![]() | The Exile Mission: The Polish Political Diaspora and Polish Americans, 1939–1956 Subjects: Polish Americans -- History -- 20th century; Polish Americans -- Cultural assimilation; World War 1939–1945 -- Refugees; Refugees -- Poland -- History -- 20th century; 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. |
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