Chronicles the experiences of immigrants in two iconic South Side Polish neighborhoods in Chicago to demonstrate how Poles created new communities in an attempt

Pacyga chronicles more than a century of immigration, and later emigration back to Poland, showing how the community has continually redefined what it means to

Illustrated with photographs from the archives of the Polish Museum of America, looks at the first seventy-fives years of this historic Polish neighborhood.

A study of Chicago's Polish community based on data collected between 1987 and 1989. The author used archival resources, participant observation, surveys, and 5

Illinois boasts one of the most visible concentrations of Poles in the United States. Chicago is home to one of the largest Polish ethnic communities outside Po