Poland in the United States
Poles in the United States
Polish Americans are one of the largest ethnic groups in the United States today. In 1972 the Current Population Survey estimated that there were 5.1 million Americans of Polish heritage, and figures of as high as 6 million have been published. Although these estiroates may include some people whose ancestors belonged to minorities who lived within the territories of Poland and who assimilated in the course of time, the vast majority of Polish Americans share (a) characteristic: they arrived, or their forbears arrived, speaking Polish. [1]
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1. Harvard Encyclopedia of American Ethnic Groups (1980)