This article contends that there are two distinct Polish American communities: the working class which supports traditional Polish culture, and the relatively small middle class which seeks higher status and a better image through an emphasis on "heritage". (Author/GC)

White ethnic Americans have not achieved status commensurate with their economic and educational achievements because of bigotry. Bias against these ethnic groups permeates all levels and places in American society. (Author/EB)

Issues regarding the equal employment of white ethnic Americans are discussed in this presentation by the Executive Director of the Polish American Congress. It is held that Federal efforts to prohibit discrimination based on race, color, creed, sex, and national origin are actually only acting to overcome discrimination based on race, color, and…

Surveys U.S. history texts to determine the coverage given to eastern European immigrants. Reports that Poland is most extensively covered and that the amount of coverage of other eastern European peoples increases with Polish coverage. Suggests a correlation between the frequency an ethnic group is cited and the size of its population in the…

The document consists of 25 papers on various topics in ethnic studies presented at an institute at King's College, Pennsylvania. General topics include two essays on teaching approaches to ethnic studies; a bibliography of relevant reference materials, fiction, poetry, drama, biography, audiovisual materials, research centers, and Pennsylvania…

Social, economic, and cultural factors that historically have limited the housing choices of southern and eastern European immigrants to the United States and have influenced the development of ethnic neighborhoods in American cities are reviewed in this paper. Difficulties that non English speaking, relatively uneducated immigrants had in…