About Polish American Congress
The Polish American Congress is a National Umbrella Organization, representing at least 10 million Americans of Polish descent and origin. Its membership is comprised of fraternal, educational, veteran, religious, cultural, social, business, political organizations and individual membership.
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REQUEST THAT VICE-PRESIDENT BIDEN APOLOGIZE
The letter below was delivered to officials of the Democrat National Committee and to the Biden for President Campaign. Request that Vice-President Biden Apologize Dear Vice-President Biden, At your October 15, 2020 Town Hall you wrongly said that Poland is a...
Statement by President of PAC on 3SI
Szanowna Pani Olga Sowińska Kongres 60 Milionów Szanowna Pani, Jeszcze raz serdecznie dziękuję za zaproszenie mnie do udziału w panelu dyskusyjnym podczas Kongresu 60 Milionów w Rzeszowie zaplanowanego na październik 2020 r. Wyrażam żal, że nie będę na tym ważnym...
Good News: The Three Seas Initiative House Resolution Moves Forward
by John Czop House Resolution 672, the Three Seas Resolution will get marked up by the House Committee on Foreign Affairs on 1 October. It has 41 co-sponsors, with an approximately even split between Republican and Democrat co-sponsors. The next...
The Repression of Belarus’s Democratic Movement
by John Czop PAC Director of Policy and Planning Over the past week, the brutal repression of Belarus's democratic movement by the Lukashenko regime recalls the theme of Professor Zbigniew Brzezinski's keynote speech, at the November 2005 symposium: "Poland's Foreign...
Featured Stories
Independence Day of Poland is also celebrated in the USA – Ignacy Jan Paderewski in California
By Małgorzata Margo Schulz In Paso Robles, a small Californian town, there is an exhibition of objects that belonged to Ignace Jan Paderewski. There is his bed, suitcases, and clothes. Residents of Paso Robles know this great Pole not only as a statesman and...
ON POLAND’S INDEPENDENCE DAY POLISH AMERICAN CONGRESS PRESIDENT SPULA CALLS FOR POLAND’S ALLIES TO SUPPORT HER AGAINST RUSSIAN INTIMIDATION
Poland and America are partners in freedom. The democratic revolutions of the late eighteenth century which challenged authoritarian governments in nearly all countries of the Atlantic world only succeeded in America. The democratic revolution prevailed in America...
Maria Skłodowska Curie
by PAC Intern Eliseo Nesci Maria Salomea Skłodowska Curie (1867-1934) was a pioneer in the fields of physics and chemistry. For her discovery of radium and polonium, she was the first woman to be awarded the Nobel Prize. A dedicated scientist endowed with a strong...
Sixty Years of Studying Poland – discussion with Norman Davies
It is often the treasures that have been abandoned to obscurity that are the most valuable. The history of humanity is full of forgotten voices lost to memory through the ravages of conquest, subjugation, and time. For the historian, the human story provides an...
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ON POLAND’S INDEPENDENCE DAY POLISH AMERICAN CONGRESS PRESIDENT SPULA CALLS FOR POLAND’S ALLIES TO SUPPORT HER AGAINST RUSSIAN INTIMIDATION
Poland and America are partners in freedom. The democratic revolutions of the late eighteenth century which challenged authoritarian governments in nearly all countries of the Atlantic world only succeeded in America. The democratic revolution prevailed in America...
Grand opening of Polish Heritage Center in Texas
by Dr. Mark Pienkos Polish American Congress First Vice President The brand new $14M Polish Heritage Center in Panna Maria, TX was officially opened on Saturday, October 23, 2021 with a ribbon cutting ceremony featuring many dignitaries, including Bishop Emeritus John...
Sixty Years of Studying Poland – a conversation with Prof. Norman Davies
This event will take place on September 23 at 12:00 p.m. (NYC time). Read more about it and register here: https://www.thekf.org/kf/events/KF_Online_Programs/sixty-years-of-studying-poland-a/
The General Walter Jajko Kościuszko Chair Military Lecture
Please see Professor Marek Jan Chodakiewicz's coming lecture: The Last Stands: Poland In 1920 and 1939. Professor Chodakiewicz is the first incumbent and present holder of the Kościuszko Chair in Polish Studies at The Institute of World Politics in...