal divisions and conflicts, and explores relations with the home nation and the country of settlement.
Refugee Resettlement Program
Author | : United States. Office of Refugee Resettlement |
Publsiher | : Unknown |
Total Pages | : 760 |
Release | : 2024 |
Genre | : Refugees |
ISBN | : STANFORD:36105214593134 |
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The Polish American Encyclopedia
Author | : James S. Pula |
Publsiher | : McFarland |
Total Pages | : 597 |
Release | : 2010-12-22 |
Genre | : Reference |
ISBN | : 9780786462223 |
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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 1870 and 1920, more Poles came to the United States than any other national group except Italians. Additional large-scale Polish migration occurred in the wake of World War II and during the period of Solidarity's rise to prominence. This encyclopedia features three types of entries: thematic essays, topical entries, and biographical profiles. The essays synthesize existing work to provide interpretations of, and insight into, important aspects of the Polish American experience. The topical entries discuss in detail specific places, events or organizations such as the Polish National Alliance, Polish American Saturday Schools, and the Latimer Massacre, among others. The biographical entries identify Polish Americans who have made significant contributions at the regional or national level either to the history and culture of the United States, or to the development of American Polonia.
World Refugee Problems
Author | : United States. Congress. Senate. Committee on the Judiciary |
Publsiher | : Unknown |
Total Pages | : 214 |
Release | : 1961 |
Genre | : Political refugees |
ISBN | : LOC:00186999940 |
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Considers worldwide refugee problems, including problems resulting from exodus of refugees from People's Republic of China, Cuba, and Eastern European Communist countries.
Polish Americans and Their History
Author | : John J. Bukowczyk |
Publsiher | : University of Pittsburgh Pre |
Total Pages | : 298 |
Release | : 1996-12-15 |
Genre | : History |
ISBN | : 9780822973218 |
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"These richly detailed, readable essays come at a propitious time. For despite all the talk in the academy of 'multiculturalism,' the Poles presence on the American scene is still too often neglected." --Anthony Bukoski, University of Wisconsin, SuperiorThis rich collection brings together the work of eight leading scholars to examine the history of Polish-American workers, women, families, and politics.Contributors: Stanislaus A. Blejwas, Andrzej Brozek, William G. Falkowski, William J. Galush, Thaddeus C. Radzilowski, Daniel Stone, and Anna D. Jaroszynska-KirchmannJohn J. Bukowczyk is professor of history at Wayne State University and author of And My Children Did Not Know Me: A History of the Polish Americans.
Opposite Poles
Author | : Mary Patrice Erdmans |
Publsiher | : Penn State Press |
Total Pages | : 162 |
Release | : 1998-03-11 |
Genre | : Social Science |
ISBN | : 9780271072517 |
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Opposite Poles presents a fascinating and complex portrait of ethnic life in America. The focus is Chicago Polonia, the largest Polish community outside of Warsaw. During the 1980s a new cohort of Polish immigrants from communist Poland, including many refugees from the Solidarity movement, joined the Polish American ethnics already settled in Chicago. The two groups shared an ancestral homeland, social space in Chicago, and the common goal of wanting to see Poland become an independent noncommunist nation. These common factors made the groups believe they ought to work together and help each other; but they were more often at opposite poles. The specious solidarity led to contentious conflicts as the groups competed for political and cultural ownership of the community. Erdmans's dramatic account of intracommunity conflict demonstrates the importance of distinguishing between immigrants and ethnics in American ethnic studies. Drawing upon interviews, participant observation in the field, surveys and Polish community press accounts, she describes the social differences between the two groups that frustrated unified collective action. We often think of ethnic and racial communities as monolithic, but the heterogeneity within Polish Chicago is by no means unique. Today in the United States new Chinese, Israeli, Haitian, Caribbean, and Mexican immigrants negotiate their identities within the context of the established identities of Asians, Jews, Blacks, and Chicanos. Opposite Poles shows that while common ancestral heritage creates the potential for ethnic allegiance, it is not a sufficient condition for collective action.