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	Polish language at AllExperts
		Polish is the main representative of the Lechitic branch of the West Slavic languages.
		Polish was once a lingua franca in various regions of Central and Eastern Europe, mostly due to the political, cultural, scientific and military influence of the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth.
		Polish became far more homogeneous in the second half of the 20th century, partly due to universal education, but also because of the mass migration of several million Polish citizens from the eastern to the western part of the country after the east was annexed by the Soviet Union in 1939, during World War II.
	en.allexperts.com /e/p/po/polish_language.htm (2418 words)

	Polish Americans
		Polish Americans often display a flag similar to this with a crowned eagle at its center.
		Polish American Catholics were responsible for the creation of seven religious orders, including the Resurrectionists and the Felicians who in turn created schools and seminaries and brought nuns from Poland to help with orphanages and other social services.
		Polish Americans have also been important in the formation of labor unions, not only swelling the membership, but also providing leaders such as David Dubinsky of the CIO and, as has been noted, Joseph Yablonski of the United Mine Workers.
	www.everyculture.com /multi/Pa-Sp/Polish-Americans.html (7820 words)

	PolishWashington.com: 100 Ways
		Americans who have studied in Poland are likely to stay involved in Polish or Poland-related activities in America, thereby strengthening the overlapping communities of Polish Americans and friends of Poland in America.
		Indirectly, Poland benefits from the emergence of successful Polish authors in America, as those authors strengthen the Polish community in America and a stronger Polish American community is better able to support a wide variety of activities that are directly beneficial to Poland.
		Participants of this event were able to meet and hear the newly elected president of the Polish National Alliance, the new Ambassador of the Republic of Poland and a number of state legislators from New England.
	www.polishwashington.com /100/index.htm (3870 words)

	Polish Americans are uneducated and are boorish and uncultured - WikEd
		Polish Americans are uneducated and are boorish and uncultured - WikEd
		Polish Americans are uneducated and are boorish and uncultured
		It is important to note that through the struggles, the Polish have maintained their sense of culture and indeed have contributed greatly to the cultures of both the United States and the world as a whole.
	wik.ed.uiuc.edu /index.php/Polish_Americans_are_uneducated_and_are_boorish_and_uncultured (1883 words)

	Polish American Collections, A-G
		Photographs and xeroxed newsclippings documenting the career of a Polish American politician, who was a West Allis alderman (1936-1956), and Milwaukee County sheriff and treasurer (1956-1974).
		District questionnaire of a Polish Democratic representative of Milwaukee's 7th Assembly District consisting of a tally of results and a 25% random sampling of questionnaires with comments.
		Miscellaneous papers of the Polish American owner of a real estate, insurance, and mortgage brokerage business in Milwaukee, including some papers from his service as a city of Milwaukee debt commissioner, newsclippings on his professional life, an obituary, and family photographs.
	www.uwm.edu /Library/arch/polishag.htm (1379 words)

	POLISH NEWS - Essay Page - Polish American Heritage Month. (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		Polish American Heritage Month became a great success in Pennsylvania and in 1986, it was made a national campaign and the date moved into the month of October.
		The contributions made to America, from the first Polish settlers in Jamestown, Virginia as craftsmen and artisans, and leaders in the fight for representation, to astronaut Dr. James Pawelczyk, third generation Polish American and mission specialist for the latest missions of the space shuttle, are immense.
		Polish heritage as derived from the Polish Tatra highlanders, the górale.
	www.polishnews.com /fulltext/essay/2001/essay66_2.shtml (9682 words)

	Polish Weekly Tygodnik Polski (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		It was co-sponsored and co-organized by the Michigan Division of the Polish American Congress.
		Joining the AK veterans in the religious observance will be the Downstate Division of the Polish American Congress along with other major organizations from the Polish community.
		Wednesday was a “Polish Day” and it started with the 7:00 pm Mass followed by a Novena to St. Anne and a coffee/cake reception on the parish grounds.
	www.polishweekly.com (1564 words)

