Polish American
Emigrant from Warsaw
A Polish American is an American of Polish descent or heritage.
The term describes both immigrants from Poland and their descendants born in the United States.
My grandmother was a Polish American who came through Ellis Island in 1912.
Polish Americans form one of the largest ethnic groups in the U.S., concentrated historically in cities like Chicago, Detroit, and Pittsburgh.
- Ellis IslandHistoric immigrant processing center
- old countryImmigrant's ancestral homeland
- pierogiFilled Central European dumpling
- World War II refugeesPeople fleeing 1940s combat
- political activismEfforts to influence policy
immigration papers · Catholicism · church basement · ethnic enclaves · artistic achievements · ethnic clubs · family values · cultural festivals · folk dances · steelworkers · coal mines · Chicago · traditional clothing · kielbasa · name day · genealogy research · polka
- Polish CultureWarsaw, Krakow, pierogi, kielbasa, polonaise
- American EthnicityPuerto Rican, Hispanic, Latino, Chicano, Chicana
- European American heritageEuropean descent, ethnic heritage, ancestry
- MidwesternersOhioan, Iowan, Kansan, Nebraskan, Minnesotan
Polish Americannew arrival
Person recently appearing
fresh off the boat · undocumented immigrant · refugee · founding family
Polish AmericanNative American
Original inhabitants of America
WASP · Anglo-American · African American · Japanese American · Mexican American
Polish AmericanJapanese American
Person of Japanese ancestry
Chinese American · Korean American · Filipino American · Vietnamese American
Polish, American, Poland, America, Pole, Poles, Americas, Americans