A Corner for Everybody is a unique collection of close to five
hundred letters from Polish American readers, which were published
in the Polish-language weekly Ameryka-Echo between 1902 and 1969.
In these letters, Polish immigrants speak in their own words about
their American experience, and vigorously debate religion,
organization of their community, ethnic identity, American politics
and society, and ties to the homeland. The translated letters are
annotated and divided into thematic chapters with informative
introductions. Polish Americans formed one of the largest European
immigrant groups in the United States and their community (Polonia)
developed a vibrant Polish-language press, which tied together
networks of readers in the entire Polish immigrant Diaspora.
Newspaper editors encouraged their readers to write to the press
and provided them with public space to exchange their views and
opinions, and share thoughts and reflections. Ameryka-Echo, a
weekly published from Toledo, Ohio, was one of the most popular and
long-lasting newspapers with international circulation. For seven
decades, Ameryka-Echo sustained a number of sections based on
readers' correspondence, but the most popular of them was a "Corner
for Everybody," which featured thousands of letters on a variety of
topics. The readers eagerly discussed everything from occurrences
in local communities, to issues paramount to the formation of their
ethnic identity and assimilation, church, religion, gender,
politics, relations with new immigrant waves, and other ethnic
groups. The letter-writers debated the American labor movement and
strikes, described hardships of the Great Depression and World War
II, and argued about American domestic politics, and foreign
policy. They also keenly followed changes in their homeland and
called for work on behalf of the Polish nation. The Ameryka-Echo
letters are a rich source of information on the history of Polish
Americans, which can serve as primary sources for students and
scholars. They also provide a new, fascinating, and lively look
into the passions and experiences of individuals who created the
larger American historical experience.
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