Polish Americans

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Polish Americans are U.S. residents and citizens of Polish ancestry, forming one of the largest and most historically significant European ethnic communities in the United States.

All labels observed (5)

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (76)

Predicate Object
instanceOf diaspora community
ethnic group
ancestralOrigin Poland
censusCategory Polish
censusClassification White
citizenshipStatus may be U.S. citizens
continentOfOrigin Europe
country United States
culturalSymbol Polish flag
white eagle
culturalTradition Polish American festivals
Polish Roman Catholic parishes
Polish folk dance groups
Polish language schools
diasporaFrom Poland
ethnicOrigin Polish
ethnicSubgroupOf European Americans
linked to: European American
historicalEventInvolvement American labor movement
Solidarity support movement in the U.S.
World War I
World War II
historicallyAssociatedIndustry coal mining
manufacturing
meatpacking
steel industry
historicallyAssociatedRegion Midwestern United States
Northeastern United States
historicalMigrationWave early 20th century
late 19th century
post-1989 period
post–World War II period
holidayObserved Polish Constitution Day
Pulaski Day
language English
Polish
largestUrbanCenter Chicago
linked to: City of Chicago
majorReligion Roman Catholicism
notableCuisine bigos
kielbasa
paczek
pierogi
notableReligionInstitution Polish National Catholic Church
organization Kosciuszko Foundation
Polish American Congress
Polish National Alliance
Polish Roman Catholic Union of America
relatedGroup Kashubian Americans
linked to: Kashubians

Poles
Polish Brazilians
Polish Canadians
Slavic Americans
linked to: Slavs
religion Judaism
Protestantism
Roman Catholicism
residencyStatus may be U.S. residents
significantSettlement Buffalo
California
Chicago
linked to: City of Chicago

Cleveland
Connecticut
Detroit
Florida
Illinois
Indiana
Massachusetts
Michigan
Milwaukee
Minnesota
New Jersey
New York City
Ohio
Pennsylvania
Philadelphia
Pittsburgh
Texas
Wisconsin

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Referenced by (37)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Mary Jo Kopechne ethnicGroup Polish Americans
Edmund Muskie ethnicGroup Polish American
linked to: Polish Americans
John Edward Thomas Moynahan ethnicBackground Polish American
linked to: Polish Americans
Slovak American relatedTo Polish Americans
Greenpoint ethnicCommunity Polish Americans
Czech American relatedGroup Polish Americans
Polish National Catholic Church primaryConstituency Polish Americans
Cheektowaga, New York ethnicCommunity Polish-American community
linked to: Polish Americans
West Town hasCulturalHeritage Polish American community
linked to: Polish Americans
Martha Stewart ethnicOrigin Polish American
linked to: Polish Americans
Louisa Wanda Strentzel ethnicGroup Polish American
linked to: Polish Americans
Avondale, Chicago historicallyInhabitedBy Polish Americans
Mary Jo Kopechne ethnicGroup Polish American
subject linked to: Mary
linked to: Polish Americans
Andrew Rannells hasEthnicity Polish American
linked to: Polish Americans
Christine Baranski ethnicGroup Polish American
linked to: Polish Americans
Portage Park, Chicago hasDemographicGroup Polish Americans
Gwen Kopechne ethnicGroup Polish American
linked to: Polish Americans
Mike Konopacki hasEthnicGroup Polish American
linked to: Polish Americans
South Omaha hasEthnicCommunity Polish Americans
Bill Mazeroski ethnicGroup Polish American
linked to: Polish Americans
Little Poland (Greenpoint) ethnicGroup Polish Americans
subject linked to: Little Poland
East Baltimore historicallyPopulatedBy Polish Americans
Ted Knight ethnicGroup Polish American
linked to: Polish Americans
Ron Jaworski ethnicGroup Polish American
linked to: Polish Americans
Hamtramck, Michigan hasEthnicCommunity Polish Americans
Northeastern Pennsylvania knownFor Polish-American communities
linked to: Polish Americans
Mia Tyler ethnicGroup Polish American
linked to: Polish Americans
Amy Ryan ethnicGroup Polish American
linked to: Polish Americans
Brighton Park hasDemographicGroup Polish American community
linked to: Polish Americans
Dania Krupska ethnicGroup Polish American
linked to: Polish Americans
Belmont Cragin, Chicago hasDemographicGroup Polish American
linked to: Polish Americans
Elisabeth Hasselbeck ethnicGroup Polish American
linked to: Polish Americans
Mike Ditka ethnicGroup Polish American
subject linked to: Iron Mike
linked to: Polish Americans