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This volume presents over 140 primary source documents of Polish
immigrants from different waves and backgrounds speaking about
their lives, concerns, and viewpoints in their own voices, while
they grapple with issues of identity and strive to make sense of
their lives in the context of migration. Poles have come to America
since the Jamestown settlement in 1608 and constituted one of the
largest immigrant groups at the turn of the 19th and 20th
centuries. As of 2020, the Census Bureau lists them as the sixth
largest ethnic group in the country. The history of their
experience is an integral part of the American story as well as
that of the broader Polish diaspora. Each of the ten comprehensive
chapters presents a specific theme illuminated by a selection of
letters, press articles, fragments of memoirs and autobiographical
fiction, interviews, organizational papers, and other publications,
as well as visual sources such as cartoons, posters, and
photographs. Brief introductions to the documents and a "Further
Reading" section offer historical context and point readers to
additional resources. The book provides students and scholars with
a broad understanding and incentive for future study of the Polish
experience in the United States.
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