With the stroke of a pen, on January 5, 2025, the former President Biden eliminated two unjust penalties that had reduced the Social Security pensions and benefits of 2.8 million retirees for over 40 years. Among these retirees are a considerable number of Polish Americans who experienced severe financial hardship.
Read more... Reading time 7 min.The conference is open to anyone interested in the subject. Discussion panels and meetings will be open to those who want to learn more about those times and their activities, and there will also be an opportunity to express their own opinions.
Read more... Reading time 5 min.This essay is intended for the elites in Warsaw, and in particular for all candidates for the office of the President of the Republic of Poland. I am writing it from the headquarters of Kuryer Polski in Milwaukee, Wisconsin.
Read more... Reading time 17 min.Edward Górecki, due to his path as a soldier of the Polish Armed Forces in the West and his achievements in social work, is still alive in the memory of his loved ones, but also in the memory of Polish emigrants in America, already in the next generation.
Read more... Reading time 9 min.The grandeur of the Polish emigration after the November Uprising results not only from its personal composition, but also from the intellectual, material and spiritual achievements that Polish emigrants left behind.
Read more... Reading time 9 min.Thanks to the materials of Prof. Cienciała's legacy, we can not only deepen our historical knowledge, but also learn the alchemy of research work, explore the process of creating scientific works, their conceptualization, creative torments, editorial corrections, reviews - in a word: see "how the grass grows".
Read more... Reading time 16 min.Why Did the Democrats Lose? One could say that the Democratic oligarchs earning millions of dollars have abandoned the American working class in favor of celebrities of all kinds, who operate in a world that has nothing to do with reality.
Read more... Reading time 10 min.Fryderyk Chopin, the renowned Polish composer and virtuoso pianist, is revered for his chamber and deeply emotional music. October 18th marks the 175th anniversary of his premature death in 1849.
Read more... Reading time 9 min.On September 22, 2024, a monument dedicated to the Heroes of the "Fight for Independence after 1944-45 and Solidarity" was erected at the Polish cemetery in Doylestown, Pennsylvania. The unveiling ceremony was attended by, among others, the President of the Republic of Poland, Andrzej Duda.
Read more... Reading time 5 min.Millions of Poles have migrated to America over the years. These Americans of Polish descent – today numbering nearly ten million in the United States – can be found in every corner of America.
Read more... Reading time 8 min.It is impossible to list all of Colonel Banasikowski's merits in such a short time. His rich life, full of heroism and patriotism, deserves a special monograph. Edmund Banasikowski's activity belongs to the "golden years" of Polonia in Wisconsin.
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The Polish media again missed the visit of an important American scientist, leader of the Polish community abroad, and the man behind the liquefied gas (LNG) contract that was signed between Poland and Texas. There were many opportunities indeed to get interested in this extremely distinguished friend of Poland.
Read more...The condition of the American Polish diaspora as the largest group of the Polish diaspora should be evaluated by an objective examination of a scientific institution. This analysis should include the current state of affairs and the condition of the Polish diaspora in the United States, as well as an attempt to set the course of action in order to prevent the progressive assimilation of the Polish diaspora in the USA. A report on this should be drawn up by experts from both sides of the political spectrum. This article is an attempt to open a solid debate on the American Polish diaspora as the largest group of the Polish diaspora.
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