New Orleans Skyline in 2011. Photo by Demetrio Mascarena, www.123rf.com
Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year!
We will see New Orleans' festive skyline very soon! PAHA Annual Meeting will take place at New Orleans Marriott Hotel on January 3 to 5, 2013.
We hope you will join us for our celebration of Polish and Polish American history and culture. We will talk about Kazimierz Pulaski, Zbigniew Przezinski, Henryk Mikolaj Gorecki, Joe Biden, Marion Lush, Monika Krawczyk, New Orleans Polonia, immigration history, Poles in the Civil War, Polish Catholicism, Detroit, Polish nobility, letters to the editor, spies, and much more!
Christmas Lights on the corner of Royal and Dumaine Streets
of the Latin Quarter. Photo by Colin Young, www.123rf.com
of the Latin Quarter. Photo by Colin Young, www.123rf.com
PAHA ANNUAL MEETING 2013 PROGRAM
PAHA Annual Board Meeting
Thursday, January 3, 2013: 3:30 PM-5:30 PM
New Orleans Marriott, Preservation Hall, Studio 5
Themes in Polish and Polish American Arts, Letters, and Sciences
Friday, January 4, 2013: 8:30 AM-10:00 AM
New Orleans Marriott, Preservation Hall, Studio 5
Chair: Pien Versteegh, Windesheim University of Applied Sciences
Papers:
Constructing Femininity: The Monica Krawczyk Short Story Contests of the 1960s
Grazyna Kozaczka, Cazenovia College
Constructing Femininity: The Monica Krawczyk Short Story Contests of the 1960s
Grazyna Kozaczka, Cazenovia College
Between Myth and Stereotype: Tackling the Story of Polish American Inventors and Their Contributions
Slawomir Lotysz, University of Zielona Gora
Slawomir Lotysz, University of Zielona Gora
The Career and Lyrics of Marion Lush: Their Significance for Polonia
Thomas Napierkowski, University of Colorado Colorado Springs
Thomas Napierkowski, University of Colorado Colorado Springs
Górecki in America: From Copernicus to Sorrowful Songs
Maja Trochimczyk, Moonrise Press
Maja Trochimczyk, Moonrise Press
Comment: The Audience
Casimir Pulaski: New Facts and Discoveries
Friday, January 4, 2013: 10:30 AM-12:00 PM
New Orleans Marriott, Preservation Hall, Studio 10
Chair: Jack Pinkowski, Nova Southeastern University
Papers:
Forgotten Records of Casimir Pulaski's Birth and Death
Peter Obst, La Salle University
Forgotten Records of Casimir Pulaski's Birth and Death
Peter Obst, La Salle University
The Other Pulaskis: How They Changed Their Names to Become Impostors
Edward Pinkowski, Poles in America Foundation
Edward Pinkowski, Poles in America Foundation
Identifying Pulaski without DNA
Charles Merbs, Arizona State University
Charles Merbs, Arizona State University
Comment: The Audience
Topics in Twentieth- and Twenty-First-Century Polish American History
Friday, January 4, 2013: 10:30 AM-12:00 PM
New Orleans Marriott, Preservation Hall, Studio 5
Chair: Maja Trochimczyk, Moonrise Press
Papers:
The Polish Museum of America: Twenty-First-Century Developments
Geraldine Balut Coleman, Polish Museum of America
The Polish Museum of America: Twenty-First-Century Developments
Geraldine Balut Coleman, Polish Museum of America
The Chene Street History Project: Documenting a Lost Detroit Neighborhood
Karen Majewski, University of Michigan
Karen Majewski, University of Michigan
Death Comes to Polonia: Mortality among Polish Immigrants in the Early Twentieth Century
John Radzilowski, University of Alaska Southeast
John Radzilowski, University of Alaska Southeast
Comment: The Audience
Polish and Polish American History in the Cold War
Friday, January 4, 2013: 2:30 PM-4:30 PM
New Orleans Marriott, Preservation Hall, Studio 5
Chair: Brian McCook, Leeds Metropolitan University
