Polish Americans: An Ethnic Community (Twayne's Immigrant Heritage of America Series) - Hardcover

Pula, James S.

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0805784276 ISBN 13: 9780805784275

Publisher: Twayne Pub, 1995

Synopsis

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 150 years ago.
The Polish American community has long been identified with three characteristics that the early immigrants brought with them to America, writes Pula: "an affection and concern for their ancestral homeland, a deep religious faith, and a sense of shared cultural values." Prominent among these values are family loyalty, a desire for property ownership, and pride in self-sufficiency. Throughout the book Pula returns to these themes as Polish Americans have played them out against the backdrop of Polish and American history.

About this title

About the Author:

James S. Pula is dean of Metropolitan College at The Catholic University of America in Washington, D.C.

About this edition

• Publisher: Twayne Pub
• Publication date: 1995
• ISBN 10: 0805784276
• ISBN 13: 9780805784275
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 192