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Living in the past Polish-Americans have a particular view of Poland that doesn’t exactly line up with the real thing. We eat pierogies, dance the obligatory polka at our cousins’ weddings, and call our grandparents by Polish names. But we don’t have it exactly right. This Letter from Poland is by Amy Drozdowska. 04.10.06 That’s what I learned the first time I ever came to Poland. Even though I was able to eat my fill of Polish dumplings, I soon learned that polkas aren’t really that Polish, and that no one here - except maybe very tiny children - calls...

PM meets with Polonia in US 14.09.2006 Multiple citizenship, simpler procedures to regain Polish citizenship and approval of the ‘Pole’s Charter’ are on PM Jaroslaw Kaczynski’s agena when he meets with Polish community representatives in the US. More from Michal Zajac. With Poland’s population nearing 40 million, 10 more million of people of Polish origin live in the United States and another 10 million are scattered all over the world. The recent wave of emigration is a purely economic one as up to 2 million of Poles are said to have left the country since Poland’s EU entry 2 years...

Chicago Poles out the stops for Constitution Day parade By Lisa Everitt Special to The Denver Post Two weekends ago, I was stuck in traffic in a cab on Michigan Avenue in Chicago. All the stoplights were flashing red, and police wardens were waving crowds through the intersections and into Grant Park for the annual Polish parade. The Lexis SUV in front of us was flying three flags: two Polish flags, one Stars and Stripes. "My grandmother came here from Poland," the cabbie said. "She made history. She went to work for the Bell System, as an operator. "She was...

Polish traditions remain even as emigration ebbs Monday, March 07, 2005 By LORI STABILE lstabile@repub.com When Frederick J. Tenczar was growing up, there were 10 small Polish markets in Palmer. "We're the last one," said Tenczar, owner of Tenczar's Food Town in the Three Rivers section of town. "Automobiles changed everything around. People used to stay in town. We all had a favorite market to go to." At his small grocery store, customers may buy staples such as cereal and bread, but can also find homemade Polish dishes such as kielbasa, kapusta and pierogi. Tenczar works 60 hours a week...