The Exile Mission: The Polish Political Diaspora and Polish Americans, 1939-1956

by Anna D. Jaroszynska-Kirchman and Anna D. Jaroszynska-Kirchmann

Book Overview

At midcentury, two distinct Polish immigrant groups-those Polish Americans who were descendants of economic immigrants from the turn of the twentieth century and the Polish political refugees who chose exile after World War II and the communist takeover in Poland-faced an uneasy challenge to reconcile their concepts of responsibility toward the homeland.

The new arrivals did not consider themselves simply as immigrants, but rather as members...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0821415271
• ISBN13: 9780821415276
• Release Date: October 2004
• Publisher: Ohio University Press
• Length: 368 Pages
• Weight: 1.29 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 6.0" x 9.0"