	Part I: First Polish Americans Find Hope in Texas
		In 1867, a census conducted by a Polish priest of the Silesian parishes in Texas and indicated that there were 75 families in Panna Maria, 43 in San Antonio, 12 in Bandera, 34 families in Martinez, as well as 13 families in Yorktown, 14 in Coleto, 13 in Victoria and 12 in Inez.
		One American who witnessed their arrival said, "When these Polish people were dumped off here, they had to stay as they had no way to leave." These Silesians went to work at the sawmill, doing manual labor and cutting cypress shingles.
		Relations between the Silesians and their neighboring Americans was tense and grew worse as the war dragged on and the Americans found out that, not only were these foreigners evading the draft, but some of them had even changed sides and were fighting in the Union Army against the Confederacy.
	info-poland.buffalo.edu /classroom/PM/PM.html (10163 words)

	Polish American Collections, P
		Papers, in Polish, of a Milwaukee native active in preserving Polish culture and literature, including her prose and poetry writings, a biographical sketch, and copies of newsclippings and photographs of Pokora and her parents.
		Records of a South Milwaukee chapter of the Polish Legion of American Veterans, formed by Americans of Polish ancestry in 1941.
		Records, mostly in Polish, of a fraternal and mutual benefit society for Americans of Polish ancestry.
	www.uwm.edu /Library/arch/polishp.htm (2333 words)

	Polish Dance in Southern California: Gorale
		It served as a means of preserving Polish dance and folklore traditions in the living cultural practice of Polish Americans based in Southern California (the Orange County area).
		the so-called "ethnic" Americans, and the new "immigrants."
		In contrast, American audiences without Polish background are often not aware of the scope of Polish dance traditions.
	www.usc.edu /dept/polish_music/dance/gorale.html (853 words)

	Polish American Club (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		American Community,on the east side of the city of St. Paul, began to expand.
		Felix Korbut, a member of the P.A.C., a good portion of the highly illustrated, bi-lingual (Polish and English) weekly, "Giviazda Polarna" (edited by the Noozala Brothers in Stevens Point, Wis.) was dedicated to the officials and involvements of the Poles in Minnesota, gave a brief history of the state and its capitol city, St. Paul.
		The education of youth was of prime concern to the P.A.C. To encourage and instill a greater appreciation; the Club sponsored a banquet for the Polish Youth (High School Graduate) of the city of St. Paul and its surrounding area on January 21, 1931.
	home.comcast.net /~us278300/pachistory.htm (3048 words)

	Mixed Elections Results for Polish Americans: Signs for Hope?
		Polish American representation decreased in the US Congress as David Bonior (D-MI) had given up his seat for an unsuccessful primary run for Governor and Robert Borski (D-PA) retired.
		APAC is addressing the issue of the abysmal numbers of Polish Americans holding elective office across party lines.
		To be successful (and success means getting more Polish Americans involved in politics, public policy and public service), it needs the help of all of those individuals who are interested in public life and politics throughout America.
	www.apacouncil.org /press_rel/021108mixed.html (573 words)

	List of Polish Americans - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		This is an incomplete list of famous Polish Americans.
		Their Polish agricultural colony in the little pioneer town of Anaheim was a financial failure in the drought and depression of 1877."
		Singer's chief subject is the traditional Polish life in various periods of history, largely before the Holocaust.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/List_of_Polish_Americans (3135 words)

	Polish WWII Aces
		The Polish defenition of an ace was a pilot who achieved at least five (5) confirmed victories (as opposed to probable victories) in air-to-air combat (as opposed to destroying planes on the ground).
		All in all, the Polish fighter pilots downed 8.5% of the 2 375 enemy planes that were claimed to have been destroyed (by all means, including anti-aircraft artillery and etc.) during Battle of Britain, according to the data released by the British Air Ministry.
		After years of Cold War era silence in England on the subject of Polish fighter pilots, who participated in the as decisive for the British as the Battle of Britain was (...), this silence was ended with the showing of the Polish fighter pilots in that movie.
	members.tripod.com /~marcin_w/index-paces.html (2664 words)

