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Maurice Sendak (1928–2012), Polish Jewish-American writer and illustrator of children's books; Isaac Bashevis Singer (1902–1991), Polish-American writer in Yiddish, awarded the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1978. Maja Trochimczyk (born 1957), music historian, poet, editor, translator and publisher, [75] founder of Moonrise Press [76]
Polish Americans (Polish: Polonia amerykańska) are Americans who either have total or partial Polish ancestry, or are citizens of the Republic of Poland. There are an estimated 8.81 million self-identified Polish Americans, representing about 2.67% of the U.S. population , according to the 2021 American Community Survey conducted by the U.S ...
Holy Trinity Polish Mission. As in Poland, the overwhelming majority of Polish immigrants who settled in Chicago were culturally very devout Roman Catholics. Though almost all of the Polish Americans remained loyal to the Catholic Church after immigrating, a breakaway Catholic church was founded in 1897 in Scranton, Pennsylvania. Polish ...
American people of Polish-Jewish descent (2 C, 1,106 P) K. American people of Kashubian descent (10 P) L. American trade unionists of Polish descent (11 P) N.
The term "Polonia" is usually used in Poland to refer to people of Polish origin who live outside Polish borders. There is a notable Polish diaspora in the United States, Brazil, and Canada. France has a historic relationship with Poland and has a relatively large Polish-descendant population. Poles have lived in France since the 18th century.
Kazimierz Michał Władysław Wiktor Pułaski (Polish: [kaˈʑimjɛʂ puˈwaskʲi] ⓘ; March 4 or 6, 1745 [a] – October 11, 1779), anglicized as Casimir Pulaski (/ ˈ k æ z ɪ m ɪər p ə ˈ l æ s k i / KAZ-im-eer pə-LASK-ee), was a Polish nobleman, [b] soldier, and military commander who has been called "The Father of American cavalry" or "The Soldier of Liberty".
A Facebook ad aimed at Polish American voters made by Malinowski had initially appeared on the Polish-Americans for Biden page but now promises that Harris will defend both Poland and Ukraine from ...
Adam Ulam, Polish-American historian of Russia and the Soviet Union; Adam Vetulani, history of law; Piotr S. Wandycz, Polish-American historian of Central and Eastern Europe; Leon Wasilewski; Ewa Wipszycka, historian and papyrologist; Richard Woytak, World War II era; Julia Zabłocka (1931–1993), historian, classical scholar, archaeologist