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Polish American cultural groups include Polish American Arts Association and the Polish Falcons. Among the many Polish American writers are a number of poets, such as Hedwig Gorski, John Guzlowski, Cecilia Woloch, and Mark Pawlak (poet and editor), along with novelists Leslie Pietrzyk, Suzanne Strempek Shea [61] and others.
The authors start by analyzing the circumstances of Polish countryside and reasons for immigration, [12] and in conclusion discuss the transformation of said immigrants, show that the Poles are becoming not American but Polish-Americans, a new ethnic group, as their culture is changing to fit the American context, but retaining some unique ...
First Polish language dictionary published in free Poland after the century of suppression of Polish culture by foreign powers. Polish (język polski, polszczyzna) is a language of the Lechitic subgroup of West Slavic languages (also spelled Lechitic) composed of Polish, Kashubian, Silesian and its archaic variant Slovincian, and the extinct Polabian language.
American cultural icons, apple pie, baseball, and the American flag. All have European influence primarily from the British. As the largest component of the American population, the overall American culture deeply reflects the European-influenced culture that predates the United States of America as an independent state.
Talking about cultural differences, Dr. Erika Doss, a historian of American art and culture, noted that cultural diversity is much more interesting, even inspiring, than cultural monotony.
Some Polish intellectuals identified so strongly with Polish nationalism, that they warned repeatedly against assimilation into American culture. It was the duty of Poles to someday return to liberate the homeland, they argued to newly arrived Poles in America.
Polish-American culture by state (20 C) J. Polish-Jewish culture in the United States (7 C, 23 P) M. Polish-language mass media in the United States (2 C, 1 P)
The American Council for Polish Culture (ACPC) is a national non-profit, charitable, cultural and educational organization that serves as a network and body of national leadership among affiliated Polish-American cultural organizations throughout the United States.