	University of Delaware: TRADITION AND THE POLISH IMMIGRANT
		Polish immigrants retained many of their cultural customs and traditions.
		Chopin was deeply influenced by the melodies for Polish folk dances such as the krakowiak, the mazurka, and the polonaise.
		Leopold Stokowski: Conductor of the Cincinnati Symphony, musical director of the Philadelphia Orchestra, organizer of the All-American Youth Orchestra, conducted NBC Symphony, directed New York Philharmonic and the Houston Symphony, and formed the American Symphony Orchestra in New York City.
	www.lib.udel.edu /ud/spec/exhibits/polish.htm (790 words)

	The Polish Americans (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		Looks at the history of Polish immigration to the United States, discussing their reasons for immigrating, the hardships they faced, and how they maintain their customs and heritage.
		Polish Americans gives a good overview of mainstream European American experience as well as particulars about where the Poles first worked and settled in the U.S., and where they are now.
		There are also occasional errors (Maurice Sendak is listed as a famous writer, but in the past tense) and typos, including one in the otherwise excellent general introduction to the series.
	www.thattechnicalbookstore.com /b1590841123.htm (234 words)

	Alliance College Polish Collection
		The Polish collection in the library was an integral part of this educational experience.
		The material is primarily in Polish, and is particularly strong in Polish language and literature, history, and the Polish experience in the United States.
		The head of the Polish program, Oscar Swan, is a specialist in Polish linguistics and a recognized leader in the field of Polish language instruction.
	www.library.pitt.edu /libraries/ac/ac.html (1369 words)

	Emanuel (Il05) - Press Release - Emanuel Commemorates Polish American Heritage Month
		Speaker, this month I proudly join the thousands of Polish Americans living in Chicago in a national celebration of Polish history, culture, and pride during Polish American Heritage Month.
		“Polish Americans have made strong contributions to American culture in virtually every field, including literature, technology and music.
		Poland has also proven to be a strong ally of the United States, assisting in global efforts to combat terrorism, and providing troops and resources for Operation Iraqi Freedom.
	www.house.gov /apps/list/press/il05_emanuel/POLISH_OCT2006.html (452 words)

	CPL Polish Genealogy Pathfinder (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		The following is a selected list of materials from the holdings of the Social Sciences Division (SSH) at the Harold Washington Library Center and from the holdings of the Portage Cragin Branch Library (POC).
		It is important to remember, too, that additional information on Polish genealogical resources can be found in the genealogical collection of the Newberry Library (60 West Walton, telepone 312-943-9090), and in the holdings of the Polish Genealogical Society at the Polish Museum of America, (984 North Milwaukee Ave., telephone 312-384-3352 or 384-3731).
		Primarily a listing of 1,905 different Polish family tree surnames which researchers are tracing or reportedly have an interest in.
	www.chipublib.org /001hwlc/litpolgenealogy.html (794 words)

	PMC Sites: Ignacy Paderewski
		In 1932 American president Franklin Delano Roosevelt called him a Modern Immortal and two years later in a book written by author Charles Phillips, The Story of a Modern Immortal, the introduction began as follows, "It is difficult to write of Paderewski without emotion.
		Polish American organizations united to choose him as their leader, conferring upon him the power of attorney to act for them and decide all political matters in their name.
		At the turn of the century he commissioned Polish artist, Jan Styka, to paint The Crucifixion, a gigantic canvas (93 feet by 178 feet wide) which is now on display in the massive Hall of the Crucifixion at the Forest Lawn Cemetery in Glendale.
	www.usc.edu /dept/polish_music/composer/paderewski.html (3099 words)

	POLISH NEWS - Wildstein's List: Time for Moral Cleansing? (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		The IPN Index, dubbed the Wildstein List, contains in alphabetical order the names of agents and collaborators of the communist-era secret service, mixed together with the names of those who were allegedly spied on.
		The index is a research key and is reportedly incomplete, with many former police files uncatalogued, or having been damaged, doctored, or destroyed in the early days of the transition.
		Belka has raised alarm that current agents may have been compromised by making the list public."We need to take seriously the possibility that intelligence officers abroad could be put in danger by the list," he said.
	www.polishnews.com /text/politics/wildsteins_list.html (539 words)

