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245 14 a| The Polish Singers Alliance of America, 1888-1998 :b| choral patriotism /c| Stanislaus A. Blejwas.;

260 a| Rochester, NY :b| University of Rochester Press,c| 2005.;

300 a| xxviii, 351 pages :b| illustrations ;c| 24 cm.;

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490 1 a| Rochester studies in Central Europe,x| 1528-4808;

504 a| Includes bibliographical references (pages 331-343) and index.;

505 00 g| "To sing out the future of our beloved fatherland" --t| Pieśni o ziemi naszej (Songs of our land) --t| The convention of "unhappy memory" --g| Active duty --g| Cultural care --t| World War II and a new immigration --t| The Czechlewski years: the ideological organization redefined --t| Polish American choral culture --g| "Let Poland be Poland!" --t| Quo vadis Polish song in North America? --g| Appendices.g| PSAA national officers ;g| National conventions ;g| Individual choirs ;g| Honorary members ;t| Compositions of Antoni Mallek celebrating the Holy Trinity immigrant neighborhood in Chicago ;g| Membership ;g| Holland trophy winners ;g| Children's choirs ;g| Selected biographies ;t| Competition songs, winning choirs, and free selection at National Conventions of the Polish Singers Alliance of America ;t| Guest artists and selections performed at national and international conventions of the Polish Singers Alliance of America, 1905-1998 ;g| Songs sung by choirs at concerts of the national and international conventions of the Polish Singers Alliance of America ;g| PSAA districts and choirs - 1999.;

520 a| "This book examines the history of the Polish Singers Alliance of America (PSAA) as an ideological organization. As a case study of an immigrant cultural organization that evolved demographically into an ethnic organization of the succeeding generations, it documents the extent to which the politics of the homeland engaged an immigrant and ethnic community over a century. This is a study of immigrant nationalism, as articulated by immigrant and ethnic singing societies. The survival of the Polish Singers Alliance as an ideological organization suggests considerations about the ability of an immigrant and ethnic culture to resist and to adapt to America's assimilative powers."--Jacket.;

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The Polish Singers Alliance of America, 1888-1998 : choral patriotism / Stanislaus A. Blejwas.

Author/creator	Blejwas, Stanislaus A.
Format	Book
Publication Info	Rochester, NY : University of Rochester Press, 2005.
Description	xxviii, 351 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm.
Subjects	Polish Singers Alliance of America--History. Choral societies--United States. Polish Americans--Ethnic identity. Poland--History. Poland--Politics and government.

Series	Rochester studies in Central Europe, 1528-4808 Rochester studies in Central Europe. 1528-4808 ^A468541
Contents	"To sing out the future of our beloved fatherland" -- Pieśni o ziemi naszej (Songs of our land) -- The convention of "unhappy memory" -- Active duty -- Cultural care -- World War II and a new immigration -- The Czechlewski years: the ideological organization redefined -- Polish American choral culture -- "Let Poland be Poland!" -- Quo vadis Polish song in North America? -- Appendices. PSAA national officers ; National conventions ; Individual choirs ; Honorary members ; Compositions of Antoni Mallek celebrating the Holy Trinity immigrant neighborhood in Chicago ; Membership ; Holland trophy winners ; Children's choirs ; Selected biographies ; Competition songs, winning choirs, and free selection at National Conventions of the Polish Singers Alliance of America ; Guest artists and selections performed at national and international conventions of the Polish Singers Alliance of America, 1905-1998 ; Songs sung by choirs at concerts of the national and international conventions of the Polish Singers Alliance of America ; PSAA districts and choirs - 1999.
Abstract	"This book examines the history of the Polish Singers Alliance of America (PSAA) as an ideological organization. As a case study of an immigrant cultural organization that evolved demographically into an ethnic organization of the succeeding generations, it documents the extent to which the politics of the homeland engaged an immigrant and ethnic community over a century. This is a study of immigrant nationalism, as articulated by immigrant and ethnic singing societies. The survival of the Polish Singers Alliance as an ideological organization suggests considerations about the ability of an immigrant and ethnic culture to resist and to adapt to America's assimilative powers."--Jacket.
Bibliography note	Includes bibliographical references (pages 331-343) and index.
LCCN	2004001650
ISBN	1580461476 (hardcover : alk. paper)

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