Polish Americans
Subtitle: an ethnic community
By: James S. Pula.
Series: Twayne's immigrant heritage of America series
Publisher: Twayne Publishers; Prentice Hall International
Published: 1995
Place of publication: New York; London
Language: eng
Number of pages: 181
Subjects: Polish Americans -- History
Description: In this history of "Polonia" - the community of Polish immigrants and their descendants residing in America - James S. Pula defines what it has meant to be Polish in America since the first large groups of Poles left the Old Country - what they called Stary Kraj - for the New more than 150 years ago.

The Polish American community has long been identified with three characteristics that the early immigrants brought with them to America, writes Pula: "an affection and concern for their ancestral homeland, a deep religious faith, and a sense of shared cultural values." Prominent among these values are family loyalty, a desire for property ownership, and pride in self-sufficiency.

Throughout the book Pula returns to these themes as Polish Americans have played them out against the backdrop of Polish and American history.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 165-173) and index.