Papers:
Joe Biden: Politics in the Polish American Community in Wilmington, Delaware
Thomas Duszak, State Library of Pennsylvania
Joe Biden: Politics in the Polish American Community in Wilmington, Delaware
Thomas Duszak, State Library of Pennsylvania
"The Little UNO" at 769 First Avenue, New York, 1956–63
Anna Mazurkiewicz, University of Gdansk
Anna Mazurkiewicz, University of Gdansk
Spies from the Embassy: Polish Counter-intelligence Structures Responsible for Surveillance of American Diplomatic Posts, 1956–89
Patryk Pleskot, Institute of National Remembrance
Patryk Pleskot, Institute of National Remembrance
The Strategic Mind of Zbigniew Brzezinski: How a Native Pole Used Afghanistan to Protect His Homeland
J. B. White, Louisiana State University
J. B. White, Louisiana State University
Comment: The Audience
Topics in Nineteenth-Century Polish and Polish American History
Saturday, January 5, 2013: 9:00 AM-11:00 AM
New Orleans Marriott, Preservation Hall, Studio 5
Chair: Neal Pease, University of Wisconsin–Milwaukee
Papers:
The White Eagle with an Eagle, Globe, and Anchor: First Sergeant Peter Tolusciak
Annette Amerman, Marine Corps History Division
The White Eagle with an Eagle, Globe, and Anchor: First Sergeant Peter Tolusciak
Annette Amerman, Marine Corps History Division
"Polish" Regiments in the U.S. Colored Troops during the American Civil War
Piotr Derengowski, University of Gdansk
Piotr Derengowski, University of Gdansk
Szlachcic As Model Gentleman: Poland, Partition, and the British Romantic Historical Novel
Adam Kozaczka, Syracuse University
Adam Kozaczka, Syracuse University
A Portrait of New Orleans Polonia in the Mid-Nineteenth Century
James Pula, Purdue University North Central
James Pula, Purdue University North Central
Comment: The Audience
Polish Diaspora in America and Europe
Saturday, January 5, 2013: 11:30 AM-1:30 PM
New Orleans Marriott, Preservation Hall, Studio 5
Chair: Theodore Zawistowski, Pennsylvania State University
Papers:
Interethnic Relations in Letters to the Editor in the Polish Language Press, 1902–69
Anna D. Jaroszynska-Kirchmann, Eastern Connecticut State University
Interethnic Relations in Letters to the Editor in the Polish Language Press, 1902–69
Anna D. Jaroszynska-Kirchmann, Eastern Connecticut State University
The Politics of Memory and Exile within the Polish Diaspora in the United Kingdom, 1945–89
Brian McCook, Leeds Metropolitan University
Brian McCook, Leeds Metropolitan University
Explore Your East European Roots: A Guide to Genealogical Research
Barbara Pulaski, Mount Ida College
Francis Wolenski, Boston University
Barbara Pulaski, Mount Ida College
Francis Wolenski, Boston University
The Polish Diaspora in the Wider World: Polish Settlements in Belgium and the Netherlands, 1920–30
Pien Versteegh, Windesheim University of Applied Sciences
Pien Versteegh, Windesheim University of Applied Sciences
Comment: The Audience
Book Forum: Mikolaj Stanislaw Kunicki, Between the Brown and the Red
Saturday, January 5, 2013: 2:30 PM-4:30 PM
New Orleans Marriott, Preservation Hall, Studio 5
Chair: Neal Pease, University of Wisconsin–Milwaukee
Papers:
Between the Brown and the Red: Nationalism, Catholicism, and Communism in Twentieth-Century Poland
Mikolaj S. Kunicki, University of Notre Dame
Between the Brown and the Red: Nationalism, Catholicism, and Communism in Twentieth-Century Poland
Mikolaj S. Kunicki, University of Notre Dame
Comment: Neal Pease, University of Wisconsin–Milwaukee
PAHA Annual Awards Ceremony
Saturday, January 5, 2013: Evening. Bourbon House Restaurant
