The vectors of modern changes in the cultural life of Polish Americans

The article discusses the issue of changes in the cultural life of Polish Americans from a historical perspective. The author refers to the experiences which shaped the basis of Polish emigration in the US reality and led to the emergence of Polish communities and their specifics. In order to define the identity of Polish Americans, it is necessary to define such their numbers, education, social background, willingness to adapt, assimilate and integrate with the new country as well as keeping their separate cultural and ethnic identity, organization activities, and religio