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Virual Programming: What Were They Reading?
March 20 @ 6:00 pm - 7:00 pm
Dr. Karen Majewski
President, Polish American Historical Association (PAHA)
Attend it on Zoom: https://us06web.zoom.us/j/882 65554551?pwd=tjGo9dnlZeb1qhsWf BdvpmzA1r90ZK.1&from=addon
Our Polish Ancestors and the Written Word will dispel the myth that Polish immigrants were illiterate and uninterested in reading and writing. Focusing on the late 19th century through the 1930s, we will look at the wide variety of reading material being created and consumed in the Polish American community, including religious materials, newspapers, and literature written in Poland and the United States, including translations and original works. We will pay special attention to the publishing companies that served the Polish American community and to the writing produced by the immigrants themselves chronicling and interpreting their experiences in the United States.