Meeting with Professor Anna Jaroszyńska-Kirchmann

May 24^th 2005 Professor Anna Jaroszyńska-Kirchmann, Eastern Connecticut State University, presented her latest book - "The Excile Mission, the Polish Political Diaspora and Polish Americans, 1939-1956" at a book event organized by the Polish Embassy in Washington D.C.
The book is a compelling analysis of the debate about ethnic identity and immigrant responsibility toward the homeland. It examines the Polish immigrants’ groups in the United States. The Excile Mission is a first full-length examination of the interaction between political refugees and established ethnic communities. Dr. Bogusław Winid introduced the author.

Mr. Zachariasiewicz received also a Gold Medal form the National Council of “Wspólnota Polska”.