	List of Americans, British, and French military personnel detained by organs of the Ministry of State Security
		American soldier JOSEPH DE ROCHE presented a letter requesting that he be sent to work in the Soviet Union, and if this could not be done, to release him to the Americans.
		It is completely obvious that the American side is using various fabrications to draw us into a new discussion of this issue in order to wipe our their guilt for the fact that an American aircraft illegally crossed the USSR border, and lay the blame on the Soviet side.
		If the Americans should mention this issue, they should be told that the note sent by the Soviet side on this issue, as well as the answer made by Ambassador Menshikov on 14 November to Murphy's announcement completely settled the matter, and the Soviet side has nothing additional to add.
	lcweb2.loc.gov /frd/tfrussia/tfrhtml/tfrsplit/tfr097.html (3851 words)

	Black Studies: Profiles of Great African Americans You Should Know (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		From early in his career, he was a militant critic of American society who established himself as one of the staunchest opponents of the gradualism and conciliation urged by the NAACP.
		In 1968 Bunche became undersecretary general, the highest rank held by an American at the UN, and until his retirement in 1971 because of illness, was UN Secretary General U'Thant's most influential political advisor..
		A pioneer in the art of shoemaking, he enriched America and other nations by billions of dollars, made a dozen or more millionaires, created work for hundreds of thousands, and contributed enormously to what is regarded as one of the distinct features of civilization, namely, the wearing of shoes.
	www.black-collegian.com /african/aaprofil.shtml (4952 words)

	Old Homes of New Americans, Chapter 5
		Many Polish authors have done excellent work along lines of historical research, and her novelists are by no means least among the world writers of fiction.
		It is needless to tell American readers of the vigor and deep interest of Sienkiewicz's historical novels, to which I have before alluded, but they are not so well acquainted with the works of Kraszewski, who also wrote many historical novels.
		It is evident that our Polish citizens in America come from a land where literature is honored and cultivated, and we may well believe that in the future they will add not a little to the value of the literary output of America.
	www.iarelative.com /oldhomes/chap_05.htm (853 words)

	Polish Art Center - Treasured Polish Christmas Customs and Traditions
		Drawn from all corners of what was once the vast Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth and from the various people who dwelled therein, Polish Christmas traditions are among the richest and most colorful in the world.
		It was largely to correct this situation and to enable their fellow Americans to share in the beauty and warmth of a Polish Christmas that the remarkable group of women known as the Polanie Club undertook to prepare and to publish this work.
		How to choose that which is specifically Polish when the traditions of every province and often of every village have a distinctiveness all their own?
	polartcenter.com /Treasured_Polish_Christmas_Customs_p/9520002.htm (390 words)

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		I must admit, Polish jokes tend to be the most creative and catchy of any jokes I've ever heard.
		I'll be posting this list irregularly at first, but then probably on the first day of each month.
		The Madam is out of women but, since the guy is Polish she thinks she can get away with a blow up doll and he will never know the difference.
	www.lysator.liu.se /jokes/polish.html (3667 words)

	PolishWashington.com
		PolishWashington.com and its accompanying newsletter, Polish Global Village, are in the process of being synchronized with PolOrg, a North American Polonian portal.
		The Polish lobby is, of course, very powerful, extremely well organized and completely undivided.
		Washington's Polish diaspora is relatively small, when compared to Chicago or New York City, but it is quite active.
	www.polishwashington.com (525 words)

	Happy Note's Traditions
		Many Polish-Americans in Stevens Point can speak and understand the Polish language even though it was their grandparents or great-grandparents who immigrated from Poland.
		Polish immigrants settled close to one another and they could hear and speak Polish with people that were near them.
		Polish is often spoken at some stores, local taverns and in clubs like the Polish Falcons, the Polanki Polish Women’s Club or the Polish Legion of American Veterans.
	arts.state.wi.us /static/folkdir/happy3.htm (318 words)

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