SOC 240 Lecture Notes - Polish Americans, Migration Period
17 Dec 2022
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Immigrants were seen as a threat to the anglo-saxon ideals of self-reliance, law and order, and popular government. Many viewed them as culturally offensive and morally degraded; they negatively impacted on democratic government and public education. United states in much greater numbers during the 1880-1920 mass migration period. Included among other slavic groups until 1892, when immigration officials began counting them separately. They were described to be poorly educated, unfamiliar with. American conditions, ignorant of the language, and uncertain how to proceed. In the 19th century, children of polish immigrants in america went to parochial schools from the ages of 8 to 12, first communion, public school for two years, and then work 17. By 1980, polish american high school graduation was higher than that of other european american groups. Today polish americans have moved to the suburbs. Most individuals with polish ancestry are now third-, fourth-, even fifth- generation americans.
