10 edition of Polish immigrants found in the catalog.
Published
2005
by Facts On File in New York
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Written in
Edition Notes
Includes bibliographical references (p. 93) and index.
| Statement | W. Scott Ingram ; Robert Asher, general editor. |
| Genre | Juvenile literature. |
| Series | Immigration to the United States |
| Contributions | Asher, Robert. |
| Classifications | |
|---|---|
| LC Classifications | E184.P7 I54 2005 |
| The Physical Object | |
| Pagination | 96 p. : |
| Number of Pages | 96 |
| ID Numbers | |
| Open Library | OL3295476M |
| ISBN 10 | 0816056862 |
| LC Control Number | 2004017852 |
| OCLC/WorldCa | 56103853 |
The population of self-declared Poles in Poland is estimated at 37,, out of an overall population of 38,, (based on the census), of w, declared Polish alone. A wide-ranging Polish diaspora (the Polonia) exists throughout Europe, the Americas, and in , the largest urban concentrations of Poles are within the Warsaw and Silesian metropolitan : 3,, How did working-class immigrants from Poland create new communities in Chicago during the industrial age? This book explores the lives of immigrants in two iconic South Side Polish neighborhoods—the Back of the Yards and South Chicago—and the stockyards and steel mills in which they made their living. Pacyga shows how Poles forged communities on the South Side in an attempt to preserve the.
Summary. In an appealing manner, Polish Immigrants describes early immigration, the terrible conditions in Poland, the effect of inducements from America, and the changing conditions in the United States and their effect on Polish Americans. The many problems new arrivals faced are explored and the group’s history is then traced. Concluding with a look at Polish Americans in the present day. Arts and entertainment Television, radio and film actors. Nick Adams (–), film actor; mother was of Polish descent; Grant Aleksander (born ), film and daytime actor, Guiding Light; Pico Alexander (born ), actor; parents are Polish immigrants; Anna Anka (born ), actress, model, and author; Stanley Andrews (–), TV/radio actor; David Arquette (born ), actor.
By , however, the U.S. census reported that only , Polish Americans spoke Polish in the home. As part of the European emigration, Polish immigrants have had an easier time racially than many other non-European groups in assimilating or blending into the . Open Library is an open, editable library catalog, building towards a web page for every book ever published. Polish immigrants, by Rosemary Wallner; 1 edition; First published in ; Subjects: Polish Americans, Immigrants, Emigration and immigration, History, Juvenile literature; Places: United States, Polish, Poland.
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out of 5 stars Good book about Polish immigration for teenagers Reviewed in the United States on April 6, This is really a useful book - a history lesson about Polish immigration to America addressed to children and teenagers over 9 years old/5(7).
In an appealing manner, Polish Immigrants describes early immigration, the terrible conditions in Poland, the effect of inducements from America, and the changing conditions in the United States and their effect on Polish Americans.
The many problems new arrivals faced are explored and the group's history is then traced. Concluding with a look at Polish Americans in the present day, this book. All three Polish partitions are covered and the material will hopefully clear-up your confusion why your Polish ancestors listed that they were born in other countries on early U.S.
book also presents brief histories of most of the ports that were used by Polish immigrants book immigrants for departure from Europe and the ports where they arrived/5(6). Polish immigrants faced the same kind of fierce prejudice experienced by other immigrant groups through U.S.
history: They were accused of being fit only for manual labor and too foreign to be. This book outlines the history and customs of Poland and describes the lives of Polish immigrants after their voyage to America.
Very informative especially as pictures were included/5. Houston, Texas: The Polish Genealogical Society of Texas, –.
(FHL book F25p.) Geraldine Moser. Hamburg passengers from the Kingdom of Poland and the Russian Empire. Washington, D.C.: Landmen Polish immigrants book, (FHL book W2m.) Immigration into Poland [edit | edit source] Significant numbers of immigrants moved to Poland from The first Polish immigrants came to the Jamestown colony intwelve years before the Pilgrims arrived in Massachusetts.
These early settlers were brought as skilled artisans by the English soldier–adventurer Captain John Smith, and included a glass blower, a pitch and tar maker, a soap maker and a timberman. Historian John Radzilowski stated that these Poles were experts in pitch and. Concluding with a look at Polish Americans in the present day, this book covers recent immigration numbers, census data on Americans with Polish ethnic background, Polish-American communities in U.S.
cities today, present-day ties between Polish Americans and Poland, and attempts by Polish Americans to promote cultural heritage.
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Most Polish immigrants had come in search of a decent livelihood, and so were drawn to the areas of the country where good work was available. In Poland, owning land had been a great source of pride, and many Poles struck out for farm country, founding agricultural towns in. People of Polish immigrant origins and ancestry have made up the second largest European origin and ancestry grouping in Milwaukee since the s, after the far greater population of German immigrants and their descendants.
Millions of Poles wound up emigrating from every region of their country from the s onward in quest of work opportunities (along with religious and political liberty Author: Donald Pienkos.
The United States is truly a nation of immigrants. Spanning the time from when the Europeans first came to the New World, this book conveys the excitement of these stories to young people. It highlights the themes, people, places, and events that were important to each immigrant group.
Polish immigrants came to the USA in two larger immigration waves to pursue the same dreams all other immigrants had when coming to the New World, mainly to live a better life. This paper deals with Polish immigrants in the United States, their history, their original community around Chicago, and also with their identity they have kept in the Pages: The Donald may denounce illegal immigrants as ‘rapists,’ but his empire’s crown jewel was erected on land cleared by undocumented Polish workers.
Polish Immigrants (Book): Ingram, Scott: The United States is truly a nation of immigrants, or as the poet Walt Whitman once said, a nation of nations. Spanning the time from when the Europeans first came to the New World to the present day, the new Immigration to the United States set conveys the excitement of these stories to young people.
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Polish immigration was severely restricted during the Depression era in Canada with only about 3, immigrants allowed into Canada, primarily on the basis of family reunification. However by the end of the Second World War untilapproximat.
How did working-class immigrants from Poland create new communities in Chicago during the industrial age. This book explores the lives of immigrants in two iconic South Side Polish neighborhoods&#;the Back of the Yards and South Chicago&#;and 5/5(1). Get this from a library.
Polish immigrants, [Rosemary Wallner] -- Discusses the reasons Polish people left their homeland to come to America, the experiences the immigrants had in the new country, and the contributions this cultural group made to American society.
The Canadian Polish Research Institute has published an extraordinary album titled In the Footsteps of Polish Pioneers on the Canadian Prairies that is dedicated Polish marks on the Canadian Prairies.
Authors, Grażyna i Lech Gałęzowscy, who are members of th Institute, have spent more than 15 years crisscrossing the prairies in search of known and forgotten Polish settlements. Discover Polish Immigration to America, and learn about their culture and contribution to America's heritage.
Check out the latest books series now.Discusses the reasons Polish people left their homeland to come to America, the experiences the immigrants had in the new country, and the contributions this cultural group made to American society.
Includes sidebars and activities.5/5(1).The distinct Polish American culture created by the immigrants remains viable in some of the larger concentrations of settlement, as attested to by active Polish fraternal societies in North Dakota and the opening of a Polish cultural center in Ashton, Nebraska, in
