LEADER 02962cam a2200409 a 4500001 127649 005 20240621182012.0 008 070314t20062006ncua b 001 0 eng 010 2005026336 020 0786422947 |qpaperback |qalkaline paper 020 9780786422944 |qpaperback |qalkaline paper 035 (OCoLC)ocm61879591 035 127649 040 DLC |beng |erda |cDLC |dYDX |dBAKER |dWIH |dYBM |dIXA |dBTCTA |dYDXCP |dLHM 050 00 HV640.5.P66 |bC57 2006 100 1 Cisek, Janusz. 245 10 Polish refugees and the Polish American Immigration and Relief Committee / |cJanusz Cisek ; foreword by Janusz Krzyzanowski. 264 1 Jefferson, N.C. : |bMcFarland, |c[2006] 264 4 |c©2006 300 vi, 253 pages : |billustrations ; |c23 cm 336 text |btxt |2rdacontent 337 unmediated |bn |2rdamedia 338 volume |bnc |2rdacarrier 520 "Drawing on information from committee archives and consultations with prominent members, this book covers such topics as American immigration law, aid for the Polish Republic, and the effect of political change in Poland itself. It also discusses how the downfall of the communist government transformed Poland into a country that opened its own arms to the world's refugees"--Provided by publisher. 504 Includes bibliographical references (pages 219-237) and index. 505 0 The Genesis of the Polish American immigration and relief committee in New York -- A survey of U.S. immigration law -- The Polish American community and the problem of aid for the Polish Republic during World War II -- The committee's founding and the first period of activity -- Other engagements in the years 1948-1957 -- A who's who in the initial years -- The conclusion of the first phase of activity : a summation of the years 1947-1958 -- Enlarging the scope of operations : the field offices -- The branches abroad -- The committee fights to amend immigration laws -- Swimming with the tide : scaling down, and transformations -- Activity in the years 1980-1990 -- A review of immigration law in the years 1980-1990 -- Political changes in Poland : the committee's activity in the years 1990-2000 -- A summing up and conclusions. 591 Record updated by Marcive processing 21 June 2024 650 0 Political refugees |zPoland |xHistory |y20th century. 650 0 Political refugees |zUnited States |xHistory |y20th century. 650 0 Polish Americans |xHistory |y20th century. 610 20 Polish American Immigration and Relief Committee |xHistory. 651 0 United States |xEmigration and immigration |xHistory |y20th century. 651 0 Poland |xEmigration and immigration |xHistory |y20th century. 651 0 Poland |xPolitics and government |y1989- 650 0 World War, 1939-1945 |xRefugees |zPoland. 856 42 |3Table of contents only |uhttp://www.loc.gov/catdir/toc/ecip061/2005026336.html 852 0 |bstacks |hHV640.5.P66 |iC57 2006